Ophelia
Model is Missy
Makeup and Hair by Loran Bean
Assistant – Adam
Photography and Post by myself
Comments are very appreciated. please leave one!
I thought I might say a little bit about how we got these Ophelia shots. Missy is a VERY talented photographer friend of mine (to view her work, go http://missyjanek.deviantart.com/) and she has also modeled for me in the past. I thought she’d be great for this concept, so we started about 3pm yesterday. All was going well until she got in the pool and said “I don’t know how to swim!”
So we struggled and propped her up with pool noodles and floaties and Adam even held her legs while she tried to stay afloat. I felt like she really was going to drown a couple of times! (We kept her in the shallow end, of course! and my dog was keeping watch as life guard.)
For someone who had not really been in water before, I think she did a great job. :)
Ophelia belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Australian Contemporary Photography, Australian Portraits, Creative Fashion Photography, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Eerie Lighting, Fashion and Editorial Photography, JPG Cast-Offs, Live, Love, Dream: , Models, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Myths, Legends and Fairytales, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), the love of Eerie and enchanting artwork, Theatrical and Staged Photography and Woman Appreciation Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Jess Andrews
lovely tones
fallenrosemedia replied
thanks Jess!
Matt Sillence
glorious image, love the blues. eyes a crisp sharp. love it
fallenrosemedia replied
thank you matt :)
aglaia b
so stunning rose! BEAUTIFUL! ;-) xox
fallenrosemedia replied
thanks :)
waitin' for rain
amazing blue and feelings here
ElYPares
Fantastic!!! The blues are stunning in this image.
Peta Ridley
Great! One of your best. Love the mood, tones and treatment.
gail anderson
beautiful!
dlmorrow
Congratulations on the feature!! Well done … and I must say Hamlet would definitely approve of this Ophelia!! : )
Anne Hale
Great effect with the light relections and just a great picture overall.
Mohammad Khaksar
amazing blue…really amazing….
Helen Chierego
...a jawdroppingly beautiful image!
jacqleen
Just BEAUTIFULLLL…..love the tones, the capture and the POV!!!!
soos
this is great!
Minka Bleakley
So beautiful.
Tracey Mac
Wow, she looks so relaxed and in the moment for someone who can’t swim…..this is superb….just gorgeous….really love the tones and her expression is magic….pov is perfect….!!
Mary Ann Reilly
very cool image and composition.
andreasphoto
alluring…
SD Smart
Incredible beauty. Captivating result.
midzing
beautiful image,,, well done
Mel Brackstone
What a beautiful piece! Love those tones…..and her eye contact is fabulous.
HenkStolk
creepy…wonderful work
DrinkMeAlice
your capture, colour POV are fabulous. Ophelia’s eyes are magnetic! Beautiful, looking directly into those of the viewer and holding our gaze… yet we know she is dead and unseeing! Eeerily, hauntingly beautiful!
myoriginalsin
Absolutely love the tones in this piece :) I host Myths, Legend and Fairytales and this definitely caught my eye!
ShadowDancer
This is so dreamy and ethereal… congrats on the feature it was well deserved.
Earhart Chappe...
amazing shot. and i like how you spoke of the behind the scenes actions..
Karin Taylor
wow, very special, beautiful
chrisdade
Beautiful image love the blues.
Rosemary Scott
glorious! A beautiful image, well done.
Anne McGinn
very beautiful image – so delicate
Julia Thomas
stunning!
Laurie Search
Fantastic!!!
Alan Findlater
excellent work
artGIA
stunning image! love it!
chelseal
hi i was wondering if you could help me, i am interested to know about the coloured dots in the right hand side of the image, do you do that on phtooshop, and how?
great great work, so inspirational!
fallenrosemedia replied
it’s called a texture. i find mine on Deviant Art, people create some that are free for use. Then all you do is put it on top of the image and click the ‘blending options’ button, and find which one works best for the image!
hope that helps :)
chelseal
thankyou!
myoriginalsin
debb
so beautiful – comp – color – texture – fabulous ! :)
Glen Allen
excellent
Fire Marie
Steve Sharp
Gorgeous, she looks so peaceful and comfortable, and as a former non-swimmer I can understand how she may have felt very different inside at the time!
Nicole Goggins
this is great! love the blue tones…
solareclips~Ju...
Congratulations on a well deserved home page feature!!
lgmphotography
nice use of bokeh :) lovely composition! x
aglaia b
beautiful work and series, very well deserved home page feature, congratulations! ;-) xox
JUSTART
beautiful
Stephen Colquitt
So nice to find this one from the home page today. A beautiful image
micklyn
STUNNING image!! congrats on the home page!
INTERACTION
amazing colorization.
simply lovely!
Mike Paget
Arresting photograph!
Kenneth Leishman
Outstanding work!! I am now a fan of your work…Well done!
i l d i l a z...
Very beautiful work,congrats on the home page feature!
Christian Zammit
WELL DONE for featuring on the redbubble homepage.
your work is really great
Christian Zammit
CapturedByKylie
Congratulations on the home page feature (April 16/17th 2009)
emapearl
this is really really beautiful :) wow!
KathleenF
This is a beautiful shot, interesting story behind it.
Great work.
sketchesofcoop
Simply beautiful!
claremartin
Truly beautiful image!
John Luarca
Hi! I featured your work in my blog—> Stark Silhouettes . Keep on.
robmac
Congratulations a well deserved winner First things
ViktoryiaN
Absolutely LOVE IT!
hsien-ku 3 days ago
very beautiful artwork