A Creator Needs Only One Enthusiast to Justify Him

Pretend Photographer

"Pretend Photographer," I like that title. I have always had a hidden interest for portrait photography but never got around to pursuing it. The photos above are self-taken, which is kind hard to do but the outcome tends to have such  interesting composition, just the way I like it. In high school my art teacher literally hated when we put our subject in the center of the paper she said "it is boring composition," and she is right. You see, the second photo is off-centered and cut off a bit but ended up very eye-catching. I like to think of myself as a pretend photographer because I have never jumped on this interest before, therefore it is fairly new.  I add many textures to my photos to make them the way I like them, usually with an antique, grungy, worn out, water stained look. I have a film SLR camera but never use it. I take all of my photos with an ordinary digital camera and distort them to fool others. When it comes down to it, these photos were only taken to showcase what I can do and hopefully send local models my way...decided to post these on my blog to share with you some of my hidden passion.

Hopefully...you like?

Doll.

Dolls.

 Though I never got into them when I was younger I have always loved the way they looked, innocent and absolutely lovely. Dolls have been present in the earliest civilizations, in fact they are the oldest of toys to be found. First discovered inside Egyptian tombs around 2000 BCE. They have also been found in Greece and Rome and it was common to find them in the children's graves. Most were made of wood. Dolls with movable limbs and removable clothing date back to 200 BCE...

So speaking of dolls, a sort of peculiar interest to me sparked up in my life. I like paper dolls. Old and New. Though I don't put really them together, I do however admire the artwork and the diversity presented in each one. I even framed the ones I received from Mab Graves.

Sadly, I could not find many sources for these images but the few labeled ones actually have Etsy stores.

1. Mab Graves

2&3. Wool and Water

Paper Doll Links:

Fuck Yeah Paper Dolls

Vintage Paper Doll

Paper Doll Central

:)

Christmas Gift

Christmas gift from Rachael. 

This is totally "me" at least someone out there gets me.

Also for the 3rd time this week "Le Grand Lapin," has been the second blog under Up and Coming in the art category on Bloglovin!!! I know it isn't a big deal but it makes me happy!!!

Watch Your Heads

During the week Rachael came over and we went out on a whim and took some photos. There are so many fantastic shots to choose from that I can not pick one over the other. I will post more later on...