There's a trail through the woods down by the lake, which has become my go-to spot for taking doll photos that need to be photographed in the woods. Like the scene with Matias and the Owl. My creaky old bones don't much like getting down on the ground anymore - unless absolutely necessary - so I've gotten into the habit of taking along our old slide projector stand. Then I set my characters up on it....
....and cover the top of the stand with gravel and leaves to blend into the background...
I had wanted Matias to hold the Owl aloft, like it was coming in for a landing, but the owl was rather heavy, and as much as Matias may look like a tough, 'strong' knight, his arms aren't going to hold anything high up in the air. So I cut a piece of coat-hanger wire to support the Owl, and tied Matias' hand to it....to hold it up...
Of course, then I have to get rid of the wire using Photoshop. In every single photo.
A week or so later, we went back again to take the photos of Agnes reading to Mika and the little dragons. This time the scene had to be set up on the ground, which meant laying down on a tarp to take the photos....
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