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Sep 30 2016 14 Comments

Dolls are for big boys as well as little girls

Their interests matched perfectly, but different notions of play made the encounter more than a little uncomfortable.

Japanese dolls for big boys and little girls

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  1. Bruno says

    9/30/2016 at 11:21 am

    Well, the pains of being a photographer. I believe that the next time this gentleman will prefer the security and comfort of a studio.

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    • Lee says

      9/30/2016 at 3:30 pm

      He’s there regularly. Same doll, and lots of meticulously set up poses. Despite it being a very busy area, he doesn’t seem to care what other people make of him either, which is fantastic. But not sure he was all that pleased about having one of those carefully prepared shots meddled with…

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  2. Al says

    9/30/2016 at 7:07 pm

    Ha, love it. What a moment! Such a pretty outfit the little girl is wearing too. Just adorable! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      9/30/2016 at 10:08 pm

      It definitely was quite a moment!

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  3. Nathaniel Greene says

    9/30/2016 at 7:49 pm

    I’m interested to see if Danny Choo’s adding electronics into them as a form of personal networking works out.

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    • Lee says

      9/30/2016 at 10:10 pm

      Dolls, figures and the like are something I know precious little about, but adding networking technology to them certainly sounds like a smart thing to do.

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  4. cdilla says

    9/30/2016 at 8:07 pm

    That is a priceless moment you have captured though your lens. There are so many contrasts between the man, the doll, the girl, the photographer, and us viewers. I need a mindmapping app just to record them all.

    Girl: I like that. It’s mine.
    Man: This is not the doll you are looking for.
    Doll: Lee, help me!
    Lee: !?

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    • Lee says

      9/30/2016 at 10:04 pm

      Haha, there were certainly a few things going on. It was both a lovely moment, and yet at the same time a very odd one!

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  5. Rob says

    9/30/2016 at 8:59 pm

    I love the way that the doll is looking straight to camera – perfect!

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    • Lee says

      9/30/2016 at 10:06 pm

      Cheers! That was one aspect I was very pleased with. I was trying to get an angle that involved everything, and luckily just about managed it.

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  6. Marcin says

    10/2/2016 at 5:50 am

    The girl looks adorable in that outfit, brought a smile to my face.

    Looks like they are arguing intensely on how to position the doll while the doll looks at you as if to say “help me!” 😉

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    • Lee says

      10/2/2016 at 10:28 am

      Yes, the doll really does seem to. Be seeking help, doesn’t it?

      I walked away after taking the shot, but hopefully things ended amicably!

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  7. LAObserver says

    4/17/2017 at 8:26 am

    I realize I should enjoy the shot rather than analyze to the nth degree, but….

    There is an almost perfect vertical symmetry to this one. The little girl’s bow on her back, reflected in the backpack on the man. Their expressions and outstretched arms. One could almost draw a line straight through from top to bottom and imagine a mirror on edge. A very interesting shot.

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    • Lee says

      4/17/2017 at 10:33 pm

      Cheers.

      It was a wonderfully odd moment. And as they were both — in their own way — equally enamoured with the doll, the similarities you saw are very good to hear.

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