Notes on the Making
Process, decisions, behind the scenes — how the stories get made.
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Old dog, new tricks
In the last Underfoot episode, the pack found a safe place under a bed. So, that’s where I need to photograph them – under the bed.
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What I’m working on
I’m a few weeks into a new Underfoot episode. Right now, I’m trying to get all of the dolls settled into the house, and then show them on their first morning. I expect at least a few more weeks of work before this episode is ready.
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Waylaid by Waffles, or how I got totally stuck trying to take a simple shot
It turned out to be ridiculously hard to get one breakfast plate on one rat’s head
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That first cup of coffee: Capturing the right shot for a photo story
When you’re smaller than a teapot, it’s hard to get that first cup of coffee in the morning.
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Rat takes a bath: Behind the scenes on a single shot from a photographic novel
It turns out lighting is doing about 90% of the work in these shots
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Make your doll part of the crowd: Using Photoshop to add your doll to a scene
The Betwixt characters seem to spend more time out and about then any of my other dolls, so I’m forever figuring out ways to make them part of the scene.
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Brute force doll posing: Photographing impossible poses
Sometimes I get a really clear picture in my head of what I want to capture, and then realize that there’s simply no way to achieve it. That’s when I resort to brute force posing.
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Unusual lighting with a disco ball light, finishing up
As a follow up to my previous post, I finished the shots I’d been taking with the disco ball, and they turned out pretty well.
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Unusual lighting for doll photographs: Using a disco ball to light a scene
One of the big advantages of photographing inanimate subjects is that you play around with all kinds of dim lighting.