Models for Program Development

Our youngest son works in the movie industry, writing computer programs for special effects. His newest project involves something to do with green screen, and since he's just starting work on it and isn't ready to rent a studio with real, human models, he asked if he could come over and photograph some of my dolls. That certainly sounded interesting, so sure, why not?? 

​So yesterday he came, with all his computers and camera equipment, and set up downstairs in the photo studio he had set up while he still lived here (and I still use occasionally) 

​He had brought along three big computer screens to provide his light source, and positioned the dolls between them, and took lots of photos as the lights flashed from all the different directions....

He asked for dolls with a wide range of skin tones, and different colours and styles of wigs, especially ones with very fine hair that would be in scale to a human's hair.

 These were some of the dolls, standing in line waiting their turn.  The dolls on the left were all different skintones, and Kassia was chosen because she was all white, and would provide an extra challenge. He noted all the dolls were dressed in warm tones or neutrals, and he needed someone in blue, so Narae in her blue plaid joined the line up....

His photos were taken with the room in total darkness, but he left the lights on a couple of times so I could take a few pictures (with my trusty tri-pod, of course)

After shooting everyone else, he needed someone wearing gray....so Rex had a turn too....

This morning he said his tests were a success and that my dolls would work perfectly for what he had in mind....until he's ready to use live models...

Anyways, once he's further into the development of his program, he will need to come back and photograph dolls with more specific requirements.  Should be fun!