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.
Tainted Love belongs to the following groups:
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brummieboy
Clevery composed …..
Durotriges
Yay! You got rid of the bucket!
gordontant
I like it… especially the blood on the lips…. lol
Damian
Cool work! Someone should definately be afraid very soon… lol!
andygibb
brilliant image and sentiment!
kaylarenee
nice, its got a nice horror movie theme to it!
Faizan Qureshi
Damn, that’s great!!
This is the same image that you and I collaborated on, right?
Namueh
Oooh!! that’s georgeus!
itsallgoodamanda
you look to cute to be scarey
Jessica Tremp
wow, fantastic Mel….
ozjami
oh so bad,but oh so good!!
Pirostitch
Love the lighting used in this. The overall mood and style suits the theme very well
Gregoryno6
Sometimes I feel
I’ve got to
(bump bump)
Get away...
While I’ve still got my legs.
Brett Keith
Great shot, i also think Jasmine is getting more and more relaxed with each series of shots
Melissa Vowell
She probably relaxed a little more as we went along! These are all from the same shoot
Andy73
Very cool image. Great lighting, pose, and treatment.
Gregoryno6
By the way, where is her right arm?
Melissa Vowell
can’t believe you are the first to notice she’s ‘armless.
Gregoryno6
Do I win a prize? Not the missing arm, please.
Melissa Vowell
nope just my adoration
Gregoryno6
Eternal and undying?
Mundy Hackett
ooh this is cool!
Paul Vanzella
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
Great work, the setup, lighting and tones are great. Wonderful concept well executed.
Tim Gourley
I love the lighting, the tiny drop of blood … and that look on your (?) face!
Melissa Vowell
thankyou – but it’s not me :)
Colin Tobin
Terrific image.
I could totally see this on a movie poster or DVD packaging:
Tainted Love
Featuring Melissa Vowell
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
I really like the lighting in this shot. Nice work
David Harris
Very cool! Reminds me of a Tarratino still!
Ian James
Great shot looks like something from a budget horror movie…
Jeff Burns
Oh Wow this is awesome
Basia McAuley
Excellent direction, mood, light and processing, very well done, love it!
J. D. Adsit
another beautiful and unusual work
vampibunni
thats an awesome picture
christophe
Remember, women are both attractive and dangerous. lol Great shot !
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
The title tells half of the story though :p
Per Ove Sleen
An absolute favorite. Just amazing
Adriana Glackin
OMG – this image is “featured”! weee heee! =D
kdm2222
BRAVO!!!!!!!!! Magical image
Lulabell
such a strong image. love it.
Alexander Gree...
oh my!
ccrcats
Blimey!
Great shot.
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
Dark shot, I love it…the spot of blood dripping from her mouth is a great touch!
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
super cool :D
shes horrifying and beautiful!
Dave Hiskey
spooky…scary…cool pic
brian gregory
great composition and effect…
TonyMM
terrific image
BoneShaker
Hope she doesn’t turn up at my front door. Great pic.
dogpriest
lol, great image!!
dogpriest
paratrooper
dark, very dark
John Miller
Is this before or after she taints the love? :)
I love darksome art…and you’ve done it so well!
erattik
a strong beautiful image
Noel Elliot
Love it
Shutterbug70
Great theme hun :) ,way to go the extra mile!
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
Great concept and image Melissa!!
dirtydish
very Scary and lovely and the same time. Good eye
Michael Degenh...
Uh oh, I think she SAW me, sorry. Love the look in her eyes in this shot. Terrific. Michael
secretagentman7 6 days ago
Someone ought to help that girl .