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Thanks keithallen! That's encouragement to do more.

Here's trivia about the photo. There's one glaring mistake... I have not painted her eyebrows yet. Isn't it funny how you don't notice that?

Here's the results, although only a headshot using the setup from above on a new character Marketa ("Markie"). Shot with Nikon D2X.

Any specific recommendations you need for a process or equipment, just ask. I try to explain a lot and give many choices but can narrow it down to what you may need to advance a level or three. Another option for lights is Alien Bees flash heads. In the photo above here's the equipment by numbers: 1...

Why the delay in response... I switched the Koko face with a Britney one and named her Markie. Took a bit to attach the lashes and first round of eyeliner and find a suitable wig. Another reason is I was diagnosed with a degenerative spine from a car accident 7 years ago. It got very bad recently an...

Whoa, has it been that long... omg. Apologize for the delay but anyhoo here we go... I didn't see replies and mistaken that for no interest. The lights are triggered by connecting either a remote flash trigger or wired to the sync outlet on the pack or any one of the heads. The wire or wireless remo...

SPECIAL NOTE I try to jam pack this thread tight with info. It may prove useful referring back to this in smaller chunks or when discussing a particular problem - that's why I numbered the elements in the scene. And in case someone is shopping for a power pack, light kit, camera, slave trigger or lo...

Depth. Getting a shot to have depth or look more three dimensional is the job of light vs shadow and focus vs blur. So you got your textures and hard or soft lights and it's time to add depth. The easiest way to create depth is to create 3 planes of content. The forground, the subject, the backgroun...

Lights. I've got a sample scene here using multiple strudio strobes. Don't think a high priced set of flash units will help make a great photo. I chose all these lights so I can pinpoint a bunch of problems I'll be having balancing and painting my lights. You may notice you will come across a simila...

One of the first things when deciding what to use to light a photo is the final effect or feel you want in the shot. For this I'm shooting for hard edged and punched color. You do not have to use 8+ lights to get an worthwhile effect. You do not have to use flash strobes to get a great photo. I chos...

Here's a snapshot of a set I'm currently working. http://www.charliejoanne.com/dollforum/set-details.jpg The numbers are the light heads (some are out of frame so it's stand is numbered). The capital letters are the power packs for some of the lights (others are mono lights, meaning they are power p...

Inkling, AlexKnight Hello!! And mytime, that's good that Mark isn't out of business..whew. He's a cool guy. Yea, the photography tips I had mentioned a while ago and I think I started posting but when I read it the link to the sample image (which wasn't even a doll pic..booo heheee) is no longer the...

Stacy and PBShelley - thank you and so very nice to hear from you. There's so much great doll art from all of the folks here that inspires me as well. After some time away it's old friends and new friends that are also just as inspiring. That's what's great about this forum. Now I see I really misse...

Great to be back, mytime and a big thank you for taking on the tasks of maintenance on this forum. Appreciation often goes unmentioned and just like to say you're doing a great job. That's cool! Looks to be a lot of improvements in the dolls for sure. The last one I got was the Body 9 big ol' boobie...

Up until about 2 years ago I had been an active member of this forum. After been through a journey of paysites, marketing, photography and doll learning curves I'm always learning myself and the best way is sharing what we've learned. I decided recently that any help or information I could share fro...

A very late reply to an old post. I've just returned to this forum after a long absence with a bit of spare time. Anyhoo... Thanks you Fargo for pointing out the potential misuse of images. For those that don't know, I'm the one who does Charlie's pictures. It takes an enormous amount of effort and ...