Spring Blooms

This winter has been very warm, offering me and my best doll friend in the whole world, Aernath, the opportunity to do more outside dolly things.  Unfortunately it is rarely nice on the days we have off, so despite the uncharacteristic warmth, we don't have much to show for it.

However, this last Saturday was beautiful here in the midwest, so we donned our jackets and tennis shoes, packed the cameras and dolls and set off to our local Botanical Gardens.   (which by the way really is quite beautiful, especially for the midwest)  If I could wish anything to change about it, it would be the size.  I'd love to see it twice the size it is now.  But that is neither here nor there.

Here are a few of my favorite shots:

The entire photoshoot can be seen at:  http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?506135-Spring-Blooms-(Illusion-Spirit-Lan-Xing)-15-pics

These pictures are of my Illusion Spirit Lan Xing who I have named Nievae.  Taking pictures of my dolls is one of my favorite parts of the hobby of collecting BJDs.  Over time I think I have gotten better with composition and posing.  Now days, I spend a great deal of my miniscule spare time pouring over other peoples' doll pictures, trying to understand the elements that I like in their photograpy.  I'm hoping by understanding what others do that I like, I will be able to incorporate them into my own work.

Aernath's schedule has just moved to 40hrs and so next week is still up in the air as to whether we will be able to do something on Saturday or not.

I hate it when real life gets in the way of having fun!