Grand Finale!

It’s been one whole month of toys.  I could probably go on for another month, but all good things must come to an end and it’s time for this project to move on.  I don’t know where it’s going… a book?  A show?  Comic conventions?  I want to take the project somewhere but I’m not sure what format it should take.  If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know!

And now… for the grand finale… A Band of Bad Guys!  Skeletor, Hordac, Beast Man and Mer-man.  Awesome.

Thanks for checking out the toys, and I hope you enjoyed them!

Jackie and Dipal – Engaged!

Jackie and Dipal are getting married in August and I am so so so excited to shoot their wedding!  You might be asking yourself “She always gets excited about shooting weddings… why is she so so so excited about this one?”  Well, since you asked, I am so so so excited because they are having two ceremonies in one day – an Indian ceremony in the morning, and an American ceremony in the early evening!  It’s going to be awesome!

We met in Boston for their shoot last week.  Jackie and Dipal currently live in Utah and were in MA to visit but also to tend to wedding details.   We decided to meet in Boston because, as Jackie said, the city backdrop is a nice contrast to their current mountain lifestyle.

I have to mention how lucky we were – Boston is currently and has been experiencing rain, dreariness, rain, all-around gross weather and also more rain.  On the day of our shoot, however, we had BLUE SKIES.

I love the moment in the next photo.

Watch out!  CODZILLA!

We walked all around the waterfront and The North End.

We also stopped for a bite to eat at The Barking Crab.

We ended up in The North End where Jackie and Dipal got to enjoy the sun at a fabulous seat outside!

We had a fun time playing outside on a beautiful Boston afternoon, and I really can’t wait for the wedding.  Stay tuned!

M.U.S.C.L.E.

You asked for it, so here’s another!

Two Face

This isn’t a toy from the 80s, because its from Batman: The Animated Series, which I watched in high school. Two Face is, however, a really important toy to me because he was sitting on my desk at my last desk job and reminded me that there are things to love in the world. Like awesome cartoons. This is also the first toy I photographed and I think I have to go back and do it again, but figured I’d put it up anyway!

GI Joe Guy

North End

I caught this moment on my way home from my engagement shoot yesterday.

Grimlock!

To celebrate the apparent mess that is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, here is a Dinobot.

Barbie

It could not be an 80’s toy retrospective without Barbie.  There are many more Barbie portraits where these two came from, but these two are my favorites.  This is an early-80’s ballerina Barbie and I loved her so so much.

Raspberry Tart

Strange Unknown Action Figure

I have no idea what or who this is.  I found it with my brother’s toys, and am quite taken with how sad he looks. Any ideas who this is?