Polly's Boutique Playset

I must confess that this new playset was one of the more difficult to photograph. This is because the playset is very small and absolutely packed with stuff. The central building also happens to be transparent, which didn't show up very well regardless of the background. As you can see, I ended up lighting the entire set from that clear building, and I think it turned out pretty well. Beyond serving the basic functions of making the space feel less 'busy and preventing you from seeing the areas where the playset doesn't extend to the edge of the frame, the lighting gives the whole space a magical quality that I think is interesting. I'd liken that quality to some of the Disney light-up castle playsets I've seen. 

There are two variations here - the only difference is that in the lower image I've burned in the interior of the central building using a second exposure I made. I could burn that in more or less.

I'm not sure if this image is taken from too high of a vantage point to make you feel like you're in the space; the advantage to the height is that you can actually see the things that are happening much better. 

I also want to mention that this is the first 'outdoor' playset in the series, which I think is important. Hopefully I will add more pieces with this landscape quality.

3 New Images - potential to be in Playset series, maybe...

These three images are "colorform" playsets, which are technically 2-D playsets. These all came with reusable stickers which serve as the figures and objects in the scenes. 

I'm not sure that these can go in the series I've started. Maybe they're a new tangent, maybe they are a dead end. In any event, I photographed them, so I figured I may as well share them here. I'll be thinking about these.

Couple other notes about the series as a whole:

1. I think I'll print these at 30 x 45 inches. I think this would be a good size since I want them to be large, but I think that they shouldn't be huge. For reference, my Underneath photos are 18 inches tall and my Interiors photos are 40 inches tall, so these would fall in between.

2. I think I'm going to submit three of these for a group show. I think that a good pairing, indicative of the group, would include the Barn, Moonbase, and Firehouse. It's a tough call though.

That's all for now. Thanks for looking at these!

-Steve

New Playset photo: Starship

Restaurant Playset

1 New Photo, 2 Re-shot - in Playsets Series (Classroom, Veterinary Hospital 2, Woodsley Log House 2)

3 More Playset Photos (Log Cabin, Veterinary Hospital, and Woodsley Log House)

More playset photos - Moonbase

Today I'm posting the a new photo that's part of the playsets series I started earlier. I've picked up a number of used playsets over the past week, almost all are from Ebay. This marks a transition away from relying on my own old playsets for the series, as well as a more selective process of choosing my source material (in the past I've relied more on my local Goodwill and dollar store - this is the first time I've spent hours sifting through hundreds of items online). There's lots to be said about this particular Moonbase playset - both in terms of what it is and how I photographed it, but for now I just want to put it out there.