I thought it was time for another photoshoot. I posted one of the photos from this photoshoot in the Doll Photography post, but I decided to post the rest of the photos now:
I really like the angle of this photo.
I might make this her profile photo.
I like how it looks like she is leaning against a fence.
So you may want to know the backstory behind the photo I had you caption in What's Happening in This Picture? back in January. The short story behind it is very different than the winning caption. While I took the photos awhile ago, I figured it was time now to post the short story. This story has no correlation really to Red Coats on the Horizon, except for the fact that it features Sarah and Z, and it shows you how they met and became friends.
But as for Red Coats on the Horizon, I do have plans to post the finale sometime in the near future.
Let's begin:
Sarah decided she needed a break from her sisters, who tended to come up with wild ideas, that she usually had to stop in some fashion, right now all she wanted was some time alone.
She thought over what had been happening recently, with the plays her sisters had been putting on.
New friends and relations...She felt her mind was overwhelmed, and she just wanted to listen to the sound of nature, so she did.
She listened to the birds in the trees. She was certain she could hear crows cawing in the distance and wild-animals scampering around, however, the only thing she did not notice was...
Z!
Z was trying to film something for her YouTube Channel:
"Hello. Z here. I have come to talk to all of you today about AG's newest doll releases, and what this means for the--" Z began, pressing record on her camera.
Thump!
Sarah and Z both collapsed onto the ground,
Z stood up quickly, picking up her camera. She stopped it from recording and looked at Sarah.
"Oops" muttered Sarah, looking over at the new girl. "Sorry that I photobombed your..." she paused, she had done more than photobombing Z's recording: she had disrupted it.
"...Recording" Sarah finished.
The new girl laughed, "It's fine-- I mean, it was a bit surprising and it hurt a bit. But I'll have something to include in the bloopers of my video."
"Oh" said Sarah.
"If you want, of course." the girl added quickly, "I'm Z by the way..."
"I'm Sarah--"
"It's nice to meet you!" They shook hands.
"So anyway, now that you're here-- I was wondering if you...like American Girl dolls and would be interested in discussing their newest releases with me. It was not my original plan to discuss it with someone, but...why not?"
"All right. That sounds fun!" said Sarah...
The Discussion-
Z: Okay-- so now everyone meet Sarah. She is going to talk with me today about AG's newest releases--
Sarah: Yes, I'm very excited for this.
Z: Alright, so...the first up is Claudie. She's the new historical character from the 1920s...
(Image from American Girl, https://www.americangirl.com/products/claudie-doll-and-book-hgy74)
Sarah: Her meet outfit is so cute, and I love her hair.
Z: Agreed, I really want to own her dress now. And also her backstory sounds so interesting.
Next up...Molly:
(Image from American Girl, https://www.americangirl.com/products/molly-mcintire-doll-book-and-accessories-02bun117)
Sarah: I remember that they released a mini doll of her whose glasses were different. I'm glad they kept her old design, because it looks a lot better.
Z: Yeah, her new Beforever Mini Doll glasses did look a lot more modern. Though honestly were glasses I wanted to wear.
And lastly the new Wellie Wisher boy doll Bryant...
(Image from American Girl, https://www.americangirl.com/products/bryant-doll-hhp70)
Sarah: He's...Okay. I don't know why, but I wish there was a Wellie Wisher with a dragon theme that was a girl. You know girls can like dragons too.
Z: Yeah, the only ones they have that are interested in magical creatures are interested in "girly" ones, even though girls and boys can like whatever they want and really no creatures are "boyish" or "girly."
Sarah: Agreed. It would be cool if there was a girl Wellie Wisher that liked dragons-- and a boy one liked unicorns that would be way more interesting.
Z: So, of all the new dolls which one is your favorite? My viewers want to know.
Sarah: Uh, For me it's a tie between Molly and Claudie. But probably Molly-- if I were to pick only one, she's a classic.
Z: Oh my favorite is Claudie, I love her hair and her outfits-- the whole 1920s theme is awesome-- way more awesome than Courtney who I feel should not be labeled 'historical.'
Sarah: Anyway, I hope AG keeps bringing back dolls that were retired and also makes more historical dolls.
Z: I do too. Thank you for coming on, Sarah! This was a fun video to make!
Here's another installment of the doll photography series. In this series, I include photographs that didn't make it into photo shoots or photo stories, or photos that I didn't have a post for in general.
Also a reminder: you can still leave captions on this round's What's Happening in this Picture here.
Let's begin:
This photo didn't get included in The Sibling Tag. But I really like how it turned out and the angle of it.
I'm back with another photo shoot. I thought it was about time to share this one...
I really like how her dress contrasts with the background of this photo.
I like the angle of this photo.
I really like this photo of her sword.
I like the way this photo looks.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Which photo is your favorite? And have you seen the movie, Wonder Woman?
Ichabod: "The subject of today's physics lesson is the optical effect known as 'forced perspective'. There are two major factors at play in the creation of forced perspective, distance and scaling. Can anyone give me an example of forced perspective? Yes, Willow?"
Willow: "When I saw you in the hallway, you looked your regular height. But when you stand in front of the classroom and I'm sitting in back, you look elf height."
At last we are together across the Space Time Continuum! My study of physics has allowed me to manipulate the fabric of time and space!
Ichabod, it's me! I was Katrina in a former life! Oh, Ichabod, Brom was not the man for....
Oh wait, why are you so small? Hmm...my calculations did not lead me to expect this outcome...what's that you are saying? I can't hear you...don't worry, it should only take me a few more years to work this out...
And here is the way you can vote for your favorite one. You can either vote on this Google form here (which is anonymous, it won't record any information about you), or you can comment down below and choose your favorite caption from this post:
I was tagged by-- er I mean, Molly and Emily were tagged by Tenney and Aria at The Bookworm Blog. And Felicity and Marie Grace were tagged by Caroline and Josefina at Hailey's Joyful Dolls.
Molly and Emily: Thank you so much, Tenney and Aria!
Felicity and Marie-Grace: Thank you, Caroline and Josefina!
-Include a clean copy of the rules and questions in your post.
-Answer the questions.
-Tag 3 people or leave the tag open (make sure to let your nominees know).
-Pass on the old questions. (Each pair of nominees can add one favorite item category to the last question.)
Onto the actual tag--
Molly and Emily Answer the Questions:
Molly: Uh, is it time to tell everyone that we're not actually siblings?
Emily: I mean we're not biologically related. We like being around each other-- and we like Anne of Green Gables have called each other "kindred spirits" and what not. We're close...but not siblings...though sometimes we have wished that we were.
Molly: Right, so we can we change the title of the tag to be The Want-To-Be-Siblings tag? No? Anyway, let's move onto the questions...
What do you enjoy doing with each other?
Emily: Me and Molly like playing pretend--
Molly: Though we disagree on what to play pretend as sometimes. I always want to play Hogwarts, and be a wizard. But Emily, uhh--
Emily: I would like to play Lord of the Rings or Narnia. I understand that they are all Fantasy stories-- but Lord of the Rings has much better world-building than Harry Potter.
Molly: *giggling* Hey! Well at least in Harry Potter, you don't need to be an old wizard in order to do magic, and can learn it by going to school!
Emily: *giggles* fine-- I guess you're right. But next time we play Harry Potter, I want to be...Newt Scamander.
Molly: ...He's from Fantastic Beasts...
Emily: I know, but I find the world-building in Fantastic Beasts to be ten times better than Harry Potter. Also the beasts! They're so cute! And I love all the details that are provided about them...
Molly: ...Okay. Um, I should add-- Emily wants to be a published Fantasy author so she can be really judgy about world-building sometimes...
Emily: I'm building my own world, so it helps to be critical of other Fantasy worlds, alright?
What is one thing you like and one thing you dislike about the other?
Molly: I like how creative Emily is. She is always coming up with new ideas. However, I dislike how judgy she can be about stories, sometimes.
Emily: I have to analyze them if I want to be a writer, Molly. What I like most about you, is how rebellious you can be. You will break rules sometimes-- other people don't like that but I admire that part of you. The only thing I dislike, and dislike not in a bad way, is how obsessive you can be about stuff.
What is one thing one of you likes but the other doesn’t?
Molly: Emily loves High Fantasy stories. I prefer Low and Urban Fantasy stories. I just like the idea of magic appearing in the real world.
Emily: But I prefer High Fantasy, because if you're telling a Fantasy story you may as well make a whole new world for it. Molly, of course, likes going on long hikes but I do not at all.
Describe the other in 5 or less words.
Molly: For Emily: whimsical, creative, British--
Emily: British? That would be like if I described you as American.
Molly: I wasn't done-- artistic, and thoughtful.
Emily: Alright, I like everything else...But British? *laughs* That's just my nationality-- not something that defines my entire personality.
Anyway, for Molly: rebellious, feisty, caring, sweet, and independent.
Molly: Oh I liked that.
Emily: And I forgot to add American.
Molly: You're not over the British thing are you?
Emily: Nope.
What are the other’s favorite…
Food/drink?
Molly: I like anything but turnips-- it can be anything, just not turnips.
Emily: Alright? So you don't have a favorite food then.
Molly: Nah, I just can't think of any food besides turnips right now, but I do have a favorite food...just can't remember it.
Emily: Well, I like french toast and blueberry tea.
Sport?
Emily: Archery, of course. I want to be an elf, and the elves do archery in Lord of the Rings so of course...archery.
Molly: That's hard, maybe hiking? Is that a sport? Or running? Something like that.
Book?
Molly: Hmm...We've been discussing Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings a lot, and I am sure the readers know that we love those books. So let's answer with different books.
Emily: Good idea. Though I am normally against Low Fantasy, (like really against it), I love The Secret of Platform 13.
Molly: That's a good one. I love Ella Enchanted and Princess Academy: Palace of Stone. They are both very fairy tale-like Fantasy stories.
Molly and Emily: And we're going to add one more question on...
Bonus: Song?
Emily: I have several favorite songs, but I am going to answer this with different songs than the ones that are on my profile. I am going to say "Come and Be Welcome" by Heather Dale because it reminds me of the world I am building:
I also really like this cover of "Into the West" from Lord of the Rings:
*Getting emotional* I listen to this when I am write emotional scenes.
Molly: Wow, it's going to be hard for me to top the epic-ness of those songs.
But I like listening to "When Will My Life Begin" from Tangled and the Harry Potter soundtrack:
Felicity and Marie-Grace Answer the Questions:
Felicity: Now it's our turn to answer questions!
Marie-Grace: Yes, that's very exciting.
What do you enjoy doing with each other?
Felicity: I like teaching Marie-Grace how to horseback ride.
Marie-Grace: And I like teaching Felicity how to sing.
Felicity: Basically, we like teaching each other stuff.
What is one thing you like and one thing you dislike about the other?
Marie-Grace: I like how excited Felicity is about learning new things and stuff like that. And, I mean this in no harsh way, but I dislike how you constantly are disappearing and then reappearing all the time...
(Marie-Grace singing)
Felicity: *nervous* Oh that, um-- I just tend to be very busy with...stuff. *Is trying not to reveal that she is a time-traveler* I really like how creative you are, and I love your voice. The only thing that annoys me is when I am trying to sleep and you wake me up at 3:00 o'clock in the morning with your singing.
What is one thing one of you likes but the other doesn’t?
Felicity: Marie-Grace loves opera, but I am not a huge fan of it. I don't really have the time to sit down to listen to an eight hour show--
Marie-Grace: Operas are usually about five hours not eight hours. Just a correction. Felicity has this fascination with the 18th century-- she is really obsessed with it. And while I love history, I am not a huge fan of the 18th century.
Felicity: *nods* Yes...that. *aside to the readers only* that totally has nothing to do with me being a time traveler from the 18th century.
Marie-Grace: What did you say?
Felicity: Nothing...
Describe the other in 5 or less words.
Marie-Grace: Felicity is impulsive, cheerful, a trickster, and a good friend. 1..2..*counts* that was five words.
Felicity: Thank you...Marie-Grace is wise, thoughtful, artistic, nice, and sweet. That's all. You're a really good friend and adoptive sister.
What are the other’s favorite…
Food/drink?
Felicity: Pumpkin Soup, it's just so delicious.
Marie-Grace: I like King Cake.
Sport?
Felicity: HORSE BACK RIDING!
Marie-Grace: You don't have to shout!
Felicity: Sorry, just got excited.
Marie-Grace: I don't have a favorite sport, I don't like sports.
Book?
Felicity: I like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Treasure Island, and a lot of other books. I like the use of horses in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and I like that both of them are set in the 18th century-- at different points in it though.
Marie-Grace: I like The Phantom of the Opera, because it is a story set in an opera.
Marie-Grace and Felicity: And we're also going to add one more question on...
Bonus: Movie?
Marie-Grace: I like The Phantom of the Opera: the 2004 movie adaptation. I also like the broadway musical-- but that's not a movie,
Felicity: I like Pirates of the Caribbean. I relate a lot to Elizabeth and Will Turner.
2. What is one thing you like and one thing you dislike about the other?
3. What is one thing one of you likes but the other doesn’t?
4. What are the other’s favorite...
Food/drink?
Sport?
Book?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do you have a sibling? If you so, what's your favorite thing to do with them?
-Emily
-Molly
-Felicity
-Marie-Grace
And...
-Quinley
(This is still my blog after all-- even though you guys took it over 😉)
