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You Don't Gnome Me
Day 302 of 365
"You Don't Gnome Me"
Merry Halloween!! Without question, this is my favorite holiday. With that said, because of the little ones, I no longer get to dress up and party down. I digress. One of today's models is a very old, tired, creepy gnome. The other model is a cute, vintage doll. I thought I would go with a very simple concept this year.....and show less chest hair than last year. I just purchased a small reflector for my strobes, and I thought I would put it to good use. It is basically a deep bowl which fits over the strobe head, and tightly funnels the light forward. It is a small light source with lots of punch. I asked our gnome friend to pose while facing the light at camera-right. I held up a piece of foamcore, just opposite the light. It delivers that subtle edge to the gnome's camera-left side. I then had our friend step out, and I stuck my creepy mug in his place. With the identical lighting, I knew the faces would blend well...though not seamlessly. In Photoshop, I laid my visage over that of the gnome, and played around with blending modes. I wanted enough of my face to make the image gross, but enough of the gnome's to make it cute. Have a terrifying Halloween!!!
#halloween #gnome #doll #creepydoll #doubleexposure #canon24105 #canon5dmarkIII #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #reflector #stuffeddoll #vintage #troll #chucky #studioportrait
You Don't Gnome Me
Day 302 of 365
"You Don't Gnome Me"
Merry Halloween!! Without question, this is my favorite holiday. With that said, because of the little ones, I no longer get to dress up and party down. I digress. One of today's models is a very old, tired, creepy gnome. The other model is a cute, vintage doll. I thought I would go with a very simple concept this year.....and show less chest hair than last year. I just purchased a small reflector for my strobes, and I thought I would put it to good use. It is basically a deep bowl which fits over the strobe head, and tightly funnels the light forward. It is a small light source with lots of punch. I asked our gnome friend to pose while facing the light at camera-right. I held up a piece of foamcore, just opposite the light. It delivers that subtle edge to the gnome's camera-left side. I then had our friend step out, and I stuck my creepy mug in his place. With the identical lighting, I knew the faces would blend well...though not seamlessly. In Photoshop, I laid my visage over that of the gnome, and played around with blending modes. I wanted enough of my face to make the image gross, but enough of the gnome's to make it cute. Have a terrifying Halloween!!!
#halloween #gnome #doll #creepydoll #doubleexposure #canon24105 #canon5dmarkIII #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #reflector #stuffeddoll #vintage #troll #chucky #studioportrait