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Behind the Scene

10/30/2019

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We've gone out several times the past few weeks, to enjoy the fall colours, and maybe find a place to take some doll photos.  The photos in the previous postings with Rex and Bianca...
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...were taken the same afternoon as the ones with Benny's family.
​Although not in the same place.
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When I was done, and Jan was supposed to be helping me clean up,
​he decided to pose the dolls in the back of the car....
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So I took a photo.  Then he came up with the idea of having Efreet gathering the pumpkins, with the barn in the background.  But we were too close to the barn to shoot down on the ground.  So Jan suggested posing him on the hood of the car.  Not exactly the flattest place, but okay, I'd give it a try.  But it was so incredibly windy, that the leaves kept on blowing away......
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Plus the leaves were hugely out of scale.  But I took some photos anyways....
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...and from a different angle with the sun on him....
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And while I'm on the topic of 'behind the scenes', there's a few photos from much earlier in the month that I've not shared yet.  It was the afternoon I set up the Fairy gathering on the patio steps.  I asked Jan to make some small posing adjustments, and took a photo....
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Then I needed to get a new battery from inside the house, so he sat and kept guard in case any curious birds or squirrels decided to mess with my dolls....
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I had been sitting on that bench taking my photos.  The dolls were slightly elevated, so if I sat far enough back, I wouldn't have to get down on the ground....
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6 Comments
Anja
10/31/2019 11:17:44 am

I love the picture with Jan standing behind the fairies as if he were Oberon. The second favorite pictures are the one from the back of the car. Jan had a great idea!

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Martha
11/4/2019 12:00:09 pm

People really seem to like these kinds of photos, so I try remember to take them.

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Jay
11/4/2019 09:40:10 am

As always, I love your "behind the scenes" photos! Thank you for always being so generous in sharing your brilliant ideas. Jan gets big kudos for being such a great help!

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Martha
11/4/2019 12:01:40 pm

I figure something in a photo like these, might give someone else an idea. Plus everyone seems to love them.

I used to be able to do setups like this by myself, but it's getting increasingly more difficult, so I'm very glad for the help.

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Dorothy
11/6/2019 05:42:20 am

Dear Martha, I think you are going to have to pay Jan as a production assistant now since he is coming up with ideas for photos (chuckle).

I love the photos of the dolls in the back of the car. We doll collectors sometimes think that our dolls come to life when we are away. This photo seems to suggest that (laugh).

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Karen
12/2/2019 05:52:52 am

Jan is such a wonderful support and I love to see him play with you! How fun for you both!

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