This past Sunday was Mother's Day, and Jan took me to Parkwood Estate in Oshawa for a photo shoot. I'd brought my four Naraes, and had wanted to take some 'formal' shots of them, as if they were bridesmaids just waiting for the official photos to be taken. No sooner did we pull into the parking lot, but it started to rain. Not good. But the showers passed quickly and out we went.
They keep the grass trimmed very short there, so it was a nice scale for the small dolls. Unfortunately the lighting just wasn't working for me. We were under a huge tree, and it was blocking the light from the south, and made the dolls just look like dark silhouettes against the bright skies over the mansion.....
Which I later tried to fix it Photoshop. Better, but their faces are now a bit grainy....
I tried using my flash, muted by the little white cloth envelope....
Decided the photo didn't look very natural, but more like the girls had been dropped into the photo in Photoshop. So I guess the better shots were without flash, even if the girls ended up a bit grainy
Close-ups were better too....
I was a bit disappointed with the group shots, but at least now I know what to do next time I want some formal shots with the house in the background. Like when my FID couple come back home.
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