Tainted Love

Melissa Vowell

Tainted Love

Collaboration between myself and Dabble (she’s AWESOME)

Model: Jasmine

This is the fourth in a series between Dabble and I depicting words through photographs.
We wanted to do this in a way that could be silly and fun yet still hold an element of seriousness and hopefully we have portrayed this.
The chosen word for this image is Fear.

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Tainted Love by Melissa Vowell
  • brummieboy

    brummieboy

    Clevery composed …..

  • Durotriges

    Durotriges

    Yay! You got rid of the bucket!

  • gordontant

    gordontant

    I like it… especially the blood on the lips…. lol

  • Damian

    Damian

    Cool work! Someone should definately be afraid very soon… lol!

  • andygibb

    andygibb

    brilliant image and sentiment!

  • kaylarenee

    kaylarenee

    nice, its got a nice horror movie theme to it!

  • Faizan Qureshi

    Faizan QureshiAll Rounder

    Damn, that’s great!!

    This is the same image that you and I collaborated on, right?

  • Namueh

    Namueh

    Oooh!! that’s georgeus!

  • itsallgoodamanda

    itsallgoodamanda

    you look to cute to be scarey

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    wow, fantastic Mel….

  • ozjami

    ozjami

    oh so bad,but oh so good!!

  • Pirostitch

    Pirostitch

    Love the lighting used in this. The overall mood and style suits the theme very well

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6

    Sometimes I feel
    I’ve got to
    (bump bump)
    Get away
    ...

    While I’ve still got my legs.

  • Brett Keith

    Brett Keith

    Great shot, i also think Jasmine is getting more and more relaxed with each series of shots

  • Melissa Vowell

    Melissa Vowell

    She probably relaxed a little more as we went along! These are all from the same shoot

  • Andy73

    Andy73

    Very cool image. Great lighting, pose, and treatment.

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6

    By the way, where is her right arm?

  • Melissa Vowell

    Melissa Vowell

    can’t believe you are the first to notice she’s ‘armless.

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6

    Do I win a prize? Not the missing arm, please.

  • Melissa Vowell

    Melissa Vowell

    nope just my adoration

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6

    Eternal and undying?

  • Mundy Hackett

    Mundy Hackett

    ooh this is cool!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    Love the concept – and the execution is amazing…. this is a wonderful image, great sense of drama, tone and edge… love your work here so much!

  • David Haviland

    David Haviland

    Great work, the setup, lighting and tones are great. Wonderful concept well executed.

  • Tim Gourley

    Tim Gourley

    I love the lighting, the tiny drop of blood … and that look on your (?) face!

  • Melissa Vowell

    Melissa Vowell

    thankyou – but it’s not me :)

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Terrific image.
    I could totally see this on a movie poster or DVD packaging:
    Tainted Love
    Featuring Melissa Vowell

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    Fantastic work. It has a vintage feel about it. But, I’m not so sure who should be afraid, her or me. Great shot.

  • Michael Lane

    Michael Lane

    I really like the lighting in this shot. Nice work

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Very cool! Reminds me of a Tarratino still!

  • Ian  James

    Ian James

    Great shot looks like something from a budget horror movie…

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Oh Wow this is awesome

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Excellent direction, mood, light and processing, very well done, love it!

  • J. D. Adsit

    J. D. Adsit

    another beautiful and unusual work

  • vampibunni

    vampibunni

    thats an awesome picture

  • christophe

    christophe

    Remember, women are both attractive and dangerous. lol Great shot !

  • Sarah Matthews

    Sarah Matthews

    Love this image, it is really fun. I think the collaboration and ideas behind it is realy great, although I do find the title a bit misleading.
    I think the lighting works well for this dramatic effectr. well done.

  • Melissa Vowell

    Melissa Vowell

    The title tells half of the story though :p

  • Per Ove Sleen

    Per Ove Sleen

    An absolute favorite. Just amazing

  • Adriana Glackin

    Adriana Glackin

    OMG – this image is “featured”! weee heee! =D

  • kdm2222

    kdm2222

    BRAVO!!!!!!!!! Magical image

  • Lulabell

    Lulabell

    such a strong image. love it.

  • Alexander Greenwood
  • ccrcats

    ccrcats

    Blimey!

    Great shot.

  • masterjellydude

    masterjellydude

    i love this,she looks so innocent yet so deadly, i like the effect that you have created. the only thing i don’t like is the single drop of blood by her lip, don’t get me wrong i still love the picture

  • Redtempa

    Redtempa

    Dark shot, I love it…the spot of blood dripping from her mouth is a great touch!

  • Bradley S. Hartman

    Bradley S. Har...

    Very nice and is it a coincidence that the girl has a slight ‘Exorcist’ era Linda Blair look to her face? I love the way the blood can be seen on the lips before collecting enough to form the drop in the corner. The way you use colors breathes life into this like how that tiny drop of blood stands out so vividly as does the blood splattered against the bright silver of the saw blade. A must for any horror film fan. A bloody thumbs up

  • krunkbby92

    krunkbby92

    super cool :D
    shes horrifying and beautiful!

  • Dave Hiskey

    Dave Hiskey

    spooky…scary…cool pic

  • brian gregory

    brian gregory

    great composition and effect…

  • TonyMM

    TonyMM

    terrific image

  • BoneShaker

    BoneShaker

    Hope she doesn’t turn up at my front door. Great pic.

  • dogpriest

    dogpriest

    lol, great image!!

    dogpriest

  • paratrooper

    paratrooper

    dark, very dark

  • John Miller

    John Miller

    Is this before or after she taints the love? :)

    I love darksome art…and you’ve done it so well!

  • erattik

    erattik

    a strong beautiful image

  • Noel Elliot

    Noel Elliot

    Love it

  • Shutterbug70

    Shutterbug70

    Great theme hun :) ,way to go the extra mile!

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    I was wondering if you would consider adding this or anything else that might fit into the “Scary Are Us Group.” We would love to have anything that you might like to share. Thank you!!
    SCARY ARE US

  • Husky

    Husky

    Great concept and image Melissa!!

  • dirtydish

    dirtydish

    very Scary and lovely and the same time. Good eye

  • Michael Degenhardt

    Michael Degenh...

    Uh oh, I think she SAW me, sorry. Love the look in her eyes in this shot. Terrific. Michael

  • secretagentman7

    secretagentman7 6 days ago

    Someone ought to help that girl .

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