Reunited At Last, and Home Again

8/5/2013

Been spending considerable time this weekend trying to take the final photos for last spring's story. First the emotional reunion when "Little Beaver", Byuri, is reunited with her mother....

Asa seemed a little too "emotionless" when hugging her daughter, so I found a clean eye-dropper to strategically place a drop of water. Now she's crying tears of joy.

Then the final scene after Byuri and Asa's long journey back to their village. Byuri is fast asleep in her bed, but Asa just can't tear herself away - she can't believe she finally has her daughter back home - and sits late into the night watching her sleep by the flickering light of the fire....

2 Comments

Inma

8/5/2013 04:43:26 pm

Oh my ! I am speechless ! Both photos are full of tenderness and the second with all those marvellous objects you made is simply a work of art ! I love also the pose of Byuri sleeping. What sort of light did you use to take the photo ? It really looks like the light of the fire !

Martha

8/5/2013 10:19:39 pm

Thanks! I've always loved art of the Pacific Northwest, and several years ago, I made three figures representing "Myths and Legends". The painted "bentwood box" and the Raven puppet are from the first figure, and the Thunderbird in the background was the third figure.

With BJDs you are stuck with one permanent facial expression, so one needs to get creative with poses. Asa has a very dead-pan expression, and not at all what one would expect at a happy reunion, so the positioning of her head, and adding a tear helps convey "happiness". To make Byuri look like she's sleeping, bending her head down and positioning her so we don't see her eyes, helps give the illusion she's sleeping.

I used three candles to light the scene - so I guess it was actually by a "real fire". I used my tri-pod, and it was a very long exposure.

Reunited At Last, and Home Again

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