Barbie Took These Photos: End-of Summer-Barbie Nostalgia 

Entry No. 57

I know. I know. Barbie, she's having a moment. However, if I may back-it-up a Barbie Pink minute, photographing my Barbies isn't anything new.

In fact, the vintage Barbie in the iconic black & white stripe swimsuit has been on my portfolio's headers for over four years. So there.

Anyways, photographing Barbie has a deeper meaning than my already existing love for the plastic female powerhouse.

When I was still little, Mattel had their 'My Scene' Barbie collection & made a Lindsay Lohan doll. I had my Lindsay Barbie & a little family of other redhead Barbies. My grandpa came over & took a picture of my makeshift redhead Barbie family all lined up with his point-and-shoot Kodak camera.

That always stuck in my head--it was so simple, but made such a memory--I still think about it & hope one day the picture will resurface.

So, my love for photographing Barbie runs deep. Photographing Barbie has also lent itself to great photography practice. I really don't care if I look silly in a public setting photographing a Barbie doll--she's such an icon that it feels little like an honor to take her picture. Ha Ha.

For this shoot, I turned the tables & let Barbie 'take the photos' with her pink plastic Barbie camera. Truthfully, I think Barbie has a really good eye for photography-she mainly took some self-portraits, a few of her dog, Snowball, & some of her boo, Ken.

Barbie shot these nostalgic summer photos at a beach in Presque Isle, Erie, PA.

I hope you enjoy Barbie's candid photos, she has real potential.

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