Grunge elf photoshoot

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Did a photoshoot recently with Cari as taken by my favorite photographer, Mark, and here's the first image from it. I really like the vibe-- the theme was "grunge elf" and I love how this image is kinda earthy, kind of ethereal as that theme might suggest.



Interesting to me how there's a heaviness around my eyes I feel like I don't usually see in myself, and a lightness around my jawline. (Mark, did you work any editing magic there? Just curious!) I really think it helps with the vibe, like as an elf I am ancient and ageless at the same time.

I also tried to spruce up my plastic elf ears for the shoot. One advantage of watching so many doll customization videos since the pandemic is that I've learned a few things about working with plastic. I primed mine (admittedly pretty cheap) with Mister Super Clear, blushed some more realistic shadows and color variation into them with chalk pastels, and sealed them again to finish them off.





Again Mark probably applied some photo editing magic, but I think they look better. Definitely, when you compare the before on the left and after on the right, it's an improvement.