By Candlelight

By HeatherShade written 8/26/06 2:11 PM, published 8/26/06 2:11 PM
I don't often have a willing victim... errr ummm... model, yeah MODEL, to photograph, so I shoot 'em when I can get 'em.

I wanted to try using absolutely Popup Linknothing but candlelight for lighting...

...what can I say, I like to Popup Linkplay with fire...

Popup LinkCigarettes and red red lips, such a lovely combo...

But sometimes, it's all just Popup Linksmoke & mirrors...

The reflected, flickering flames did some strange & interesting things Popup Linkin the darkness...

And a cigarette holder and an armful of roses in the shadows make me think of a sort of Popup Linksinister elegance...


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  • ROCKADEE 8/26/06 2:27 PM
    "In The Darkness" Is My Fav...Well Done, Shady!

    - NATURE RULES!!!


  • smalltown05 8/26/06 2:45 PM
    Love the thumb!

    - blow.....hard


  • tbell 8/26/06 2:48 PM
    The photos are good, but I hate to see even theatrical use of cigarettes as a prop. Hope that beautiful young woman isn't in time burdened with anguish and regret.

    - petercallesen.com


  • HeatherShade 8/26/06 2:52 PM
    Rockadee, smalltown05... TY guys, I appreciate it... tbell, this girl was a friend of a friend who wanted to pose for me one day, she was a smoker and was smoking anyway and I like to capture it as I see it. I don't smoke personally but to each their own. Thanks for the word about my photos.

  • belleboe 8/26/06 3:48 PM
    Great set love the lighting

  • Bobby 8/26/06 3:52 PM
    Nice set

  • ClassyShots 8/26/06 4:06 PM
    Interesting idea and I like the shots but as with any photographer I would have done a few things different. I think the hair goodies and all the rings are distracting. I hate being able to see a bra. Take it off, being as all you see is her back anyway, or wear a solid top.

    - Oh Bull!


  • knepomuk 8/26/06 4:25 PM
    Nice series. Candlelight, for me, always produces a deep orange tint - did you tone-down the "warmth" at all? Anyway, the DoF was great and the poses were very creative and interesting.

    - Meaning brings happiness


  • Sopris 8/26/06 5:33 PM
    Play with fire is great!

  • kitzi 8/26/06 5:56 PM
    beautiful and well done... agree the hair ornaments and rings detract, but given how nice they all are..its all relative.

    - ©kitzi


  • javsmom 8/26/06 7:01 PM
    love these ones shady... i thought they were you when i saw them on your site... i need models bad, i see so many people i would love to photograph... love them all but your thumb esp. and in darkness.

  • lifeonfilm 8/26/06 7:39 PM
    Like "play with fire" best. Nice shootin'

  • HeatherShade 8/26/06 7:44 PM
    Thanks all.. I appreciate your feedback, as always! :) And thanks for the ideas, ClassyShots... this was not a planned shoot, as I said this was a friend of a friend who was just happened to be around for a short while that evening (she was already dressed that way, about to go out somewhere if I recall) and she agreed to pose for a few quick shots so I didn't really 'style' this or anything, it was just a spur of the moment thing. Since I never have any actual models to shoot I took the opportunity that was presented. Personally, I would love to be able to control an entire shoot- wardrobe and everything- but as I can't afford to pay a model, I have to make do. Sigh. I would have done some things differently had I had the chance, but oh well. I only had about 5 minutes to shoot this girl, heh. Thank you, knepomuk... I didn't get so much of an orange tint as I did toooo much darkness, which I lightened up a tinytiny bit in PS in some just so more details would be visible (except for a few shots, like in darkness and play with fire, those I left as-is cause I kinda liked the spookiness of the darkness in those) javsmom... I hear ya on the model thing... if I had a willing friend I would be pressing them into modeling service constantly, heheheh. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who will model for me without the pay, which, as a broke person, I cannot afford, Doh. Thanks for the kind words :)

  • javsmom 8/26/06 8:25 PM
    too bad we don't live closer heather, we could shoot eachother! i think we both like to be behind and in front of the camera:) camera actors...

  • loweho 8/26/06 9:32 PM
    In the Darkness, is my favorite, Shady! It reminds me of a horror movie, not one in particular, just the general mood and lighting. Very nice set!

    - Fickle Finger of F8


  • ClassyShots 8/26/06 9:55 PM
    Tell her you will buy her dinner and give her a cd of the images if she will come back and give you some time ;-)

    - Oh Bull!


  • LaPineian 8/26/06 11:05 PM
    Neat set! Nothing but candlelight & in the darkness are wonderful. How fun, no way can I get people shots. Would like to try sometime tho!

  • bugaboo 8/27/06 3:14 AM
    These are really wonderful!

  • Pyro43 8/27/06 6:48 AM
    Good experiment. "play with fire" is my fave. They all have a mysterious feel.

    - Mmmmmm... Multiplicative


  • sceneangel 8/27/06 7:56 AM
    I am glad you had a chance to play and hope you keep it up. These have a nice feel to them and it looks like the big guns here have given you some ideas. I think classy had the right idea....bribe her next time so you can have more control over the details.

  • HeatherShade 8/27/06 5:56 PM
    javs... oh, totally... we would have a blast eh? Damned long distances...! --shakes fist at sky-- And loweho... ooooh, THANK YOU. I love things spooky above all, so you just paid me a gi-normous compliment, woot! Thanks again for all the feedback, guys... I really appreciate it. I actually shot these a few years ago(!), back when I lived in New Jersey... and I am back in Texas now. So, unfortunately, no chance of enticing her back for more photos, doh. I have been on the lookout for willing models around here since I moved back but so far no takers (well, none that will work for anything less than a big paycheck, oi) And I am broke as a joke, right now, heh. So I guess I'll have to just keep looking.