Before showing anymore trip photos of the dolls, I really need to take a moment and thank my husband Jan, for all his help with my doll photos - carrying the doll boxes and props, helping with posing, and putting everything back into the RV into cupboards I can't reach. Without his help most of my doll photos would not have been possible. And then there's the fact that I don't drive, and would never get to any of these places on my own.
When I find a spot I think will work, I do the preliminary set-up, then get down on the ground so I'm closer to the doll's eye level. Of course, once I'm down, I can't get up or reach the dolls to make any final adjustments, so Jan does that - a head might need a slight turn, a stand needs to be hidden a bit more, a chin needs to go up or down a bit more, clothes need adjusting, and so on. And then he often gets his own ideas for a pose - something I hadn't thought of. While he's busy making adjustments, I'll sometimes take a photo.
When I find a spot I think will work, I do the preliminary set-up, then get down on the ground so I'm closer to the doll's eye level. Of course, once I'm down, I can't get up or reach the dolls to make any final adjustments, so Jan does that - a head might need a slight turn, a stand needs to be hidden a bit more, a chin needs to go up or down a bit more, clothes need adjusting, and so on. And then he often gets his own ideas for a pose - something I hadn't thought of. While he's busy making adjustments, I'll sometimes take a photo.
From my angle down on the ground, he becomes a giant in a doll's world....
And when I'm struggling to get up off the ground, he'll collect the dolls....
Every photographer needs a good assistant, and I've got the best! Thanks Jan!!
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