Sephonia 157-B #162 In Memoriam

Mau5 · January 25, 2024, 3:55am

Thanks Fix, I dunno if I was taking “awesome” pics at this point lol, but I sure was having awesome fun!

2021 didn’t see much opportunity for taking pics, but I did get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet with the legendary StormiLover (RIP). I was a big fan of his entertaining stories and was blessed to get Sephonia featured in one of the adventures. Some of these were taken by SL, and others by me with my new (at the time) iPhone.

Haha, that’s for sure! You can’t turn your back for a second with one of those little buggers around

Sephonia really, REALLY likes JR!

She tried bargaining with Stormi to let her have JR

Seph almost had her convinced, using all her feminine wiles, but alas, Stormi just couldn’t bear to part with her beloved little pest

Some other highlights from the year

Thanks dollface, even though I feel like I was just a blind pig finding the occasional truffle with pics back then

Mr_Fix_it · January 25, 2024, 5:32am

Seph’s playful nature always came through in your photos @Mau5 So you were doing it right IMO!

Mau5 · February 4, 2024, 3:44am

So 2022 was the year where things started to kick off for me, some semblance of normality returned to life and I bought myself a good camera, the Sony 7III Alpha.

I was yet to get flash gear and needed some experience to learn the camera, despite this I think there was an instant improvement towards the quality of my pics. The following were taken with only overhead pot lights and a desk lamp for lighting

Feck · February 4, 2024, 3:50am

Awesome tribute to Sephonia. We never forget our first.

Mr_Fix_it · February 4, 2024, 4:52am

Love! Seph

Jimmy_71 · February 4, 2024, 5:26pm

Seph was such a sexy little one.

dollface · February 8, 2024, 7:16pm

Great photos = Great memories

AdamandEmma · February 15, 2024, 10:24am

You’ve done a fantastic job with the limited lighting

JustDude · February 15, 2024, 2:49pm

Looking good Mau!

You can definitely see a difference as soon as you picked up that camera, you’re a natural!

Mau5 · February 16, 2024, 3:21am

Thanks There was much trial and error to start figuring things out

Thanks JD! Yeah I’ve kinda got an eye for what I want to see, the hard part is translating that into a camera image

It wasn’t long before I added flash gear to the mix, starting off with 2x Godox AD 200 Pros. I got my camera settings a little more dialled in and I was loving the big leap of improvement in my photos. This next pic was just a quick n dirty pose to test out the flashes and figure out how to work with them.

Once I got a handle on it, I did my first flash shoot with a real camera

MrsSportello · February 24, 2024, 6:43am

RIP Sephonia! Sorry for your loss, Mau. She is missed.

Dominico · April 19, 2024, 6:33am

Happy to see she lives again with her essence intact. Man, who would have thought dolls would turn us into photographers one day? Still a long way for me (gotta stop using auto asap) but going places, just like you.

Also, hello @MrsSportello !!

Mau5 · April 20, 2024, 3:22am

Shoot… I’ve neglected to update this story for awhile, my bad

@Dominico Yeah photography was not on my mind at all when I first bought her! It sure is a journey with these lovely dolls and I’m glad to have found another artistic outlet for my creativity.

Seph enjoyed fine spirits

Perhaps a little too much!

Oh dear!

Nothing like some hangover food to take the pain away!

Right back to her feminine wiles

Shit Seph, you don’t gotta ask me twice!

Mr_Fix_it · April 22, 2024, 8:43pm

I remember all these beautiful photos!
They will always be some of my Favorites!

Mau5 · April 27, 2024, 8:34am

That perfect blend of Seph in her prime and my photo game stepping up a notch

While I still had (have) much to learn, at this point I was much better able to translate my vision into a decent quality image. I remember I was pleased as pink with these pics for what the new gear was able to produce for me compared to the struggle sessions with the crappy first equipment. Like, you go from knowing what you want to see and just not really being able to materialize it… to being able to see your visions come to life, it’s exciting!