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Published: 2007-02-14 14:31:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 4008; Favourites: 57; Downloads: 47
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Did a shoot with Maura this weekend, of her as Lia, from "Chevalier d'Eon". Maura, as usual, made the costume...and the "set" is my studio, heavily embellished to feel "Versaille-ish".It is quasi-Valentinesque, which is the reason I'm posting it today--not because I think this is a particularly stellar piece!
(I am, however, rather pleased with the slightly over the top colors in Lia...and the subdued tones in the rest of the image...feels kind of...I dunno, *cool*, for lack of a better word! )Enjoy!
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And a very belated "thank you" to you, for taking the time to stop by, and leave a comment! 
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Unfortunately, she only sells sometimes, when she's getting rid of her old costumes...and she doesn't even do that, too often. She figures costuming wouldn't be as much fun, if she was doing it as more than a hobby.
Too bad--her work is gorgeous--as lovely in person, as it is in photos!
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aww thats too bad. ok thank you!
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This looks more like a photo manipulation or a painting than a straight photo, something unreal about it. BUT I love it no matter what!
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LOL!! Thank you!
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Well I'm glad then my comment made you happy
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It's an amazing shot, it shows all the work and care you put into it - the costume is amazing (I can't believe she manages to do that king of stuff on her own) and your decoration puts it very well into focus. I agree with the others that said it has a painted feel, I think it's especially the colors, and the drapes and the ivy slightly out of focus in the background that create this illusion
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Thank you so much!
(And I love that you picked up on the out-of-focus greenery and the drapes--as I was particularly pleased with how I did those. Don't know why...just remember being REALLY happy about them, at the time!
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No problem! Well the two of you definitely do great shots together, so all I can do is say congrats and hope there will be more of them, perhaps with her other dresses?
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Ooo--look what I just unearthed!
You know...funny you should mention us doing more shoots together, with more of her dresses...because the last time she was in town (Christmas), we did a shoot with yet another costume she'd done from this anime--this time, Mme de Pompadour. It's VERY orange...and might not ever make dA...but you might enjoy some of the proofs, anyway!
I like these: [link] [link]
(Hehe...sorry you asked, now, aren't you?!
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Aah, of course not!! I'm a curious person, you know
Great shots, very orange indeed
Couldn't decide between the last two...
They're really great, thanks for sharing!
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I understand--I'm nosey--er, I mean, curious--myself!
I really had a GREAT time building that set--because once I realized it was a Mme de Pompadour gown we were doing, I immediately remembered this famous painting...and set out to evoke this set:
[link]
Prior to that brainstorm, I was killing myself, trying to figure out what sort of set I could come up with that would go with orange--but once I had the Mme Pompadour piece of the puzzle, the ideas flowed madly. You can't really see if in most of the proofs, but I have a set of cement cherubs on a fountain in my livingroom--a big, garden-size fountain--and I even took them off the fountain, and set them up high, in the corner of her "room", to mimic the cherubs in the original. Great fun, that! I dearly love an artistic chaos, in the room--and almost all paintings of her show her in an artistic disarray of a boudoir.
(And you picked some of my other favorites, btw!
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Heh, imagination flow -- it's wonderful, isn't it??
You can madly try to come up with an idea for hours or days and nothing... but once you have that little nudge you need, in one second you've got it all sorted out! Weird are the paths of our brain : ))
By the way, that's why I like your sets, because they have an "organized chaos" that gives them their realism. You'll never see a room perfectly tidy in real life, and it's the little details that you see in a corner that make the charm of a photograph
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Oh yeah--nothing like it!
And thanks!
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Really nice angle and love how the colors all tie together
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Thank you!
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This one looks so much like a painting that I had to convince myself that it was a photograph!
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Thank you!
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I really like this one! The choice of angle, the colors and costume... lovely!
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Thank you!
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You are most welcome! What a set it must have been too!
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Gorgeous shot and an amazing costume. I love how all the elements fit together in this.
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Thank you so much!
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Thank you for the link, her skills are pretty impressive.
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They are indeed! I'm quite jealous!
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Hahaha, I totally know what you mean. Maybe if I just wish hard enough I could actually dance and speak French!
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I dread to think just how long it took to set this shot up.
Absolutely brilliant and there is a definite painting in the shot.
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I think it took about 45 minutes to build the set...with Maura laughing at me the whole time, making comments like, "You are SO loving this!!!"
She stopped laughing, when she saw the proofs--and admitted it had been the right thing to do--not just another "Aurora" quirk.
We built the set before we got her in to costume. Good thing, too--because I originally laced her corset too tight--and she hadn't been in it 10 minutes before she was feeling a little queasy. I IMMEDIATELY ordered her out of the costume--she protested, but I pointed out that no one could do a shoot while they were feeling icky...and got her out of the dress, and started the time-consuming job of unlacing her corset again. Before I'd made it more than a few eyes down, she was feeling VERY queasy, and in the end, it was a mad race for the bathroom, with me running behind her, unlacing and tugging hoopskirts off as she ran. (She made it in time...but never again will I lace a corset "as tight as I can"--even when told to do so!
Definitely one of the more bizarre starts to a shoot, I've ever experienced!
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If that wasn't so awful for the poor girl it would definitely have been a Kodak comedy moment, you rushing behind with corset laces flailing.
The work most definitely shows. The photo reminds me of a painting but for the life of me I cannot remember the artist apart from the fact he was Spanish. It's a fantastic shot.
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It WAS pretty funny, in retrospect--in fact, since Maura is no longer local, she was actually staying with me, while she visited here--and it became quite the in-joke for the rest of the time she was here.
So far most people react to this image and it's painterly feel...but the only person whose come up with an artist is my boyfriend--who says it reminds him of Gainsborough. Personally, I've decided it's the combination of colors, and period that make it look so painterly...because when I tweaked the proofs from this shoot to match the final colors in this image--they all suddenly reminded me of paintings too--even without the careful retouching this one's had. Something about that shade of icey blue, in particular. (Can you tell I've put a lot of time into figuring out WHY this has such a painted feel?!
But I'm doing FAR too much navel-gazing right now--so I'll stop that--and simply thank you again, for the charming comment!
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Excellent, she must have been really pleased with an award.
If I think of the painting I'll let you know but you're right, it's the colour and the period that is so painterly (love that word) .
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She was. (I think there was some loose talk about her actually inflicting violence on the award presenters, if she DIDN'T win one, in fact...but fortunately, their good sense prevented that from happening.
She just wrote me that she's going to tackle another gown from that particular character's wardrobe, so I assume that I'll get to do another, similar shoot with her at some point..
And yes, do let me know, fi you figure out who the painter is!
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Thank you!
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Thank you!
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What a beautiful model and costume!! The background in your studio is such a mix between real and painted, I really can't tell which one it is!! Also, very nice perspective taken for this photograph, you've done a lovely job. ^^
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Well--I can't take credit for the model or the costume--Maura gets credit for both--but I can certainly agee with you, whole-heartedly!
And thanks for the comment on the background--that's TERRIFIC that the real and painted are blending together--just what I'd hoped for!
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Beautiful gallery... Talented photographer!
Congratulations. Such a lovely collection of shots...
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Thank you!
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Oh, I love it. It's gorgeous. Just the attention to detail is something that I can really appreciate. Splendid work...as always
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