My Dream Job: Barbie photographer

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Izabela loves dolls so much that she photographs them professionally as a living, and here's a behind-the-scenes look at those wilder than life shoots.

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00:00My name is Izabela Kuella, I'm a doll photographer.

00:08On a daily basis I work as a retail architect for the biggest fashion company in Poland,

00:14but in the spare time I develop my creative hobby.

00:17I take photos of dolls.

00:27I always dreamed about having a real Barbie doll, but as a kid I never had one.

00:34I'm a kid of 80s, raised in Poland.

00:37Barbie dolls were available in my country, but they were way too expensive for my parents

00:43to buy.

00:44So I never got one as a kid.

00:47I got one on the 31st birthday from my husband.

00:50He decided to fulfill my dream from the childhood.

00:53He took me to the shop with toys, and I picked my very first Barbie doll.

00:59I will show you that one, it's her.

01:02This is my first Barbie doll, and this is where my adventure with doll photography started.

01:09We are shooting for the wedding project that I would like to do this year.

01:23And the second one we are going to do in my studio, and it will be kind of an office diorama

01:30that we need to set up.

01:32It's our secret September project.

01:40For me it's not about collecting, it's about taking photos, so I buy only dolls that are

01:46inspiration for me.

01:52I have one big dream for this year, and this one is to publish a doll photography book.

01:59And we are going to do it on a Kickstarter.

02:06I think there is a lot of ways how you can make small money on doll photography, but

02:13for me it's never been about money.

02:16It's my passion, and I do everything with my heart.

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