I saw this in a window of a charity shop and I knew I instantly had to buy it because all the furniture alone in the house would be worth way more than the charity shop were charging. I got the whole lot for £20 and I know after previous projects that some of the items would cost a lot of eBay. Just the bed side lamp alone would range between £3-£5. Finding a china bath like that would also be an expensive buy, a pretty lucky sighting! All of this will work in future photo shoots!
Over the summer I bought got two new books that I really liked. One was bought as a gift for me and the other I bought myself because I wanted to add it to my collection.
The first book is by Lauren Child. It's retelling the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears but done with photographs and 3D sets. Similar to the photos I like to do, I thought having this book would tie in well with my own work as well as Lauren being one of my inspirations. The book is also interesting because at the back it has a "behind the scenes" section in which you can see how the sets and shoot was done. It is also a collaborative book with a photographer and set designer.
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The second book was bought as a gift from Rome, although it can be bought anywhere, it is the story of Alice in Wonderland. This book is an advanced pop up book, the time and effort put into this book is amazing. Every element of the book is different to the last and it features a wide range of mechanics in paper craft. It is created by Robert Sabuda with the original text from Lewis Carroll.
I wanted to create a range of possible birthday/occasion cards that could be given to family members or friends. I took my old favourite 90's toy 'Betty Spaghetti' and arranged them in situations that could be featured on the front of the card. Most of the scenes are brothers and sisters helping each other out. I did a few other scenes but the lighting wasn't that great once I reviewed the photos.
