Doll fans gathered in Oakland for some quality doll time and to see
our special guest speaker, the very charming and eloquent Ernesto Padro-Campos.
Ernesto has been featured in Barbie Bazzar and is well known for his
exquisite Fashion Doll photographs. He devoted a whole photoshoot and
lecture for our humble club and presented slides during his talk.
His theme was mixing and matching of new and vintage pieces of doll
clothing, accesories and props. What he presented was a visual feast
for our doll loving eyes.
Using natural light and supplemental reflectors he created veritable
doll masterpieces with his simple Pentax Camera.
His subjects ranged from Sydney, Tiny Kitty in a Francie coat, Miss
America, Madra, Gene and Trent, to Mdvanni. Things that set his pictures
apart from the average are his playful usage of light, and the props
he uses on his doll sized sets. Some of the props he used were a tiny
Buddah found in the Fillmore, San Francisco and a table that was a rosewood
pottery stand purchases in Japantown.
The following images are the dolls that
club members brought to share. Click on any picture for a larger view.
