I love Halloween, and I love Chinese historical hanfu garments. I've always wanted to become a mystical pumpkin fairy empress who is the guardian of a pumpkin forest.
& Here she is! (◕ᴗ◕✿)
It took me months of planning for this photoshoot. Mostly because I wanted to make sure the wardrobe would arrive on time. I also researched and learned how to edit hair color in Adobe Lightroom. I didn't find a good tutorial that looked as realistic as I would have liked, and they were all done in Photoshop, so I went into Lightroom on my iPad and painstakingly drew on each wisp of hair. Then I manipulated the contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, black, and shadow to turn the hair green! (Comment below if you'd like a tutorial, perhaps I'll post one someday!)
The wig and headpiece took the longest to arrive, a month's wait.
When the pumpkin patches came into season, we visited multiple pumpkin patch farms to see which would be a good fit!
Requirement:
- Must look like a forest
The winner was Hillcrest Tree Farm. Make sure you show up early; it gets packed!!
The staff and owners are super kind, so please behave so we can keep having nice things.
I know you pay for your photography session, but be kind and patient; the whole place is a kids' playground! It's not a good look to be an entitled "influencer in the wild" fighting with the public in a public space. You paid for the rights to shoot at someone's property; you did not pay to rent out the place.
People involved in making this photo shoot possible
Photographer: Andy Chansombath
Creative Director/Editor: Mai Vee Vang
Location: Hillcrest Tree Farm
(When I shot these photos, it was $20.00 per customer session; paperwork was filled out and paid for on-site.)
Tools & Equipments
Camera: Panasonic Lumix S1
Lens: Lumix 50mm F1.8 (to allow more light in)
- Lumix 24-105mm F4.0 (longer focal length to compress the foreground and Background, bringing the background closer.)
Editing Software: Adobe Lightroom
People/Object Removal Software: Adobe Lightroom
Background extending/generating software: Photoshop Express
My Wardrobe
Wig: AliExpress - $74.71
Head Piece: AliExpress (something similar) - The one I got was $88.88
Fan: Aliexpress
Chinese Traditional Hanfu Dress: Hanfu Story
Chinese Hanfu Shoes: Amazon (I forgot to order the shoes, so I ordered them about four days before the shoot!)
Bonus
Chinese historical fantasy drama I am enjoying: Lost You Forever S1
The drama has a male harem plot, and they're all so beautiful!!
Please recommend any of your favorite dramas below, if you've seen the drama lmk how you like it! Also comment below if you have any question/suggestion!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
Bonus Content: Unedited Photos from this session!
