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I would love to take my dolls on vacation and take wonderful trip pictures, but quite frankly I am slightly embarrassed! What will people think when they see a 19 year old girl walking around with a doll at hand and posing her and taking pictures. But I am very tempeted that I might just step out f my sheltered little box and go for it. Is that weird of me?
No, not weird at all. I am trying to figure out WHERE I can take one to that is worth taking pictures of! LOL
Yeah, that was my other thought, where is it worth going to? Some place that is interesting and unique to the area we are from...
I want to take my dolls out more often but I am afraid that they will get damaged or dirty. I am super protective of them. [img]graemlins/angel.gif[/img]
Lynet
That's another part of my problem Lynet. I am always checking to make sure Josefina's flowers are still crisp and intact in her braid. Knowing me I would be putting a blanket down or something before I sat her down anywhere for a photo op! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Monimarine,
I always take blankets with me when I take my dolls places! I don't even want their outfits to get dirty!
Lynet
Yet another problem! Wow, are we doll crazed or what! Good to know I am not alone!
Right now the only place I could think of to take them that would be unique to this area would be on base for something, or to the closest Pepsi bottling factory since Pepsi was born here in NC!
Whenever I want to take one of my dolls out, I always make my little sister hold her when we're in a public place where people might see me [img]redface.gif[/img] or I just say I'm holding my little sister's doll lol!!!
HMMM....I could try that, just make DD carry her when a hot Marine walks by! LMAO
good idea, but kids that age in my family and that are near by are all boys who like airplanes and war things, except for a cousin who actually has a AG, but she lives far away in Atlanta.
That would be funny! To have your little brother or boy cousin carrying an AG doll in public for you! I think my brothers would rather have nails going through their heads before they would do that!
Lynet
I'm 22 and regularly take mine to work with me. I hosted two traveling dolls back in the summer and they each spent a day at work with me. I'm a tour guide at Kent Plantation House in Louisiana, and both of the dolls were "Yankees" so it was very fun!
I'm debating whether or not to take one tomorrow before the rain moves back in... I just can't decide who! Probably Felicity.
That's when having a 4 and a 7 year old (both girls) comes in handy. I can carry my AG anywhere when I'm with them, and everyone assumes I'm carrying their doll! Although they have been known to tell people, "no, It's Mommy's!"
Linda
I love childrens honesty, it can often get the adults in trouble! LOL!
That's awsome that you took your dolls to your work with you. Sounds like an interesting place to work! I ove history, that's why AG dolls are so close to my heart!
I understand how you feel, I'm 15 and right now my doll collection is more of a private thing. Only my close friends and family know.
I wouldn't feel too embarrassed if I was on vacation or somewhere no one knew me, but I would never take them to the mall or grocery store or something.
I took my dolls out and it was wonderful!
Here is my version of a "Seen with my dolls" manual:
Take your dolls out and stride boldy through posing and picture taking. Take many pics of each pose from every angle. Take the time to adjust the doll's body or clothes. If you feel like a professional then you will look like one. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Proudly tell everyone you see that you are contributing to a worldwide website. Tell them that you are part of a wonderful group of people that are using dolls to create a historical and cultural record for children of all ages all over the world. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Everyone knows that there is nothing drier and more uninteresting than history, geography, and sociology texts for children. Tell them that you are on a mission to spark interest and understanding across the globe. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Tell them one tenth of what I just said and watch their faces light up. Ask them if they would like to be part of your project? Most will be honored to smile and pose with your doll. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
I know this is true because it happened to me over and over again, even at the grocery store and the post office. Give people a chance. If you are happy and confident, people will want to be part of it. Hold your head up high and remember that you are more than a doll photographer, you are an ambassador! [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Mary
P.S. My teenage daughter suggests that you start someplace where no one knows you. LOL I think that is good advice. Sometimes it is easier to begin among strangers, though you might want to bring along a friend for moral support or doll support. [img]smile.gif[/img]
If you don't have a friend that can help you then ask an acquaintance. Who knows, you might make a new friend for you and your dolls.
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ January 25, 2005 10:42 PM: Message edited by: MaryCarly ]</font>
MaryCarly
What a great peice of advice! You made it sound so simple! I really like you idea, plus I have a pretty fancy camera, so it will look proffessional too! Thanks alot!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just tell them it is an assignment for a photo class...Quote:
Originally posted by Jane Hart:
I would love to take my dolls on vacation and take wonderful trip pictures, but quite frankly I am slightly embarrassed! What will people think when they see a 19 year old girl walking around with a doll at hand and posing her and taking pictures.
Taffy
I went on a road trip across the country and brought Josefina and I was embarrased to take pictures outside sometimes but it was way to much fun not to bring her! Go for it!
I'm definitely going to bring Kirsten when we go to New Zealand this summer. I only know family and a few friends there, and they won't mind me carring Kirsten around.
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ January 26, 2005 10:28 AM: Message edited by: Ellie R. ]</font>
Stasia says you all need to get off your duffs and just do it. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...asiaSaysHi.jpg
Think of the bored dolls, people! [img]mad.gif[/img]
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ January 26, 2005 01:13 PM: Message edited by: kitschywoman ]</font>
LOLOLOLOL Yes, Bored Dolls are PATHETIC! Almost as bad as bored cats! Wouldn't you be surprised if one of your dolls leaned over and rolled your pen off the table to get your attention? Or -- like my dog used to do -- showed up next to the chair you're watching TV from carrying her coat in her mouth? Take me OUT please!!!!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's what I do....or try to do!Quote:
Originally posted by MaryCarly:
I took my dolls out and it was wonderful!
Here is my version of a "Seen with my dolls" manual:
Take your dolls out and stride boldy through posing and picture taking. Take many pics of each pose from every angle. Take the time to adjust the doll's body or clothes. If you feel like a professional then you will look like one. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Proudly tell everyone you see that you are contributing to a worldwide website. Tell them that you are part of a wonderful group of people that are using dolls to create a historical and cultural record for children of all ages all over the world. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Everyone knows that there is nothing drier and more uninteresting than history, geography, and sociology texts for children. Tell them that you are on a mission to spark interest and understanding across the globe. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Tell them one tenth of what I just said and watch their faces light up. Ask them if they would like to be part of your project? Most will be honored to smile and pose with your doll. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
I know this is true because it happened to me over and over again, even at the grocery store and the post office. Give people a chance. If you are happy and confident, people will want to be part of it. Hold your head up high and remember that you are more than a doll photographer, you are an ambassador! [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Mary
P.S. My teenage daughter suggests that you start someplace where no one knows you. LOL I think that is good advice. Sometimes it is easier to begin among strangers, though you might want to bring along a friend for moral support or doll support. [img]smile.gif[/img]
If you don't have a friend that can help you then ask an acquaintance. Who knows, you might make a new friend for you and your dolls.
<font color="#051E50"><font size="1">[ January 25, 2005 10:42 PM: Message edited by: MaryCarly ]</font></font>
Well! I see there have been plenty of good replies! Now I feel ready to face the world!
Here we come!
No more bored dolls (poor things have been shelf bound for oh so long!)
LOL...well my Felicity certainly isn't bored! Just take a look at my albums...Felicity's been to Williamsburg four times, AGP more than I'd like to count [img]redface.gif[/img] ...but I DEFINITELY won't take her anywhere I could be recognized! I agree that obscure places like vacations are much safer than around the neighborhood. [img]smile.gif[/img] Be brave...and have an excuse like "project for class" closeby! [img]wink.gif[/img]
go for it! Don't be embarassed! I take my girls places that pertain to them like Williamsburg, a pow wow, etc. I found that when I took the travelling dolls out people thought it was cool that they were travelling. I even took Jessie and Susanna on a walk around the neighborhood a few times and they went trick or treating and met the neighbors!
I'm an 18-year-old myself and I'm finding that you really need to be self-assured if you're going to make your way in the world. So if you're afraid to be yourself, that's a sign that you're not self-assured. If dolls are an important and wonderful part of your life, then take them out with you! Do things with them! Let everyone see you with dolls. Because they are part of who you are. Anyone who thinks you are stupid because you play dolls is beneath you because they are judging you. They are probably skeptical because they would never have the courage to do it themselves.
Greta
Brava for the Put a Bold Face On It approach! I always take my dolls with me when I'm driving somewhere -- at least one or two -- and many times the whole purpose of the trip is to set up a photo shoot in a new setting. I know that when I was a teenager, my dolls were definitely a private thing. I think that's fine for those difficult years. But after you're out of college, it's Your Life, Baby! Get out there and have fun with it!!!!
I do write children's books -- I just don't look for a publisher for them -- so my standard line is always, "I write books and illustrate them with my own photographs." It's true. And I use tripods and doll stands, and have a huge professional-looking camera bag bulging with lenses, etc. so I get away with it. Believe me, if a past-55, short, overweight gray-haired lady can carry her dolls and bears around proudly, You Can!