Photographer's Comment: Grin, What can I say...I find dark fantasy images fun. This particular one is something a little new for me partially inspired by Frank Frazetta who's work I discovered as a teenager. I just loved the fantasy of it. For some unknown reason, I've been suddenly struck with a fascination of his art again. Not sure how succesful I was, but hey it's a start. grin

Tags: fantasy portrait warrior vampire gothic

Viewer Comments:

By LindaJames (2008-04-30 16:51:50 ): Quite a spooky mysterious shot. Wonderful use of color. Very creatively done.

By smokeydawg (2008-04-30 13:36:23 ): Thanks Jan! Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-04-30 13:36:22 ): Thanks Jan! Carl

By Isachsen (2008-04-30 13:27:10 ): Pretty cool and refreshing stuff here Carl. I like that very much!

By smokeydawg (2008-04-30 12:55:23 ): Thanks Frank. LoL like the "Elvira the Lesser"! The boots were new and she did complain about them a little. But she was a trooper, it was 38 degrees out with about a 15mph wind gusts. A bit cool!

By smokeydawg (2008-04-30 12:53:13 ): Thanks Carlos, Not really in mind as such when I shoot weddings, but more of a fun sidetrack from doing weddings since it is easy to get in a rut during wedding season. Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-04-30 12:47:59 ): Thanks Brent, I appreciate taking the time to leave a comment. I agree I need to fine tune this idea a little bit, esp the title on this one. Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-04-30 12:44:52 ): Thanks Tanja, there will be more later this summer. Well hopefully anyway! Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-04-30 12:41:25 ): Thanks Steph, I always appreciate your feedback. Glad you liked it. Carl

By bjsnow (2008-04-30 07:44:46 ): Great shot Carl. The lighting is excellent which is really important with the sepia. The colour are great as well. The change I would make is in the title as she doesn't look very battle worn. She needs a few cuts and maybe some muddy boots! :-) Great job as always. Brent

By karmal (2008-04-30 01:47:12 ): Another gothic art piece. In this one I also like the stage direction work: the model's pose and the props. I guess this is what's inside your mind when doing weddings, so it is a good take for this assignment. Carlos

By somagni (2008-04-29 23:33:07 ): I don't know who Frank Frazetta is but I'll look him up. Your lighting is really good as it accentuates the subject and the mood. The red color is wonderful - I especially like it on her lips. I look forward to seeing more!

By Scepter (2008-04-29 23:19:08 ): Right about now Elvira the Lesser here is thinking "These boots looked really cool in the store... but I should've worn the cross trainers!" lol... Cool image. Gotta hand it to you, some interesting subjects find their way into your camera. Good job!

By GuitarGodsWife (2008-04-29 17:57:46 ): This is so very creative I don't know where to start! I LOVE it! The red is brilliant against the sepia. Fantastic fantasy image! Great, GREAT job!

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