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School Girls

12/14/2014

 
The other day when we had so much snow, I was trying to come up with something new to photograph - instead of always the same old thing. I thought maybe two girls making their way home from school. So I pulled out the backpacks and took the girls outside, and took a photo in one of my usual places.....there's not a lot of choice in my backyard....
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Okay I guess, but I really wanted something a bit different. It was 3:30 and the school down the street should be getting out, which meant several school buses going past my house. So I conscripted Jan, who was working from home that day, to come out front and hold the dolls while I waited for a school bus to come by. I tried to ignore the neighbours who were out shovelling their driveways. We didn't have to wait long, a bus very soon came around the corner. I had to shoot fast, since the bus wasn't exactly going to 'stop and pose' for me - so there was no time for careful positioning - just aim and shoot, and hope for the best.  I got three pictures....
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I had to shoot fast, so there was no time to change poses....
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Then a quick spin around to catch the bus heading down to the school....
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I was really happy with my 'Schoolgirls' photos. So much more interesting and realistic.
Jane
12/14/2014 02:11:54 am

Oh brilliant!!! Just brilliant!!! They really are little girl coming home from school.
And so brave of you too!

Martha
12/14/2014 02:51:17 am

Thanks! I guess it all comes down to what you care about most - getting an interesting picture, or the stares of the neighbours.

Brigitte
12/14/2014 04:44:30 am

The photos are brilliant, the girls look very real.
And who cares about stares of the neighbours? We have a saying, i'll try to translate: Do whatever you want, people are talking anyway. :-)

Martha
12/15/2014 01:22:28 am

Thanks! I really love the school bus photos too, and think I really need to try do more with my dolls fitting into real life situations.

Charie Wilson
12/14/2014 04:50:04 am

I love these pics.
Hugs Charie

Donna
12/14/2014 02:23:10 pm

Your little school girls are so cute! You are brave to ignore the stares of the neighbors - it's not easy to do - even with nice neighbors, but your photos are worth the effort :o)

Rachael
12/14/2014 02:26:53 pm

Just wondering if anyone else is having trouble accessing this blog this week? So far I have tried using three different computers and three different browsers and the best I can see is a text only version with no pictures. The pictures are the best part :(
Is it just me?

Jane
12/14/2014 07:14:28 pm

I am in the UK and use Chrome and have had no issues.
Good luck in sorting out the problem, as I agree! The photos are the best part!

Martha
12/15/2014 01:24:41 am

I'm glad you are enjoying the photos, but unfortunately I'm no help with tech issues.

Lynn
12/15/2014 01:07:53 am

These photos were so worth it! Bravo to you! Hope you enter them at Iplehouse. Perhaps you will get a well deserved reward.

Martha
12/15/2014 01:27:58 am

Thank you! That's a good idea. I do submit photos from time to time, even if most of the time all the attention there goes to sexy photos of the semi-clad larger dolls.

Lynn
12/18/2014 12:13:40 am

I've never been able to understand why it is that so many people seem to enjoy dolls as sexual - and it's seems to mostly female dolls too. I'm thinking that the vast majority of collectors are female, so what then is the attraction of a sexually provocative female doll? It's such an odd thing for me when I find I have to flick out of a doll site when my kids come in the room.

Sue link
12/16/2014 06:25:19 pm

Amazong shots and well done you for ignoring the neighbours. Not sure I'd be able to do that. So worth it tho!


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