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Challenge: Children's Toy IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Chateau Snaffles
Date: Dec 30, 2012
Aperture: f.16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 10 seconds
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2012
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Ahh, I love Barbies. Never had one as a kid but now as an adult I have 3 or 4, and I LOVE doing things like this to them ;-) Let's face it, Barbie wardrobe is usually very minimal and she is a highly unrealistic, over-sexualized doll. So I have no problem having her portray that infamous scene as Sharon Stone's infamous Karen Trammell in the 1985 movie Basic Instinct.
Chair is an inflatable Barbie chair painted in black craft paint, as somehow a clear pink one didn't look quite right. The pedestal it's sitting on, as it's somewhat low on its own, is a slice of water noodle also painted with matte black craft paint. Dark blue cloth atop au upside-down box, scooched forward so Barbie is about 3ft from the back of the Closet of Doom. Blue LEDs positioned about 8 in off the floor provide the bakclight.
Used Flash Gordon, handheld at 1/8 power, angled away from bg, to bounce light off all around Barbie.
Barbie's hair is tied back in a long straight ponytail as I didn't want to scalp her. This time, anyway. The dress is in fact a Nurse Barbie smock turned backwards, the sleeves cut off. Used quite a few safety pins to get it to fit her right. Then used mounting putty to make shoes for her - if you don't look too closely they pass pretty well for pumps!
Camera on tripod.
pp: shot RAW, straighten, crop, resize, brightness, clone out minor imperfections, resize, sharpen, save for web |
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02/01/2013 07:41:14 AM |
| This sure should have been higher. |
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01/07/2013 04:46:39 PM |
This one is humorous, it just sparkles with fun yet somehow has that edge to remain serious at the same time.
Surprised it did not crack top 10. |
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01/07/2013 12:31:38 AM |
| My top pick. Lighting and blue background was perfect. |
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01/07/2013 12:14:17 AM |
| This was perfect. I had this in my top three. Should have finished higher. |
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01/06/2013 06:20:27 PM |
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01/06/2013 05:55:35 PM |
| I knew immediately what this was from the thumbnail. I love it! |
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01/06/2013 05:22:25 PM |
| Your white balance is quite a bit too blue |
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01/06/2013 05:01:37 PM |
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01/06/2013 03:45:22 PM |
| HA!! Love it. Great concept and execution. Well done. |
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01/01/2013 03:37:58 PM |
| I can't believe you just made me have dirty thoughts about a Barbie. |
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12/31/2012 02:13:40 PM |
| this made me smile. really niche idea. - good luck and a happy new year! |
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12/31/2012 01:12:22 PM |
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12/31/2012 12:47:42 PM |
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12/31/2012 12:09:17 PM |
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12/31/2012 11:46:38 AM |
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12/31/2012 12:55:39 AM |
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12/31/2012 12:05:20 AM |
| What a wonderful idea with perfect setup and lighting. |
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