Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 6. The Dreaded Locomotive of the Living Dead for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! Philomena embarks on a death train to attend the funeral of one of the members of the tour. However, when she and fellow monster hunter, Missus Mister, discover…
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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…
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…
Bonus Round 2 – Lady Monster Hunter
Lizzie Hatfield, the hair/make-up artist for “A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters” plays a lady monster hunter in the book as well! When Lizzie did her shoot, we traveled around Montana looking for a location that was similar looking to Spain. We also did a portrait. This character catches a blob, and a bottle stands-in…
Bonus Round 1 – Steampunk Cowboy
The leads may be gone, but there’s even more behind-the-scenes photos that I haven’t had a chance to share! Take a look at the steampunk cowboy! Trevor Ivanich joins the cast as the Steampunk Cowboy, hunting werewolves with Philomena Dashwood. Most of the costume was purchased or borrowed from the Antique Store, and includes…
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 “???”…
Day 9 – Haste to the Wedding
Today Brin dressed up in a Beautiful wedding dress by Alisa, while Jeremy wore a knightly outfit created by myself. Jeremy wears a Worbla thermoplastic breastplate and faux-leather pants. Brin wore a super long train which attaches to the bottom of her gown. We also shot in front of a greenscreen to add things to…
Day 7 – Insanity
Last night we had no internet, so we couldn’t post an update, but you sure get it today! We went back to the steampunk asylum where Brin was accosted by the inmates, and Jeremy pretended to be sick. We arrived at my apartment to shoot in the creepy basement. Lizzie got everyone ready on the…
Day 2 – Philipsburg Montana Opera House
The Philipsburg Opera House in Philipsburg Montana graciously allowed us to photograph some of our “A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters” photos in their beautiful Historic Building today! The delightful summer stock theater just ended its season. The theater is known for its many Victorian backdrops, hand painted by artist Edgar S. Paxson. Take a…
Photography Trip to Seattle – Part 3
Having created the Steampunk Geisha outfit nearly a year ago, it was finally time to get it photographed! Meilyn Saychow modeled as the Geisha Ghost, and her energy and spontaneity brought the ghost to life as you will see in the following behind-the-scenes photos! We woke up earlier than I’ve been up in almost a…
Photography Trip to Seattle – Part 1
There are a few behind-the-scenes people involved in A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters who hardly show up in pictures. Catey helps me make costumes, and she joined me on this trip to Seattle to photograph some images for the book. Our first stop was Missoula, Montana, where we met up with my usual Hair…
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