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Forced Perspective in the Kitchen

4/2/2023

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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...
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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.
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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.
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The kitchen chairs packed into the dining room...
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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....
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It was a nice change from just being able to take photos at the usual angle into the kitchen...
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The final scene with the dolls and most of the food removed...
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3 Comments
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!!

I love your behind the scenes photos. They are always so interesting and informative. It's also a lesson in how to envisage a scene as the camera will see it.
Plus, it gives us an idea of just how much effort goes into making your wonderful pictures!

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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.

How lovely that you have a sun room in your kitchen. I don't remember seeing that in other photos. Your plants are beautiful.

And actual tiny pancakes, wow! We all want to know, did the pancakes get eaten (laugh)?

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