When I decided to end the pyjama party with the girls having breakfast, I knew it had to be shot in our kitchen. I also wanted real pancakes and bacon. So I made a pile of tiny pancakes, each one made using a single teaspoon of batter... I set up the scene with the table and chairs on a board on top of some doll clothes boxes, so the doll's eye level would be about where a person their age would be. It's always a challenge to shoot a scene where everyone is seated around a table with their backs to the camera. I would need to shoot the scene in the round, so all the kitchen chairs had to go. And I would need the photography light so the girls wouldn't just be dark silhouettes against the bright background. The kitchen chairs packed into the dining room... With the chairs gone, I could take photos in any direction using the photography light, and there would be no distracting full size chairs in the background.... It was a nice change from just being able to take photos at the usual angle into the kitchen... The final scene with the dolls and most of the food removed...
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Nancy
4/2/2023 07:28:46 am
Thanks so much for sharing the behind the scenes. That was a lot of tiny pancakes.
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Donna
4/2/2023 09:09:43 am
I thought those pancakes looked real!!
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Dorothy
4/2/2023 10:27:15 am
Well now I am smiling! Behind the Scenes Photos always make me happy.
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AuthorMartha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes. Archives
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