Looks a Plenty Poppy Parker | Inside the Fashion Doll Studio

Poppy at the Flower Market

When I started making 1/6 flowers, it was with this diorama in mind. I wanted to do a French style flower market. I started with 1/6 roses and then just kind of took off into other types and varieties. I have not stopped. I work predominately in paper. All kinds of paper from tissue through crepe paper and into thicker cardstock. Each flower type has it’s different personality that requires a different structure. That is part of the beauty of discovery when crafting I suppose. For me, there is a photo shoot concept at the end that drives me. I have had some really epic fails and also..I am happy to report…some extraordinary successes.

Part of the project for this flower market was the construction of the flower shop window. That was accomplished with foam core board, stucco spray paint , plastic and dollhouse molding. I figured out how to make the little French flower pails out of paper. This glorious Dior inspired suit by Chris Stoeckel for Integrity Toys fits Poppy beautifully. It just needed a French flower shop backdrop.

Model: Looks a Plenty Poppy Parker GS 2018

Suit, accessories and hat: East 59th Mid Day Venture Aurelia Grey

Set: ITFDS

Bistro table and chairs: miniChair on Etsy

Styling and Photography: Rebecca Berry for ITFDS

Behind the scenes look at the set up for the shoot. I used mostly natural light for this shot with one lume cube with soft box for added light from the left. I also used reflector to bounce the light from the left. I don’t know how anybody else goes about this but I have to say…I stuff the scene, look through the camera lens, then end up removing about 1/3 of the stuff. I tend to over style it at first then remove a bunch of things because it’s just too cluttered. Anybody else relate? Sometimes more is not better .

-Rebecca

March 7, 2021 | Categories: East 59th, Integrity Toys, Poppy Parker | Tags: 1/6 flowers, Canon 5d mark III, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, Chris Stoeckel, David Buttry, Doll Diorama, Doll Photography, fashion doll couture, Fashion doll photography, Inside the fashion doll studio, Integrity Toys, ITFDS, Looks a Plenty Poppy Parker, Mid Day Venture Aurelia Grey, Poppy Parker, Rebecca Berry Photography, still life photography, toy photography | 23 Comments

Spring Fever-Casual

It’s a known fact that in the Pacific Northwest we many times don’t really see sunshine for months and months from November through February. The holidays take up some of that time and normally we Pacific Northwesterners deal with it well during that time. Once the holidays are over though…all bets are off. I normally hit January with a hunger for the sun. If the sun doesn’t come to us, I will invent it in my photos. I’m bringing out the pastels and dreaming of sunshine!!

Model: Looks a Plenty Poppy Parker

Dress: Bellissima Couture

Shoes: Paul Zhangby on Ebay

Sunglasses: ITFDS