Edit a MerMay photo with me! (behind-the-scenes)

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Hi, dollect friends! Today, I want to share my photo editing process. I love seeing behind the scenes stuff from artists, and while I’m not a professional in any way, I’m pleased with how my doll photography has improved over the years.

I just use my old android phone to take photos. Most are taken on the coffee table in my bedroom, with a west facing window letting in natural light. I do have LEDs that I use sometimes when I want to photograph after dark, but the natural light is way better. I use Snapseed to edit photos, and usually shoot them in a square aspect ratio for Instagram.

The prompt is “Mermaids in Space”. While I like to capture as much in camera as possible, really out-there themes like this need a lil editing. Here’s the photo straight off the camera:

The backdrop is a huge nebula picture that I had lying around — my kid has long loved outer space, so we have a lot of space themed things. The “floor” is a mylar balloon that I cut open and turned inside out, to get the shiny side. Sirena’s tube is just a vinyl sheet.
 
Now, onto edits!
 
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When it comes to lighting/colors, I just noodle around in snapseed until I find something I like. This one I used a bit of the HDR filter, along with some extra saturation and contrast. I usually bump the brightness and sharpness a little bit on the doll’s faces.

And here’s the final result!
 
 

xo,
Rose

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