Dream Dress ~ A Photoshoot

Ahh, I finally have a post, let's go!! I feel like it's been a while, but I'm at the point in the summer where I have no clue what day of the week it is. TBH, I signed up for online summer classes this year, and I am so zapped. 

But anyway, random story time: I've been loving the style of 1970s Gunne Sax dresses, and this seems so random right now, but I FOUND ONE THRIFTING. Actually, it was two, but one of them was so perfect and I was so excited. It was, like, a child's size and DID NOT fit. 😭 I also found my dream prom dress that day and it was too small too. 😭 So, in mourning, I decided to sew a dress for my dolls. If I can't have my dream dresses, I'll live vicariously through them. 🥲

Also I'm renting a lens right now for a little paid gig I'm doing, and I wanted to get some practice with it. I usually shoot with my 50 mm f/1.8, and the lens I'm renting is a 70-200 mm 2.8. Let me know if y'all think there's a difference between these and my past photos. 

And let's get into it!

I'm starting off with a few photos I don't like as much. 😉 The lighting just doesn't hit that sweet spot for me. But. Look at how cute Delmar is. I love her even more than I originally thought I would, which is saying a lot.

And yeah, not a huge fan of this one. Her cheeks aren't quite rounded enough for this angle, I think. Though, I will say, I've never cared too much for the Corrine mold, but I love it on this girl. It makes sense that I'd love it because I love photographing the Nanea mold, and they have some similarities. 

This one is so cute. We're getting into the territory of photos I really like! Now it's time to talk about the dress; it's a pattern I drafted inspired by the silhouettes of 1970s Gunne Sax dresses. I unfortunately didn't capture it in all its glory, but it's an ankle-length maxi dress with a sweetheart neckline and cuffed bishop sleeves. It's not inspired by one dress in particular. I just put together different shapes I liked, and I definitely think I want to sew more of them! I've been itching to sew all summer, and I finally got a new desk so that's a possibility now lol. 

If she wasn't just slightly tilted, this would be one of my favorites. *granted, I'm writing this on my Chromebook, which always makes my photos look lower quality, but these were all amazing on my phone, I promise. 😭*

Aaaaa okay wait this is so cute!!!! And you can see the dress details a little better. 😄 I did three pintucks on the front with lace and I think it's my favorite thing everrrr. The buttons on the center pintuck are actually really cool--- I recently bought a big jar of buttons from an antique store, and that's where I got these! They're real mother-of-peal and probably antique!! I thought they really sold the vintage dress vibe. I'm not sure where the blue fabric of the dress came from, but I think I got it from a vintage sale when I was first learning how to sew? Either way, the navy looks SO good on Delmar.

You don't understand. I think this might be my favorite picture I've ever taken. I don't think there's anything else I can say. Just marvel at it. 

I don't love the angles from above for her, but now I know that for next time. 

I only edited half of these, but now I don't remember which ones I edited. Oh well. This one might have been one of them. Delmar kept falling down, so she's in slightly different spots each time. At one point when she fell, she got a ton of burrs in her hair, and I was done. I am NOT looking forward to picking burrs out of her hair. This is the second time she's fallen on a photoshoot and something bad has happened to her, and I've literally only done two photoshoots with her! Like bro, is she cursed or something??? I know she's technically a Disney Princess, but that's a little extreme. 

More incoherent screaming here. Delmar is so gorgeous. 😭 She's my folk-music-and-strawberry-loving girl, if you get the aesthetic. Like, the only thing that would have completed this photoshoot is a little basket full of fruit or flowers for her to hold.

And one last one! I'm sad this is it. 🥲 Oh well. 

And that's all! Have a great week and remember to eat your veggies! Bye! <3