Doll Photography Tip #1 from ChellyWood.com: Use Articulated Dolls for #DollPhotography in a #Diorama

Image shows doll made by the Breyer company dressed in a pioneer dress made with lace and holding a satin drawstring purse. The doll, who also wears a short hooded cape, stretches out her hand to touch one of two horses walking through a snowy forest. Image is watermarked: ChellyWood.com: free printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls of many shapes and sizes. — Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes.

As my regular followers know, I’m not only a certifiable doll clothing designer, but I’m also a YouTuber and a writer.

If you subscribe to Doll Castle magazine (like I do), you’ll get to see an article I’ve written for them, on doll photography. That article is scheduled to be published at the end of this month.

But for those of you who also follow this blog, I thought I’d re-post my “Doll Photography Tips” series, which were first posted here in the fall of 2017…

For my doll photography tips and tricks series, I’m going to start out with what I think is the most helpful tip of all in doll photography: use an articulated doll.

“Articulation” is a word doll enthusiasts use to mean flexibility. Does the doll bend at the wrist? Does she bend at the waist? Can she sit on a horse and hold the reins properly? Can she be positioned naturally on a bike?

Whenever I have a tough time getting a doll to pose just right, it’s usually because the doll doesn’t bend the way I want her to. The more articulated the doll is, the more ways she can flex.

I’ve posted my image of the 8″ Breyer rider doll above because she’s one of the most under-rated, highly-articulated dolls on the market. She fits perfectly on the model horses that are made by the Breyer toy company, and her hands are made to hold a horse’s reins. For people who love to pose dolls with horses, the Breyer rider doll is perfectly suited for those kinds of photos.

Here’s another shot of our 6″ Breyer rider doll riding in an outdoor setting (note how nicely she sits on her horse and holds her reins):

Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows the 7" Breyer doll riding Don't Look Twice from the Roxy Mold. The background shows trees in sunlight with a grassy foreground. Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: free printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls of many shapes and sizes." — Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes.

You can find patterns for Breyer rider doll-sized shirts, jeans, skirts, and even the pioneer-style costume on the following gallery pages:

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