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7/25/2021

 
I've spent the past few weeks shooting the scenes for Naomi and Baron's story, and am almost done.  There are several places where Baron's back story is revealed, but I didn't want to just have people sitting there talking together. I felt that would be too boring just going back and forth between head shots.  Instead I wanted to photograph the actual scenes being talked about.  Which meant dozens of smaller photoshoots in many different times and locations.

For one part of the story I needed dolls to represent Baron and Lawrence as young boys.  Lawrence was easy.  I chose David, since who else would better portray Lawrence than his own son?   And then there was Lawrence's sister Grace.  I had Nyssa standing in my work space as a costume model, plopped Grace's red wig on her, and there was my 'little Grace'.
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Baron was more challenging, as I only had three boys to choose from. I decided to go with Aaron, with a lighter brown wig.
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I only needed one or two photos of this particular scene for Baron's back story, but couldn't resist shooting several more. So here's a sneak peak at Lawrence, Baron and Grace as children. Baron and Lawrence are practicing their swordsmanship, while Grace is watching....
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I love little Grace with her messy hair.  Such a little Tomboy.
​I can see why she eventually ended up with Jude.
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Although when she was little she clearly had a crush on Baron....
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I still have two more scenes to shoot for my story, but they are the final two scenes, so it won't be too long anymore before I can get back to where I left everyone hanging. There will be all kinds of unexpected twists and turns, captured in some really amazing photos - if I do say so myself.  So stay tuned....
Dorothy
7/26/2021 12:44:49 am

Okay, now I am really excited to read the story!

Nyssa looks adorable in the red wig. I thought you had gotten another BID as I didn't recognize her.

The young men, of course, look quite handsome.

Martha
7/26/2021 07:39:35 am

I thought Nyssa looked really cute as little Grace. It's handy having a lot of dolls to choose from when I temporarily need a specific character for a story.

I think you will like Naomi and Baron's story. I felt like I was shooting scenes from a Fantasy movie, and I'm really happy with so many of the photos. It's just that I took them out of order, so still have to process some from earlier scenes. And there's still a couple more scenes to shoot as well.

Donna
7/26/2021 11:44:56 pm

It's such a great idea to have flashbacks to tell Baron's story! David, Aaron and Nyssa are cute as younger versions of Lawrence, Baron and Grace. I'm sure Jude is quite happy Grace got over her youthful crush on Baron!

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Naomi and Baron's story unfold.

Martha
7/27/2021 09:45:13 am

Thanks. I've seen stories online with dolls just sitting there 'talking' to each other about some fantastical things, and it was just too boring. I wanted to actually see what they were talking about. So I made the effort. It's taken me a while to do, which is why everyone is still waiting in limbo to find out what happens next.

I will continue Naomi and Baron's story soon. In the meantime, the first part of their story is up in Favourite Photos 2021, starting with the Fashion Shoot.


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    Martha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes.
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