It's that time of year that I can take photos outside on my patio table again.
First the Pizza Party. I had hoped to use the fallen crabapple petals, which fall like pink confetti every year. But this year we had a heat wave right then, so the petals were dark red, and the white petals turned golden brown. But they still helped add a bit of interest to the plain wooden table...
First the Pizza Party. I had hoped to use the fallen crabapple petals, which fall like pink confetti every year. But this year we had a heat wave right then, so the petals were dark red, and the white petals turned golden brown. But they still helped add a bit of interest to the plain wooden table...
The scene was set up late in the afternoon when the table was in total shade, which meant I'd need the white card to bounce some extra light into the faces of the dolls, especially the darker ones...
I don't usually shoot from above, but I wanted to see the pizza in one of the photos.....
However, the best photos happen when zooming in at the doll's eye level...
Then there was Donut Day. I wanted something different so chose Phairby and the Forest Dweller mice. This time I set up the tiny scene in a different direction facing the big open sky to the east, so there would be plenty of light, and no need for the white card...
I used pansies and million bells for background, along with some big mushrooms, and sprinkled chestnut flowers all over the ground. I tried taking some photos showing the entire mushrooms to get a feel for just how small the characters were....
But decided it worked better to just get closer...
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