The Black Dahlia

Beautiful tones, composition and execution!

Oooooozes with that Vanzella class!
Isn’t she gorgeous!
Great work Paul, love your process! :D

Great concept and result…..............well done to you both.

Great work Paul ..

and what a book !!!!

Fabulous feel to this image the tonal quality is so very beautiful :-)

how beautiful

Excellent work Paul!

God this is beautiful… from corner to corner… the treatment is sensational, the placement of your subjects is brilliant and MissT is absolutely deeeeevine!

superb compostion…. styling is excellent…. the background is spot on and makes the image perfectly surreal…... bravo friend…............ a winner for sure (nice car :) ...........................b

Magic!

Paul, love the title, treatment, tones, comp and model. A fab job. Well done.

very cool, love the subject. I like the textural finish you give to your work, this one’s like paper ;)

Nice Paul, really nice, has class written all over it, great job and she is SO beautiful :)

That would stop me in my tracks.

this is great paul i would love to work with u again

Oh my god Paul – this is GREAT. You have outdone yourself!

x

what? no butts?

Impressive work!

wow, now she looks like she stepped straight out of James Ellroy’s novel!
so love the styling here, the car, that dress is to die for and it so reminds me of the film’s poster.
mr vanzella, gees you’re good!
tis brilliant. ;-) xox

Killer shoes, killer image….................model…......to die for.

Classic in every sense. Great job both.

Love this shot so much…...well done both of you!!

something extra special here Paul, and what a sensational model. love the shoes, the dress, the car… gorgeous.

Great Work… this has such a unique feel… it could be a film set backdrop… kind of timeless – it could be NOW or THEN.

One to study, enjoy and admire M8 …Top Stuff ( again ) Kinda etheral back drop too.

Wow this is awesome Paul. My husband Ken just came in and said whose pic is that!!! and I said Paul’s, he is so impressed and it takes a lot to impress him lol. The processing is just superb, the whole capture!!

Fantastic. Love the feel, tone, texture…everything!

you are the true king of treatment…one day i’m going to figure out how on earth you do this…

Your treatment has blown me away with this one…...love the scene and pose so much….just perfect!!

thats beautiful…elements used to perfection.

Ok.. My fav of all time..Sublime Mr Vanzella, sublime..

you are amazing my friend. Absolutely amazing. /bow

Very classy pic!

Detective Vanzella of the LA vice squad hated murder scenes. More so when the victim was a beautiful dame, he took a drag on his cigarette and went back to searching the abandoned lot where the body had been found, so far they had found no murder weapon and they didn’t have a clue what the motive for the grizzly murder might have been. something caught his eye, a crumpled and folded piece of paper with a spot of blood on it. Picking it up he found it to be a picture of the murdered dame in better times! she sure was a looker even though she only wore black. he sighed saddened by the loss, sure as eggs are eggs this murder was going to go down in history.

I am thinking you have run a winner here… Bravo…

Yeah what Andrew said LOL…

Gorgeous Broad…Fantastic setting

this is so awesome in every which way…you are the maestro!!

This is exceptional Paul! Super composition and treatment! You have totally captured the vintange vibe! The car, the model’s expression (lovely girl), the long winding road; all are perfect!!!!

Just wonderful! OOzing with the WOW factor

oooooooo Yes…..I love this one !!!

Yet again Paul another master piece….. it oozes sexyness…. I love the colour of the car and her dress they compliment one another…..... fantastic….

I have to say i love your work and once again this is fantastic and as you have been told it is dripping with sexyness . . . keep up this great work

Love it

Paul we Rock!! Watch out RB there is so much more in store :P

Seriously sexy, soooo great to see a full figure in front of the camera creating such atmosphere and attitude.

i love it… great work!

Damn, another favorite. Just an outstanding image.

Brillant work. Fantastic textures and composition

cracking work,paul…I’m a sucker for film noir and you’ve got the mood just right

love the lighting!

Love your work Paul …
Interesting choice of title considering what happened to the original Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short)

Love your work too, Paul. This is stunning. Great work, just to start a good story on.

great shot, great model, great work

nice quality work

thre ia always to see the art history in your work
from a pinup to classic paintings
a good one
and a beautifuul model
how realy belong in the picture

Top notch work

MissT you look gorgeous!! Love those shoes!!
Great work Paul. Always love to see “her” out of the garage.

Beautiful image and story!

Wow Paul, you’ve really knocked that Vanzella meter over the top with this one. Awesome image! The car, the girl, the way you’ve built this, all work together so beautifully! I LOVE that backdrop….it all fits in so well!

wonderful work!

Paul, as per usual, your tones are great, your styling is awesome, but the way you deal with those curves is just jaw dropping! Black Dahlia… wow, I could bury myself in those curves and never even need to come up for air. Thanks for making my day!

fabulous idea perfectly executed! love the rembrandt lighting!!

xx

fab setting & capture really striking also on DA x ;P

Oooh gorgeous shot, Paul. Love the treatment. Don’t even start me on the car… I so need to talk you into letting me shoot it one day :)

Tim

another ripper image Paul….......you certainly are the master
xkc

Another classic piece, so nicely done. Love it!

Paul, this is fantastic. You have a real eye for beautiful bods. Great lighting.

tones so well applied to match the perspective in the image…well executed…

Terrific work again Paul ,can’t help but compare the style and curves of both car and MissT.

dahlia

That is a fantastic shot!

Just back for another look. Love the road to nowhere here Paul, and oh, that hot, hot scraping cad. :)

Imagine this up on a huge billboard, towering above the city streets…definitely fit for the eyes of thousands. Fantastic work Paul!

It’s always a pleasure to view your images Paul… I love the dramatic lighting you’ve created here!

This screams perfection!

Nice of your to say thank you to your model but hats off to you for seeing this masterpiece!!!!!

your emulation/homage to period pin-up work is fantastic right down to the shaded wear marks in the folds. superb work.

lost for words really Paul – this has to be my favourite of yours – she is just stunning – a beautiful and sexy image.

nice

Stunning work, Paul. Love the processing and composition… the title is great also! :-)

fantastic! – very David Lynch

Great art work Paul NIce effect, and compoition.

hHHOT stuff…

Great shot….she is sex on legs!!!

Wonderful work Paul! and great choice of model!

Fantastic Paul! Love it :)

Great image, has a sense of power to it….

Superb

Looks like it belongs to the cover of a pulp-magazine…. Raymond Chandler eat your heart out !!! Great work.

nice shot

Real women have curves!!!! What a wonderful composition. It’s very classy.

This is so delicious and retro.

Fantastic image and the background is perfect

Love the retro feel and the texture.

love this!

a fantastic picture with a woman who is in full control of her sexuality…she knows she is beautiful…and that makes her dangerous….and all with your added twist….adorable work….you should be world famous with work like this

Gorgeous work Paul

Hey M8 if not yet. You should get Vic personal plates EROTICAR 1 it would suit your wheels and there have been a few babes sat ontop of it to prove it is. Cheers Steve

this looks awesome.. love the way you manipulate your photos

Superbly put together, Paul. It all works very well.

I love this! Especially the storybook scenery and the smoking hot lady!

perfection, great composition

I like the absence of 1 reality, there are so many realities on the same moment made visual.impresive

That is such a sexy,classy stylish piece of art.I love everything about it,especially the textures.
beautiful!!

This is beautiful.

I am familiar with the story of the Black Dahlia…Paul OMG I have no words that would describe the feelings I get from this image..you are amazing…I wish there were enough words!

Jeez, your work just keeps getting better in leaps and bounds Mr V. This is so smooth, faded, vintage and with a whiff of malevolence. Great curves on Miss T and the car and the way you have concentrated the light is divine – I would put this on my wall, and just may !

After seeing this picture, I went out and bought myself some pin-up mary-jane heels…HAD TO HAVE THEM :)
Miss T is beautiful…a little bit of snow white mixed in with Betty Page. Love her confidence!!!

PURE CLASS!! Your on a roll at the moment mate! Love the way that divine light seems to fall down onto MissT almost as if it is skimming over a theatrical backdrop and also the contrast between the tones of the car and the rest of the image. Everything you have done here just gels together in such a cohesive way that I’m not left noticing one technique or another but left to admire the image as a whole. Great Work !!!

Absolutely Brilliant that background and this shot is unreal.
Incredibly done this JUST ROCKS

Love the vintage feel to this. Fantastic image, Love it… good stuff ;)

Fantastic work Paul.

really great work – beautifully done, fantastic atmosphere, tone, and mood :)

excellent work Paul…wonderful composition..great model

Looking at this makes feel like I’m back in the early 60’s when myself and friends used to cruise around in an old Ford (Customline)? which had a side valve V8 donk…. excellent work

I remembered late last night… it was a Ford Mainline :-)

great look to this pic love it !

oh my goodness you have done this fine image justice!! I love all the different effts , the crinkled photo , the lighting and all the placements of subjects are just perfect!!

outstanding image..

Amazing work as always!

Another shot that jumped off the page to me!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant use of color and the texture is perfect!!!! I would PAY to watch you work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Start a workshop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a brilliant image: the model, lighting, composition. I love everything about it.

wonderful work Paul

Awesome!

Superb imagery and composition

Just Fantastic…Well done. Mp

You’re very good at what you do. Your treatments are always the coolest.

Fantastic work Paul…brilliant mood, styling…superb;)

Excellent work Paul!

Wow…..perfection Paul!!!! Brilliant mood you have created with treatment and set up….AWESOME work!!!!!

thats a great photo

wow how did I miss this one absolutely great work love everything about it absolutely brilliant

incredible work paul, this is stunning

Ahhhh so you’re the one behind this! :D
Lovely work, our Teer is as stunning as ever and I love what you’ve done with the concept!

There is something alluring and fascinating about the “Black Dahlia” thing… great composition here, love the various road scenes.. and truthfully, I must say my favorite part, aside from the aloof expression is her shoes.. not sure where she found them, but they are fantastic.

THANK YOU SO MUCH to the secret person who just bought this… so much appreciated! : )

Class as always, have you got a book out yet?

Just gorgeous in every way possible.

I love Black Dahlia .. great image!

this is amazing….. your such a great artist!!!! love your work!

Ooh I so this a little while ago elsewhere, it is just gorgeous :) x

Just checking this out again Paul.
I know I fav’d it a while back but don’t think I ever commented?
To the point…
This is HOT!!!

Love your work….and this is noexception

Paul. This is a masterpiece. And I am digging the car. Now, why does that car look familiar??????? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm! PLus, the pose is ultra-saucey, and the torn page edges? Gives this an even more timelss feel. Paul, you are an outstanding talent and overall decent Joe! OK, so maybe you’re a LITTLE more staid, conservative and normal than most, but hey – you’re YOU! (Hahahaha!)

Love everything about it – the shoes, the do, the pose, LOVE IT!

Very nostalgic , nice!

Oh man – wicked, wicked image. You can’t see me but I am standing and clapping.

Somebody says this oozes with Vanzella class. I agree.
(And Vanzella style.) Great editing!!

I love this photo, the colors are simply amazing! Great shot!

cool…

paul, i want you to shoot me right through the heart….

Great story, great image.

This is fabulous

Classy !

Excellent !! x

Beautiful work!

oooooooo yeahhhhhhhhh that is a really really real vitage retr colourfullest shooot i have ever seen soo amazing why called it Black dahlia??? A ver y real born PHOTOSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fine Art Composites

So funny that I just watched a special on the murder of the Black Dahila. If that is the same one that your refering too. Beautiful treatment and excellent composition.

the perfect ingredient’s.

I was sure that I had already commented on this shot but anyway, truely fabulous.
Even the signs of wear on the backdrop add to the overall spender of this image.

Fantastic work! Amazing image!

such amazing color and tone… great treatment too. Love your composition, and this is superbly lit. You have created a great narrative with this photo.

I love this….This has been one of my favorite shots ever since the first day I joined RB. Miss T is amazing and the way you capture her is perfect!!! Fantatstic!

I love this….This has been one of my favorite shots ever since the first day I joined RB. Miss T is amazing and the way you capture her is perfect!!! Fantatstic!

The angle is really filmy… The atmosphere perfectly mastered… I also love the attitude of the model. This is a great post modern rockabilly piece of work!!!
Love it!