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What If I Were...my Grandmother in 1945?

What If I Were...my Grandmother in 1945?

Lots of photography, but not much costuming lately. I'm going through a sewing funk, but still need an outlet for history-related geekery, so photography is it. So far in the...
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What If I Were, 1930s

What If I Were, 1930s

"What If I Were...sitting with Hurrell in 1930?" Yesterday I received Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques in the mail, and read it cover-to-cover last night. That meant hair...
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A Dog-uerreotype, and the Purity of Plates and Film

A Dog-uerreotype, and the Purity of Plates and Film

Lol. Of course, a Daguerreotype of a dog is completely impractical. Avi here couldn't sit still for 10 seconds, let alone 10 minutes or 20 minutes. I'm having so much...
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What If I Were, 1850

What If I Were, 1850

"What If I Were in California in 1850?" I've been wanting to try a digital recreation of a Daguerreotype for awhile now. They've always fascinated and creeped me out, and...
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What If I Were...1950s

What If I Were...1950s

Continuing on with the historical photo project I talked about last time, I've played around with some 1950s style photos. The 1950s are an interesting time, because *everything* is stylized:...
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The "What If I Were..." Historical Photo Project

The "What If I Were..." Historical Photo Project

As most of you know, I love photography. It's not only a very important aspect of presenting our work on our blogs, but it's also something we can have a...
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How to Take and Make 1920s-style Costume Photos

How to Take and Make 1920s-style Costume Photos

Last time, I posted a number of lovely 1920s portraits and asked you to take a look and be inspired, so that in this post I can show you how...
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