''Clever piggy''
I´ve had this image in my head ever since I scrolled through my old photos of Mieps and the crew to look for photos to use for her heavenly birthday post. I really liked the idea of using books because I am quite fond of reading. An additional advantage is that it is very easy to create a fun set up with books. In this blog I'll let you know what items I used and I show a behind the scenes photo and my camera settings.
EXIF: Nikon D750 | iso 320 | 1/400 | f2 | 85mm
This was such a fun image to create. I was inspired by an old photo of Mieps on my garden table surrounded by books and with some cute glasses on. Mies was such a good piggy model. Lies didn´t feel like posing, so I only got 1 photo of her that´s in focus.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
This is a very easy setup to create yourself. Go to your local thrift store or look on Facebook Marketplace to get some cheap books. I bought the tiny glasses on Etsy a while ago. But if you look in your thrift store for doll glasses you´ll probably find some cute ones too.
You will need:
📷 Books
📷 More books
📷 Not your favourite books though
I used around 12 books of various sizes and clours in total.
Optional:
📷 Reflective screen to light up the shadow side. I placed mine on the right on the opposite of my light source (windows)
📷 Tiny glasses or other props
📷 I used some wooden snack boards as a underground because I liked them better than the laminate
As you can see I worked quite close to my window to make sure I had plenty of light to work with. I used a reflective screen on my ´´shadow side´´ - so on the opposite side of my light source - to ensure I had a light in Mies´ eye on the right side of the image.
MAGICAL VIBES
I wanted to create a magical vibe with a vintage touch. So I used a very low aperture to create a blurry background and an overall soft image. I always focus manually on the eyes to ensure they are in focus. In Photoshop I played around with the colours and light a bit to make this final image.
The choice of props also helps to create a magical vibe. I used vintage, worn books for this setting. You can imagine the final photo would look very different if I had used new books.
Something I would have done differently is I would have put the opened book on the right side which is on the floor much closer to Mies so it would have been visible in a square format as well. I also would have put some pages of the books close to my camera on the left side to create a blur with the page and to balance the image. You can see I did create a blur with a page in the bottom right corner in the first image in this blog. I regret not doing it on more places so I could have used them in different spots too.
EXIF: Nikon D750 | iso 320 | 1/400 | f2 | 85mm
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Pien Bow Tie Enamel Pin
To remember sweet Pien, I created a hard enamel pin of her wearing a black bow tie with glitters.
I love the idea of my piggies traveling the world and spreading joy, even after they've crossed the rainbow bridge.
This pin had glitter on the bow and is approximately 25mm (1 inch)
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