Two babies and a Crocodile

How often do you get to play while doing your job!?

This time I was asked to photograph some baby doll (do not confuse with "babydoll" wear) clothes. Oh yeah, and there is a fine market out there for this kind of articles. The detail they put into this clothes can rival any big maker in the "real people" fashion industry. Anyway, at first I thought about doing some catalogue material in the studio, but then I decided to pull out my list of contacts and find someone with baby dolls to work with. There's this really cool Music Academy near by, and they have a place for the kids to play during the break... and yep, lucky me, they had baby dolls.

So when I get to the place, I find this nice corner with a colorful bookcase/"gamecase", a really tiny bench on the side and a crocodile sleeping on the bench. The window was on the left, and the sun was almost down. I was just "scouting" the place so I didn't bring any flashes or fancy equipment, but you know... "scouting" and "playing around" aren't really to different from each other. I grabbed two of the dolls, dressed them with some nice "go well together" clothes, and put the croc in the middle.

A bunch of kids were already around me laughing around, looking at the funny setting. I couldn't help but wonder how would it be if these dolls had a life of their own.

Dolly Talk...

(Jane) - Hey Mary... who's your new boyfriend?
(Mary) - Not my boyfriend, you silly... it's a croc. His name is Dundee and he is my pet.
(Jane) - Your pet? Kidding right? How could you have a croc for pet?
(Mary) - Well... he kinda just popped from nowhere, and he is really sweet, try it... pet him.
(Jane) - What???? No way...
(Dundee) - Girls, could you give a little help... I'm feeling a little tight in here.
(Mary) - K dundee, I'm going to put you back in your place.
(Jane) - What place?
(Mary) - See that hard shadow in the corner??
(jane) - Yeah...
(Mary) - Well, that is the place! He likes to sleep in the dark.
(Jane) - Hummmm... kinda looks like someone forgot to put a flash in there.
(Mary) - Gizz Jane... always ruining the day.
(Dundee) - Oh dear... hard being a croc.

You can see a bigger version in the photoblog.