"look, it's snow white!"

[jaina]

On Sunday, I met up with the wonderful miana_dude in Balboa Park for a real, honest-to-goodness photoshoot of my Padme rainbow dress! I'd never done a photoshoot before; all my pictures of all my costumes have come from cons and other events. aviendiora was also awesome and came along as a wrangler, or as we re-dubbed her, my handmaiden Jeneé. We got some pretty funny reactions from other people in the park-- one guy said the subject line of this post, one asked if my costume was Grecian, one offered advice on where I should stand ("the light only on half your face!"), and several took pictures. :)

In anticipation of the photoshoot, I updated and fixed quite a few things (with Jen's invaluable help), based on the information we've gotten since I made the dress in 2003-- there will be another, much more detailed post about that later. The most obvious is that I finally got a wig and did the "real" hairstyle. A local shop styled the wig, and I made the hairbands.

The main purpose of the shoot was to recreate the pose used in Jason Palmer's Padme costume print, so I could submit it for the Rebel Legion's Padme Project. We tackled that one first, so I spent awhile walking around and around in circles while Rachel tried to capture the perfect moment where I was turned properly and my dress was billowing just so. Once that was done, we just started taking pictures! We went to a couple different locations in the park that looked relatively Naboo-like. Rachel got some absolutely amaaaaazing photos! Here are a few of my favorites:































Some outtakes:







A glimpse of the elusive Jeneé!



Twirling: a series

. . .

Twirling: the aftermath



And finally, the best shot we could get to match the one in the Palmer print, and a comparison to both the print and Kristin's picture from the NYC fashion show that was the basis for the one in the print:



I'm so happy with these pictures I could just about burst, y'all. :D

Comments

[lordofhaladin.livejournal.com]

Lovely!!!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[penwiper337.livejournal.com]

Beautiful shots!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Hey, I hear you met my friend Glenn (the Shoveler) the other day. :)

[gmtarkin.livejournal.com]

Wow, nicely done! The Palmer print one is really good. You, of course, look lovely.

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks ML. :)

[barbiejedi.livejournal.com]

Pretty pretty dress! The twirling looks like loads of fun. XD

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, the twirling was super fun!

[elvishtard.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!! o_o!

And the best version I've seen of this costume...evah. :D!

I want to take pics at this location too o_o omggeeee!!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, thank you SO much! :D It's an amazingly beautiful location-- I actually work in the park, but in a different building. :)

[wicked-swann.livejournal.com]

OMG. This is SO AMAZING. You look stunning.

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[gunslingerpadme.livejournal.com]

great shots! I think you nailed the Palmer print one, way to go! Your version has always been one of my favorites. Loved the outtakes too: they reminded me of a Disney princess, LOL

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

LOL icon!!! I miss iharthdarth.

Thank you so much! I sure felt like a Disney princess with those big sweeping wings at the front of the wig. ;-)

[dashakay.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Absolutely stunning!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

::applauds madly::

You look stunning!

I especially like that whole pointing pose thingy there. :)

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I'm not sure why I did that pointing dance pose thing, but I'm sure it made sense at the time. ;-)

[macbeemer.livejournal.com]

You look so gorgeous! And what a lovely location. And that pouty puffed-up cheek picture of you is so cute. I smell a new facebook profile picture! ;)

Also - when was that fashion show? Did they have a runway show of her costumes? Weird!

[benaequee.livejournal.com]

It was in Sept '05 during Fashion Week :-) They had quite a few costumes on the runway and I was lucky enough to get a great seat and take pictures like CRAZY. Also got to meet Trisha Biggar - LOVE HER!!!
Unfortunately, my camera died halfway through... happens when you take 1200+ continuous shots lol
http://imageevent.com/benaequee/costumes/dressingagalaxynyc

[barbossas-wench.livejournal.com]

Just stunning. You are beautiful. :)

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Awwww, thank you!

[portnoyslp.livejournal.com]

Absolutely gorgeous, hon.

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thanks Steve. *hugs*

[cyndisuesue.livejournal.com]

Just gorgeous, doll!

I think you nailed the Palmer print too!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I can see lots of little things I could've done to make it a more accurate pose...but I think it's good enough. Also, Photoshop can fix just about anything. ;-)

[scotia-sammyjo.livejournal.com]

you have GOT to get the one like the print blown up gigantic and framed. you and your dress are gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous....

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :D

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

You look fabulous!! The pics turned out great!

What's the Padme Project?

[miana-dude.livejournal.com]

For CV they talked to Jason Palmer and decided to take all the ladies in Rebel Legion who have Padme costumes, have them retake photos in their outfits to match the pose in the artwork, so Jason can then remake the picture with actual costumers.

Parts of it turned into political dumbness, but overall it was a neat idea.

[ferdalump.livejournal.com]

Absolutely stunning pics. You are beautiful and make a perfect, graceful Padme. :)

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!!!

[fieryredhead.livejournal.com]

GORGEOUS!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sirrogue.livejournal.com]

Absolutely beautiful, hon!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thanks sweetie. :)

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Everything is gorgeous there :-).

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[lita64.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! Just so beautiful! That dress is such a stunning recreation, and you look so lovely. The comparison shots are incredible! :D

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[adesso.livejournal.com]

I saw Rachel's post about this the other day and forgot to comment, but hoooooly crap. You look stunning! The dress is gorgeous and you wear it so well. And wow it just looks so fun to wear. Pretty pretty twirling!

And of course, props to Rachel for some ace photography!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! It's really fun to twirl in-- although walking in it can be a pain. There are a bunch of pictures where I've got my arms wide and I'm looking down at my feet, because I've stepped on some part of the dress and I'm trying to get off the dress without stepping on another part of it! *g*

And yes, RACHEL IS AWESOME!

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

I can see why you love them--they're gorgeous!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[m-cubicle.livejournal.com]

Amazing costume shots! Great job.

[mcgregorkenobi.livejournal.com]

Those pictures absolutely beautiful!

[flyingcarpet.livejournal.com]

The pics look amazing, and you're right -- Balboa Park does have a very Naboo vibe going on. :)

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's funny, I've been to Balboa Park quite a bit but never really noticed how Naboo-like it was, until now!

[sistersola.livejournal.com]

These are so awesome it's crazy!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D