Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 5. Automatons on an Airship for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! When a dissatisfied tourist starts messing with the settings of the automaton crew-members on the airship, the robots become a little too attentive, forcing guests to enjoy themselves whether they want to or…
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Chapter 4. – Behind the Scenes
Today I have decided to blog about our Steampunk Genie chapter! You can read the chapter here. In the book Philomena Dashwood travels to Turkey to observe the only known genie in captivity. She witnesses the theft of this rare, demonic monster — in its lamp — by our Steampunk Thief! Philomena decides to pursue…
Read Chapter 4. The Journey of the Genie
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 4. The Journey of the Genie for free online. The Hunt is On! While in Turkey, Philomena Dashwood witnesses the theft of the only known Genie in captivity from its display. She is caught up in a wild adventure when the handsome thief starts making frivolous wishes and causes an…
Chapter 3. – Behind the Scenes
Did you enjoy reading chapter three of A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters, A Mechanical Mummy, for free online? If so, then you may enjoy reading this post about how the photos were made! Costumes – The Mechanical Mummy Alisa Kester made herself a steampunk Mummy costume which mixes Egyptian styles with Victorian styles, and includes a corset…
Read Chapter 3. A Mechanical Mummy
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 3. A Mechanical Mummy for free online below. The Hunt is On! During her trip to Egypt, Philomena Dashwood thinks she may have found a handsome suitor worthy of her attentions, but his attentions are obsessively directed toward reviving a cursed mummy. When the ancient monster is ressurected,…
Chapter 2. – Behind the Scenes
Now that A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters, Chapter 2. A Witch in the Wilderness, is available for you to read, I wanted to share some behind-the-scenes photos. Below you can learn all about the costumes and photography! Costumes – Steampunk Witch (Baba Yaga) The original design and costume for the witch comes from designer Alisa…
Read Chapter 2. A Witch in the Wilderness
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 2. A Witch in the Wilderness for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! The tour has landed. After discovering that some local children have been abducted, Philomena Dashwood sets off to uncover a mysterious witch. Philomena must not, under any circumstances, ask the…
Chapter 1. – Behind the Scenes!
If you enjoyed reading A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters, Chapter 1. The Ghost of Esme Gorey, then perhaps you will want to learn more about how the photos were created? Below you can learn all about the costumes and photography! This book started out pretty simple. Costume designer, Alisa Kester, of Dragonfly Designs with…
Read Chapter 1. The Ghost of Esme Gorey
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 1. The Ghost of Esme Gorey for free online below. The Hunt is On! Join our young heroine, Philomena Dashwood, as she sneaks out of the house to attend a séance. When a vengeance driven spectre is summoned, Philomena sets out on her first Monster Hunting adventure…
Day 13 – Finishing up the Main Shoot
The last day of our main photo shoot with Brin and Jeremy ended with a trip to Turkey and some fun with our robot friends! Jeremy played the out of tune guitar for us. Brin posed in the A+, top notch poses. Tomorrow Jeremy goes home and Brin returns to work! We will be sad…
Day 12 – Zombies!
Today the monster hunters all banded together to defeat a horde of approaching zombies! We had seven models today! Scoob and Josie joined us as Zombie models! Caenaan, the man who has helped me build sets and fix all my little problems, joins us as the Monster Hunting Tour Guide, Sir Hammerhorn. Robot also came back…
Day 11 – Horse Goggles
Today we got to shoot with Sophie, a pretty, first-time-model, and horse! Her owner, Justine, allowed us to shoot on her lovely property and helped us prepare Sophie! I found horse goggles at the antique store a while back, and knew I needed to include a horse in this project! The goggles were marked “???”…