Hey, guys! I’ve taken about three different photoshoots of Taryn but was having trouble finding some good shots amongst the hundreds of photos I have. I was actually planning on posting a more winter-like photoshoot of Cécile, but after emailing my amazing blogging friend, Light4theLord, posting Taryn’s pictures seemed way better. XD
I was able to drag some decent photos out of the sea of awful photographs… Thank goodness for editing software, right? So now, I give you…
Southern Sunset Dreamers!
I know what you’re thinking. What is Jasmine doing here? WE CAME HERE FOR TARYN!
Well, you see, Jasmine was getting jealous of all the attention Taryn was getting as the new doll, so she tagged along and photobombed.
I had a lot of fun making this braided updo! Would anybody like to see a tutorial? I haven’t done a hair tutorial in a long time… but then again, my dolls’ hairstyles aren’t all that great, so that’s probably why… LOL!
Jasmine’s updo was very frustrating for me. I tried two different times to do it on Taryn but epically failed. XD Finally, after three or four tries total, I ended up doing it three-fourths of the way and then adding my own twist (literally). :P
I didn’t do any editing to make the grass this colorless in this photo, though it looks like I did, doesn’t it? I thought that was really cool! The grass hardly ever completely loses its green here in Florida, but there was this rare little patch in our backyard that did lose its green!
After arguing with Jasmine about why Taryn needs this photoshoot more than her, I finally convinced her to sit on the sidelines. She pouted and whined, but when I threatened to take her phone away, she clamped her mouth shut immediately. ?
Isn’t Taryn SO PRETTY?!
I’m not quite sure why I liked this photo and decided to keep it. :P
Ahh, Taryn is gorgeous!
A few different angles…
This is my favorite! ♥
What do you think? A new profile picture, perhaps?
Or what about this one?
At this point, Jasmine could stand it no longer. She jumped in and demanded suggested I take some friendship shots… so I did. :P
Sun flares! :D I didn’t edit this one in – none of the sun flares in this photoshoot were edited in, actually! Yay me! I’m finally getting somewhere. XD
You may or may not recognize this one from the sticky post about the comments! Which I’m still trying to fix, by the way…
Before you go, I have a quick question!
Which photo should be Taryn’s new profile picture?
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Or do you see a different photo you like better?
Thanks for reading! If you aren’t tired of all of my questions yet, do you have any goals for February?
GAH TARYN IS SO PRETTY! Now I want Lea. *facepalm*
Like, seriously…HOW DO YOU GET SUCH AMAZING PICTURES??? I never photograph in winter ’cause the lighting is just bleh. :(
But anyway, gorgeous photos, Madi! I would LOVE to see a tutorial of both hairstyles…I’m rather useless at doll hair. XD
I KNOW! :D LOL! XD
Aw, that means so much! Thank you! :D Yeah, it can be hard to get good lighting in the winter. :/ LOL! XD Yay! Thanks for telling me! I like doing hair tutorials. XD
Awesome photo-shoot!!!!!!!!! I like number two! I would love to see a hair tutorial!
These are my top 5 goals for February:
#1: BLOGGING! I want to do a bunch of really cool posts and change my slideshow picture and make a better about page and make a meet the dolls page and a bunch of other stuff! :D I would also like to build some relationship with my readers and other bloggers!
#2: Get my room organized. my room is currently VERY messy and disorganized but I’m working on it!
#3: Getting better at taking pictures. I can’t really take very good pictures. :(
#4: Finishing my Christmas and New Year’s stopmoitions! LOL!
#5: Sleeping! I’M SO TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#4
Thank you SO much, Anna! And thanks for telling me!
Ooh, your goals are AWESOME! I want to get my room organized and get some stopmotions done this month, too! LOL! Wishing you the best of luck with all of your goals! I hope you’re able to accomplish everything that’s in your heart to do this month. :D (And oh, yes, sleep! I feel you on that one. ?)
This pictures are SO pretty!! Also, I love the dolls hair!
♥Katie
http://thekitkatstudio.blogspot.com/
Thank you SOO much, Katie! :D
Beautiful! It looks so warm in Florida! I love Taryn and Saige’s hair, wonderfully done!
Thank you! And unfortunately, it is. XD Aw, thanks so much! It was so fun to do their hairstyles!
Exhibit A should be her profile pic! You should do a tutorial of that hairstyle. How do you get bokeh?
-Izzy-
sewsweetdollies.wordpress.com
Thank you so much for the feedback! And I use a lens that allows me to blur the background, causing bokeh in some places.
Madison, your dolls’ hair is gorgeous! I love Jasmine and Taryn’s styles! There is hardly any fly aways and their hair looks so pretty! As for Taryn’s profile picture, I think I like Exhibit C best. :) Where did you get the dress Taryn is wearing?
I don’t know if I have any goals for February….I just want to stay on top of my school work and have fun with my hobbies! :)
~Christian Homeschooler
Thank you so very much, Christian Homeschooler! That means so much! And thank you for the feedback! I got Taryn’s dress for Christmas – let me find the exact outfit name for you…
Got it! Her dress is from the Urban Explorer outfit by DreamWorld Collections on Amazon. I’ve wanted it for a long time and I really like the dress!
And that sounds awesome! :D :D
i think exhibit a looks best
i like the angle
Thank you so much for telling me!
Yes!!! I can finally comment! I like A. And yes, PLEASE do a the hairstyle tutorial.
Yay! Thank you so much for commenting and for your feedback, Heather!
I agree, about both the profile pic and about the hairstyle!
:D :D
Oh, those are so pretty! I like exhibit C best.
Thank you so much!
Aww, what a cute photoshoot! I’d have to go for Exhibit A for Taryn’s profile picture . . . :) And lol, Jasmine! Stop being so egocentric! XD
Thank you so much, Sarah! And LOL, that is a lovely word to describe her XD
Jasmine: HEY!
XDDD
Oh, by the way, I’m having a really annoying problem with WordPress. Can you go into your pages and see if it’ll let you edit them? I can’t edit any of mine, and it’s highly frustrating. (I’m trying to get the URL for a photo, which you can do in WordPress.)
Yes, I can edit my pages; have you tried going to this link to edit yours? http://DELIGHTFULWORLDOFDOLLS.COM/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page
(remove the all-caps letters with your blog URL)
Oh, I got it to work. It was just that browser being annoying. XD Thanks, though! <3
Sarah
Oh, okay! XD Aw, you’re welcome! :D
Wow!! BEAUTIFUL!!! And giiiirrlll, those lense flairs ? You’ve mastered them beautifully! Lol Jasmine… her hair is FAB! And yeah when it comes to hair I’m like, “uh how about a French braid?” And saige always agrees (though usually rolls her eyes because that’s basically the only hair style I ever do?)
Hmm I think I’d have to go with B. Just because it’s a close up so you can see her beautiful features yet it’s a far enough away it’s soothing to the eye, and can get a view of her outfit. Know what I mean?
Uh goals for February:
1. finish my Bible History school book
2. Bake a red velvet cake (I’m a serious avid baker)
3. Work more on my softball skills for this upcoming season!
4. Finish my piano book (I’m in the last level)
And yeah that’s kind of it XD lol
Aw, thank you SO much, Maddie! You are SO sweet! :D And LOLOL!
Thank you so so so much for your feedback! And your goals are awesome! Ooh, red velvet cake… you wouldn’t be able to send me any of it, would you? XD jk XD Good luck with all of your goals! Have an amazing February!
AHH! :O Such beautiful photography, Taryn is gorgeous and Jasmine is so pretty too! Ha-ha! Yeah… Hmm.. I think for Taryn’s photo you should use Exhibit A, I love it! The sun flares in your photos are epic, I LOVE THOSE!! :D
Aw, thank you SOO much, Livy! Hahaha! Ooh, thank you so much! :D :D
I liked the first pic in the post with just her in it. :)
Thanks so much, Olive! :D
Exhibit C! She’s so pretty <3
Isn’t she?! Thanks for your feedback, Rachel!
SHE IS SO PRETTY! Beautiful. Gorgeous. Amazing. (I turn into a dictionary when I get excited….) Please, please do a hairstyle how to, because I desperately want to do that on Maryellen. I am definitely for picture A as Taryn’s profile picture. Jasmine looked amazing too-she will always be my favorite of your dolls. I love her name, too. Speaking of names, I just got the GOTY 2006, Jess Mconnell off ebay (she was GOTY the year I was born, and I bought her the day after my birthday) and I really need a name for her- So far I have Adalyn, Marie or Lily….none of them really seem to fit….Does anyone have any ideas?
Isn’t she?! LOL! I’m so glad you like the hairstyle! I’ll do a tutorial on it soon! And aw, Jasmine says thanks! That means a lot to her. ;)
Oh my goodness, congratulations on getting Jess! She is sooo pretty! Is she a tomboy or a girlygirl? I like giving my dolls names according to their personalities. In my opinion, I like names ending in -yn and -elle for Jess, alike Arielle, Ashtyn, etc… I hope that gives you some ideas!
Taryn is gorgeous! We kinda want Lea. ? How are your pictures so pretty? We can’t take pictures during winter because of the weather. Anyways, the photos are beautiful. We would be so happy to see tutorials of both hairstyles because Bella is really good at hair and loves new styles, but Tori is hopeless.
Taryn says thanks! Hehehe! ;) Aw, that means so much! Thank you so much! Does it snow where you guys are? I hope to have a tutorial of her hairstyle up really soon, then! :D
It does snow where we are.
Ooh, lucky! ?
WOW! Taryn is sooooooo pretty! I love the picture! AMAZING! I like picture B the best! :D
~ Taryn
Thank you so much, and Taryn says thanks! :D Thank you so much for your feedback!
LOVE!
I vote exhibit A.:)
I would LOVE to see a tutorial for Taryn’s hairstyle! My friend has Lea and would LOVE it if I could do that on her!
As for February goals, I have a bunch of WIPs to work on, and I have three volleyball evaluations to (hopefully) rock! :)
Thanks so much for your feedback, Kendall! :D :D
Ooh, your goals sound great! Oh course you’ll rock those volleyball evaluations – good luck with those and your WIPs! :D
Thanks! :)
My bestie and co-author read that you should always finish stories you begin, even if they’re bad. :P I have 36 now to finish then!
You’re welcome! :D
Hey, that’s a cool piece of advice! And hahaha, do you plan on finishing them all? ?
Oh my, some of the WIPs date as far back as 2015… before I had really figured out that I loved writing (and before I was any good :P)… so some of them I won’t finish, simply because those plots are no longer as important to me as they were in 2015.
But, I do have quite a few stories, and a couple books, that I definitely want to finish! :)
Oh my goodness, same here! LOL! :P Ooh, wishing you the best of luck in finishing all of your stories and books! I hope it all goes smoothly for you! :D
I’d love to see a hairstyle tutorial! Does Jasmine’s hairstyle happen to be this one, http://www.americangirlfan.com/2015/07/american-girl-doll-hairstyle-headband-tuck-bun.html ? I tried a similar thing on Clara, and it was kinda tricky!
I like Exhibit A for the profile picture!
Goals for February? Hopefully get on top (Like, completely on top) of school. XD
Great shoot!!
~Gracie
Yep, that’s the one! I’m usually pretty good with doll hair (in my opinion, at least, LOL), but for some reason the headband kept slipping and I was having quite the time trying to do the hairstyle again and again. XD
Thank you so much!
And LOL! Saaame… ? Good luck! And thanks again, Gracie!
So pretty! Taryn is so pretty, and I think Exhibit A is the best, although all yoru photos were epic! I especially love the sun flares!! I love Jasmine’s outfit too! You have such beautiful dolls! :D
Thank you SOO much, Livy! Taryn and Jasmine says thank you! Hehe! :D
Sorry I did the same comment twice, the first one disapeared and I thought it didn’t go through, LOL! :D
LOL, that’s fine! That happens to me a lot… heh heh… XD
Exibet a! And I do think you should do a tuterule (sorry if that’s not how you spell it :( ) she is SO pretty! And their hair is pretty! You take amazing photos!
M&M-
Thank you so much for your feedback! Aw, that means so much! Thank you!
I like Exhibit B. :-)
Wow, Taryn’s hair is gorgeous! Great job! I have a Lea doll too, renamed Charlotte–so glad I got her before she retired. I *may have* removed her wig…. ;-) I didn’t glue the new wig down, though, so now and then I take it off and put her original one back on! Lol my poor Charlotte!
BTW, someone else’s info was filled in again. I’m on Firefox.
Thanks so much! And LOLOL! Poor Charlotte… XD
Thank you SO much for letting me know!
Ahhhh!! Taryn and Jasmine are sooo pretty!! And your photography is amazing!! I would probably choose A, B or C :P LOL XDXD Oh and I’m back!! Plus I’m possibly posting on my blog tomorrow!!!!!! *Squeals!!*
Taryn and Jasmine say thank you! And aw, thank you SO much! :D LOLOL! XD YAY! It’s so good to hear from you again! And I can’t wait for you to post on your blog tomorrow if you end up doing it! :D
Yup half way through but I am dong it on a friends laptop which i can’t access till next Tuesday, so see if its posted on Tuesday, if not Wednesday!! :P I’m loving it!! P.S. i hope you don’t mind but you and a few other doll bloggers and their blogs are going to be mentioned!!
That’s awesome! I can’t wait for Tuesday/Wednesday, then! :D
P.S. I don’t mind at all! That’s really sweet of you to mention others and even me! ???
Yup it will end up being next Tuesday or Wednesday though because I’m using a friends computer anf can’t use it next till then! So sorry about that!
No problem – looking forward to Tuesday or Wednesday, then! :D
Oh my goodness these photos are actually so incredible!! ahh I love all the golden lights!! I’m struggling to learn how to take good golden light pics. It’s a bit of a hit and miss. But you did so amazing oh my gosh!! I think B for Taryn’s profile pic :)
-Lydia
Lydia’s Dolls @ http://lydiasdolls.blogspot.co.nz
Oh Lydia, that means so much to me! Thank you SO much! And thanks for telling me! :D
What type of camera do you have? You take really good pictures!
I use a Canon EOS 60D with a 50mm lens! Thank you so much! :D
I love your photos there so pretty. I like c the best even though there all so pretty.
love Allie (:
Thank you SO much, Allie! ? Happy early birthday, by the way! ?
These are such beautiful photos Madison!! I love Lea’s hairstyle! <3 ? I vote Exhibit B for her new profile pic. :D
– American Girl Doll Artist
P.S. For some reason I keep finding myself calling you Madi! XD
Thank you SO much, AGDA! That means so much to me! And thank you for telling me! :D
P.S. LOL! XD That’s totally fine if you want to call me Madi, I actually really like that nickname! ?
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! MADISON!!!!! THOSE. PICTURES. ARE. AWESOME. AHH!!!!! YOU ARE SO GOOD AT TAKING PICTURES!!!!! YOU MAKE ME WANT LEA!!! oh, wait. I already have her. ? well, you make me want Saige!!! oh, and now I NEED the outfit that Taryn is wearing!!! I need to put it on my Lea! ? sorry about all that ^^^ ? I LOVE ALL OF THEM, but I like exhibit B best for Taryn’s profile picture! (I can’t wait to read it by the way!) Ah, my goals for February… well. I would really like to write more of my story! So far it’s coming out really good! :) I love it!!! I would like to make more videos for our (me and my sister’s) YouTube channel. (the stop motion I had filmed, got ruined while I was trying to edit it. ??) also, I would like to write a description for my book! (do you have any tips on doing that? Every time I try to write description, it comes out weird… and I don’t like it… ?? advice would be very appreciated! ?) and, we’re moving! (Not too far away, it’s still in the same state.) I’m SO EXCITED for all of this! ? I would LOVE to see a hair tutorial!!! I LOVE DOING DOLL HAIR!!!!!! :????? and Taryn and Jasmine’s hair styles (and their outfits ;) ) are GORGEOUS!!!!! I NEED THEM!!!!! okay, well. Bye!
~Gracie~♥☺
Thank you SOOO much, Gracie! You literally just made my day! Thank you SOOO much! :D :D :D And LOLOL! XD That’s hilarious. XD Saige is an absolutely gorgeous doll! And LOL! The outfit Taryn is wearing is this one from Amazon! And thank you so much for telling me! I can’t wait to get Taryn’s profile up!
I’m so glad to hear your story is going really good so far! And wishing you the best of luck with your videos for your YouTube channel! (Aw man, that’s awful! Something similar happened to me before. :( ) Ooh, that’s awesome you’re writing a description for your book! I wrote a synopsis for my book a few months ago but didn’t have too much trouble, and I’m not sure what I did… I’ve read a LOT of descriptions and stuff so I kind of just knew how it should flow, and it turned out pretty good (in my option, at least! LOL)… I guess I’d just read a lot of descriptions to know how it should flow. :D Good luck with writing your description! I’m sure it will turn out AMAZING! :D
Ooh, you’re moving?! Wow! That must be so exciting! I hope everything goes well with your move! And thank you SO much again! LOL! And I hope to do a hair tutorial soon! :D
okay so, I wrote the description for my book: The Secret Princess. here it is: Amber was just a normal girl, but her life is turned upside down when she meets Amy Carter, and discovers that she’s a princess, when she was four, her parents – the king and queen – were killed. She was sent away to an orphanage so that they couldn’t find her too. She was adopted by the nice Autumn family, but was never told that she was adopted. Amber is mad that her parents didn’t tell her, but she realizes that they only did it for her, so she would feel normal. Back at the castle they need the princess, so Amber and Miss Carter go to the castle. At the castle she meets talkative Courtney, who stays at the castle, her and Amber quickly become friends, and they notice some suspicious things happening at the castle, all having to do with Miss Carter. Amber and Courtney have to try and figure out what’s going on with Miss Carter, without her knowing. Mean while, Amber suspects that Courtney isn’t telling her everything.
I’m on Chapter 7 right now, but I’ve basically (hopefully! XD) got the WHOLE book planned in my head! I was wondering if you could tell me what you think of my book description! and, are there any changes you think i should make, or do you like it? I think it came out pretty good! ☺
~Gracie~♥☺
Oooh, your description is SO cool! I love it! My only suggestion would be to make it maybe a teensy bit shorter and not too detailed? That’s just my personal opinion though, because honestly, I think it turned out great! :D
ok, i’ll try that! Thanks! :D :) ☺
You’re welcome! :D
That Anonymous was me… I don’t know why it didn’t put my info in – cause I made sure that it was filled in before I commented. Well, I took your advice! Something just didn’t feel right about it, so I changed it a little, here it is: Amber was just a normal girl, but her life is turned upside down when she meets Amy Carter, and discovers that she’s a princess, when she was four, her parents – the king and queen – were killed. She was sent away to an orphanage so they couldn’t find her. She was adopted by the nice Autumn family, but was never told that she was adopted. Amber is mad that her parents didn’t tell her, but she realizes that they only did it for her, so she would feel normal. Back at the castle they need the princess, so Miss Carter goes with Amber, when she arrives at the castle she meets talkative Courtney, her and Amber quickly become friends. They notice some suspicious things happening at the castle, all involving Miss Carter. Amber and Courtney try to figure out what’s going on with Miss Carter, without her knowing. Mean while, Amber suspects that Courtney isn’t telling her everything.
Tell me what you think! I definitely like this version much better!☺ Thank You So Much for the advice!☺
~Gracie~♥☺
Oh dear, so sorry that happened! That’s really weird! I seriously can’t wait until these comment troubles are fixed. :P
Ooh, I like that version better, too! I looooooove that last sentence, it makes me want to read the book so bad! Have you thought about including a little bit of your story in the description, too? I’ve read that on a lot of books; they have a bit of their story and then some description. Aw, you’re welcome! :D :D
Madison, i was wondering if you could tell me what your email was? Thanks!
~Gracie~♥☺
Of course! It’s madison[at]powerofGOD[dot]com. :D
Thanks! ooh, that’s a good idea! thank you so much! i’m SO glad you like my book and want to read it!☺ my mom is also begging me to let her read it… :D it makes we want to read my book too! XD ☺ ooh, you have a cool email!☺
You’re so welcome! :D And LOL! XD Thank you so much! :D
Eeekkk!! Taryn is GORGEOUS! And giirrlll you mastered those lense flairs beautifully!!! Hmm I think I’m going to have to go with exhibit B. Just because it’s close enough you can see her (beautiful) face features but at the same time it’s got some distance to it. Know what I mean?
Ah yes. February goals… well here my top ones:
1. Finish my bible history book for school
2. Bake a red velvet cake (I’m like a serious avid baker. You name it I’ll bake it XD)
3. Master the underarm turns in the waltz and rumba (I do ballroom :O)
4. Eat more food <- LOL ?
5. Get my closet under control. It Looks like a rabid pack animal was set loose in there?
And yes! I would LOVE to see a hair tutorial! I usually just do a French braid on Saige which drives her nuts because that's basically the only hairstyle I ever do, but thankfully she agrees (although it comes along with some major eye rolling?)
Aw, thank you SO much, Maddie! Taryn says thanks! And thank you so much for your feedback! :D
Ahh, lovely February goals! I didn’t know you do ballroom, that is SO cool! And mmm, goal #4… ? Don’t worry, you’re not alone on #5. XDXDXD
Thank you so much! I hope to do it soon! And LOL! French braids are super pretty! ??
Haha no problem! I love how open you are to your followers’ opinions :)
Yes I do ballroom!! You’ll hear about it in the next letter (I’ll get it in the mail as soon as I can. Like I said before… monstrous ?)
Yes French braids are pretty, but saige thinks it’s just proposterous that she’s got this gorgeous hair and all I do it French braid it ? *saige in the background yelling, “are you kidding me?! It is most defiantly proposterous!!*
Aw, thanks! I love getting feedback from you guys. :D
Ooh! That is SO cool! And no worries at all – totally understand! :D
LOLOL! Poor Saige… ? ? ?
Your welcome!
haha saige… she can be a handful ?
Btw, small question. Does your computer have a flash drive plug?
Hahaha ;)
Hmm, do you mean like port where you can plug things in? Yes, both my laptop and Mac Mini have that. :D
Oh, port! That’s the word I was looking for!! Sorry! Ok great! Thanks! And btw, if you’re wondering why I asked you that…sorry! Can’t tell! MWAHAHA!
LOL! That’s fine! No problem! OHH… SECRETS… I LIKE SECRETS.. ;) XD Wait, you can’t tell me?! NOOO! XD
HAPPY SPRING! I heard that it’s spring where you are, same for me. I like the first picture for Taryn.
Happy spring to you, too! It’s definitely spring-like weather here. LOL! Thank you so much! :D
So darling!!!
Thank you! :D
I like A & B a lot! This photoshoot is AMAZING!
Thank you SO much, Jessica! :D
Oooo! Taryn I love that outfit! It looks great on you! I like exhibit A the best!
~ Charlie
Taryn says thank you so much! :D And thanks for telling me!
SO BEAUTIFUL! I vote exhibit A. You should definitely do a post about Taryn’s hairstyle.
Thank you SO much! :D And thank you so much for your feedback! :D :D
Hi, Madison! I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award. Check it out here:
https://teatimewithmelodyq.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-one-lovely-blog-award.html
Have fun!
And I vote for Exhibit A as Taryn’s profile photo. :-)
Thank you so very much, Xyra! That means so much! And thanks for voting, too! :D
Beautiful photos
-Quinley
Thank you so much! :D
Hi! You’ve been nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award.
https://teatimewithmelodyq.blogspot.com/2017/02/blogger-recognition-award-2017.html
Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much, Xyra! You are so sweet to think of me! That means so much! :D
Exhibit B or not to be, that is the question. If it is more noble to decide, then exhibit A.
??? Thank you. ?
Hey Madi I think I like the exhibit A!!!!! All of them are beautiful, you are an amazing photographer (and friend!!!)
Hi Sierra!! Wanna text? And thank you SO much! Aw, you are such an amazing friend, too!! ❤️
Just don’t bite your tongue! ???
Great advice! ???
Okay I just reread this and now I think the sixth picture is definitely the one. SHE LOOKS ADORABLE!
Thank you so much! I KNOW!! :D
Beautiful! I love the hairdos. I vote for exhibit A!
-Morgan
Thank you so much, Morgan! :D
This photoshoot was absolutely gorgeous! I’m obsessed with your photography!
Thank you SOOO much, Makenzie! That means so very much to me! ❤️
Definitely A! Taryn is so beautiful!!!
Taryn says thank you so much!