Just a few glimpses behind-the-scenes of some recent photos....
First the North Pole workshop. It's so big that I had to turn the dining-room table sideways and insert an extra leaf. The row of cabinets and fireplace along the back stays in place, while the other furniture and props get moved around. And I have various boxes of stuff I'll need, stored under the table. There's also one photography light stand, and of course, the tri-pod....
First the North Pole workshop. It's so big that I had to turn the dining-room table sideways and insert an extra leaf. The row of cabinets and fireplace along the back stays in place, while the other furniture and props get moved around. And I have various boxes of stuff I'll need, stored under the table. There's also one photography light stand, and of course, the tri-pod....
For the 'panhandler' shoot, I set up on the slide projector stand, under a street light, on the walkway by our town's city hall. Unfortunately most of the Christmas lights were not turned on yet, but the snow was going to melt the next day, so I had no choice....
For the Little Drummer boy, I wanted something suggesting a 'stable', so taped some strips of wood onto the back of my work-table. And Ringo needed some books to stand on to make him rise high enough above the 'manger', which was really just my grape-vine cart....
I wanted some kind of fuzzy 'magical' background, so have our Christmas tree in the background, and because all the lights were behind the little scene, it needed some help from my one photography light....then I shot in close...
..oh, and that mug with a brush in it, is for the water to put a teardrop on his cheek....
..oh, and that mug with a brush in it, is for the water to put a teardrop on his cheek....
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