I have made some changes to the blog, mostly cosmetic. And for those looking for my 'other photography' blog, I recently moved that to the Wordpress platform which I have to admit, I find a lot more versatile than Blogger.
Today, I was going through some old photos on a USB stick back from early 2010 and I have to admit, there will never again be that feeling of the first doll you ever bought. Every other box opening has really paled in comparison to that first one.
Dollfamily Lyre was my first doll. And this was the very first photo excursion I took him on. At this point, I think he was only about two weeks old. This photo brings back memories of all that excitement and awe at owning a bjd. I guess what they say is true, you never forget your first.
That is such a beautiful picture of him! I wish my first pictures had been as nice :)
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see you back, and even more pleased to see you on Wordpress, since that is my favourite too.
I hope you are having fun gaming and doing other things! Sometimes a break really is just the ticket (as you've suggested to me!)... and if the love never comes back... at least you have proof that it was there. And I'm always glad to have met you because of these dolls.
I am finding Wordpress seems to be more flexible with how much you can control how your blog looks these days. Plus their support desk seems to be pretty good over there too.
DeleteProblem with games, they finish! I've already finished my third game. I get so suckered into them that I play them non-stop until the finish line.
I will always love my dolls. I still do and I go and gaze at them every so often. And maybe one day soon, I'll feel motivated to take some photos of them! It would be a heck of a lot more fun than the photos I am taking right now for work.
That is a gorgeous picture. He looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to see you back! Breaks can be a good thing, often it can save sanity. I missed you though!
I do think you're right about the first doll being the "best". But so much goes along with that first doll that you can't have again...that really counts for a lot of that excitement. My first was still my favorite, but I didn't enjoy his box opening that much. I was so nervous and didn't know what to expect or not to expect or even do. I really think my second and fourth box openings were better. Shopping for my first was my one-of-kind experience. I remember every detail of the time before I actually ordered, finding the doll on the nets, looking at the pictures for the first time....the day I ordered, the actual order....that was the "magic" for me.
I think sometimes, we devote so much energy into something that it has the tendency to burn us out sooner or later.
DeleteYou are right there. First doll, first learning experience, a lot of firsts there. I remember I was ever so gentle with DF Lyre because I didn't want to break him and boy, was I not ready for that massive box that showed up on my doorstep. It was unlike any other dolls I had purchased previously. It really blew my mind. But I kind of miss that. My last few box openings have been really ... lacklustre. I haven't felt any excitement at all and after it was over, it was over.
Having said that though, I haven't actually bought any resin folk this year so far. Maybe if I leave it for a year or two, it might change.
Could be you do need some new resin around! :D
DeleteI'm kind of jaded about box openings in as a whole. Personally I feel like the BJD community in general puts way too much emphasis on that whole thing. They make it seem like they're supposed to be this magical, wonderful experience full of mystery, excitement and ritual or something. And if it's not, you're doing it wrong.
I've never put a lot into my box openings. I tried, after I found there was a community, and that's what they did, but I stopped after two dolls. Alex didn't get one (as mentioned), I did one for Lucifer and I think the original Kimi and Wyn and then that was it. Then I did one for Isis just because I was the first one to get a Fine, and haven't done one since. Opening a doll for me is fun and all, but it's just an empty shell until I do something with it. I really do need to bond to a doll before I like it, and sometimes that won't happen for weeks or months after getting it. Opening the box and removing the doll doesn't do much for me...it's just step B to get from A to C lol. Around step G or H I start to get excited about my dolls finally XD
I hate these tiny little comment boxes. I like to see my whole written comment while I'm writing....I have no idea if anything I did even makes sense or isn't stupidly repetitive or something :P
I'm with you there on the comment boxes. They seem to be a standard with the template I'm using. And don't worry, everything you said makes perfect sense.
DeleteYou've opened my eyes with a new way of looking at box openings. When I do mine, I never do a step by step just what I would like to see which is primarily the box the doll came in (and its condition on arrival) and the naked doll. I admit, I look at box openings for that reason only, to see what the doll looks like without all the frills and whistles and what the resin looks like "in the flesh" so to speak. I found most people don't tend to doctor or edit their box opening photos like they do with their other photos. So it's a fairly good indicator for me.
Oh you're the one with the Fine sculpt. I remember when I was looking for owner photos of her, I had such a hard time finding any and I am pretty sure your Fine was among the only photos that I could find. She is a beautiful sculpt that one.
I think it's just a blogger thing. I've never seen any boxes that are bigger, so I just assumed they didn't want us writing a book on comments. Whatever, blogger!! I will anyway! XD
DeleteYep, I have Fine! I never photograph her, poor thing, as she's always wrong somehow. It has nothing to do with the doll, the mold is beautiful and I adore her, it's Isis as a character. I can't figure her out easily, as I had to change her completely from when I first made her up. She's never been the same. So she needs a new faceup, clothes....I only just got her hair working....but everything else still needs help lol. But I love Fine to death as a doll.
Box openings are definitely good for some "real" unedited photos! Though sometimes that's a bad thing XD