Barbie Girl, Real World

Lene Darlie Pedersen has dolls. Over 3000 of them. She has been collecting Barbies that date as far back as 1959 when the first versions were produced in Germany. Her personal collection with her husband in her home extends to vintage drawings, sewing figurines and doll houses. 

Portrait Exploration

I have been playing with portraits a little lately and experimenting with some different lighting techniques. Here is a collection of some recent portraits of old friends, new friends and strangers. 

Echolilia

Timothy Archibald created a portrait series to examine and try to understand his son's autism. The light in the series was versatile. I found that mostly soft light was used to emphasize innocence and youth but it also integrated hard light to make some of the images more emotive. I think the subject and the photographer are revealed simultaneously in these portraits. Dimension and depth were created through this series by spending extensive time with the subject. The photographs are very intimate and feel natural. Some of the photos were staged and some were documentary style but each picture presented a representation of consciousness by the photographer. 

Photo by: Timothy Archibald

Photo by: Timothy Archibald

Photo by: Timothy Archibald