The Quiet Earth

can’t find the words – bad critic i know – this is just wonderful – dark, evocative and sensual and just mind blowing and original (will that do?)

Very moody Paul, beautiful light and tones.

WOOWWW! Love the bronzey, shimmering look to the skin. I can almost smell the dirt – FANTASTIC!!

Yes, an excellent piece of work.
Beautiful lighting, great use of the model and wonderful treatment as always.

Well, you don’t need my words to know it’s a wonderful shot from a great concept. Best compliments!

Great setting and the light is spectacular….

What a picture, great !!!

WOW! bloody WOW! you both must be so happy with them…foreground..background..model. just gorgeous.

I’m not even going to begin to tell you how good this is because PV, you know already.
Well done Jo too for modelling!
You guys rock.

looks like a computer animation..
i dont like computer games

I can’t find appropriate, descriptive enough words for this magnificent image. Pure professionalism! The lighting/highlights are great, a strange warm glow in contrast to the black dirt. I’m left with an intense feeling of loneliness looking at this.

Amazing beauty

excellent shot, great title and great composition, well done paul and jo

wow what an amazing image!!

Haunting, yet exquisitely peaceful. I love it.

Gettin’ down and dirty – The way it should be!

You are a fantastic artist and graphic designer.
Great Gallery and this picture is awesome.

amazing light!! and awesome composition! well done!

Excellent photographic work Paul!
Cannot wiat to see more from this series! :D Well done to the both of you!

Amazing work Paul!! Well done.

great job jo and paul…..a disturbingly evocative feel to the image….visually rich….

Great light and great art direction! You guys have created something quite magical…. love the contrast of hard machinery and the delicate female form… great concept… love your work Paul well done!

Terrific work….fantastic lighting. Dark and enigmatic!!

Excellent, this is the work of Paul Vanzella i like the most.

Fantastic work Paul and talk about getting down and dirty Jo;)

Like everyone else I’ve run out of superlatives for your work Paul. This is so atmospheric with the blurred backdrop. Gorgeous!

Speechless on this one. WOW what a brilliant shot and scene. Amazingly done.

Its beautiful. Well done both of you. Lovely image.

Have just had a look at the rest of your work Paul…great stuff! Being a painter I am reminded of Edward Hopper and Jeffrey Smart. You have a great sense of colour…

Hey, what was this project in aid of? You have a great vision.

It conveys beauty as well as dark solitary morbidity! I love the spotlighting, that is purposeful for the cold aesthetic as well as pushing some of the background into sight. The softness of the background works so well for the subject.

love the lights and darks, fantastic work

Congratulations to the both of you. Jo – you look so glamorous – dirty but glamorous. Paul this is an exciting new direction from your usual style. Bravo.

Awesome DOF and composition! Colors are great too. Model is hot!

Excellent work Paul and Jo. Next time you guys do a shoot I want to come along and watch and learn.

Great shot, great lighting,

caravaggio, eat your heart out

Love what you have done to the image, it has a glamorous feel to it… To me, it looks as though there has been a tragic end to a beautiful celebrity.

That really is amazing work Paul

I wanted to thank you for your comments and have had a look into your world, phew thats great!!!
This is really interesting… you”r good..

The shimmering sheen of the light and its stark contrast to the industrial surrounds really work. Lots of atmosphere.

Simply wonderful image! Love the style and mood!

i dont know what to say but it is a very interesting shot. I dont know how you got those great shades but it looks great

I like the concept and the mood. What I don’t like is tha artificial blur. I am guessing that you did it after you took the photograph, because some parts are blurry at the background while others aren’t. Keep up the good work!

Gday Paul, Nice artistic piece this one. A little different from a lot of the stuff in your gallery. Very dark and moody. I like the lighting – it has a little bit of a cinematic feel to it. I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the series.

fantastic work

This is so amazing, great work

Wow, this is gorgeous. Moody and cinematic. I expect Marlowe to show up and solve the crime. Thanks for letting me know about it. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Bravo.

mmmm this didn’t come up in my watchlist….anyway I found it. And as good thing I did. Love the lighting and dark mood. Excellent work guys.

Would be great for a movie. Great shot.

Paul, I find this quite disturbing. I know that you are a great artist but this does feel a bit too CSI Miami to me. You know I am an avid fan and whenever I mention Red Bubble I point you out to everyone as an example of extreme quality. Bear in mind, this is a personal reaction that I had to air. Best wishes, Michelle.

This is a GREAT high end shot- styling, direction, photography= awsum! Good job Paul and Jo.

Stunningly stuff…. really good..

great location, fantastic set-up and very good light! excellent work!

Your skills in photography are very obvious here Paul, and your photoshop work even more so!

This is very good but very disturbing. She looks dead and dumped, having been murdered. Perhaps this is what you were trying to achieve?

Sensational, gritty, raw, masterfully crafted, captured and processed at every stage you can see the care the two of you have put into this, bloody awesome, congratulations Jo and Paul! Blown me away!

... evocative… provocative… disturbing…

It’s good, I like the work put into the layout and getting the elements arranged. I wonder how a more direct lighting method would work – I’m not sure of the dappled lighting on the backhoe and the body.

Brilliant image – particularly love the glow on the skin and clothing, and the light control in the shadows. Well done to both of you!

Held my breath when I saw the splash screen. Great start to what looks as though it will be an intersting journey. Consider me On Board. Very well constructed shot Paul.

There are no words to describe how beautiful that piece of art is!!!

Incredible…......Don’t know what else to say…...
except that the hairs are standing up on the back of my neck…......
I seldom have such a phsical reaction to a shot, no matter how good it is…....
But you’ve done it to me this time…....... Truly brilliant!

Stunning work! The highlights in the image are incredible!

Wow, amazing! Love it. What a combination you two are!

Great shot. Very dark, but the tones are perfect. Nice work Paul!

i love how dark it is but at the same time it’s really light and airy. perfect mixture.

Wonderful image! Congrats!

Wow, awesome. Great work!

I have to let this piece of art sink in a while….absolutely incredible.

Mighty Beauty..Paul!

This is stunning, Paul. So much to look at, and I love the lighting. You two did great work!!!! Really beautiful.

Hey Paul.. If I were a writer of novels I would create a story just to use this picture on the front of the book.. so nice..

its like art has met the crime scene photographer. super composition. creepy beautiful.

This one keeps drawing me back.

You have visually created the word, “quiet”. As I look at the photo things look muted. IMPRESSIVE. I love it.

woman and earth as one! as it should be great shot

I’m not even going to read the short essay’s worth of comments up above, and they’ve probably said everything I want to.

I have a thing for excavators; and who can resist a beautiful lady ? A perfect combination if you ask me.

This is incredible. The dark, muted colors, and I love the fact that it is telling a story. Beautifully done!!!

AWESOME WORK, very detailed and sinister, I love it

Oh man this is great I am so blowwen away by this well done guys.

you gotta be happy getting 100 comments in 12 hours!

beautiful work – a perfect fusion of your 2 styles

will the killer be revealed in the rest of the series?

very Twin Peaks…’she was daid…wrapped in plastic…’

Wow very cool, beautiful composition and the light so good, very cinematic…

WOW! The whole feel of this is brilliant. So beautifully composed. Love the darkness, the highlights add such a lusciousness.

You make her appear so innocent… she probably didn’t deserve it. Compositionally superb, and great use of tones and light to carry the lonliness of her death. Awesome work. BB

This is awsome – amazing composition!! Well done Paul!

You can always spot your shots Paul. They stand out so well.

Very dramatic and staright out of a film – superb

wow thats so hot, well done paul.. looking great Jo! Nice :)

OMG! That is exactly what I said upon viewing this for the first time. Incredible image.

Jo, you got to work with PAUL VANZELLA i’m so jealous i don’t think i’m capable of commenting right now… :)

Awesome stuff, how did you get such amazing lighting?

Terrific and stunning shot Paul.

Great collab Paul and Jo.

Jo when you moving to Canada so you can model for me!

Same as the 200 messages above :))) Do you actually read all of them???

Gorgeous use of light.

I’ve had a complaint from my site foreman about someone messin’ around with his strategically placed piles of dirt and I was gonna report it to the police. But now that I realize it was done by artists and I’ve seen the brilliant result I think I’ll let it slide.

Everything on this image says A+ work, the lighting is outstanding.

Brilliant, breath taking!

Very artistic, perfect execution.

very nice Paul, the lighting reminds me of Bill Henson a bit but i like the more industrial feel you bring to the image.

WOW Paul!!!!! Pure Perfection!

As if you’ll even read my little comment all the way down here….Paul I think you’re a brilliant photographer, this is superb. And Jo is a stunning looking lady. Congrats to you both on an awesome image…

WOW – I cannot tell you how overwhelmed I feel from the awesome amount of wonderful comments on this image – Jo and I worked very hard shooting, planning and developing the concept and bringing it to fruition. It give me tremendous satisfaction to know how well it has been received. Huge thanks and appreciation! WOW!

You are such an inspiration Paul and such a valuable asset to the bubble…...also Jo would have to be the most admired female model we have as a member on the bubble too…........she is such an artist….......We might see her on the big screen yet, with you as the director hey!!!

WEll done Guys
xkc

Amazing! I love the lighting and the shape of her body in this piece.

You do know your photography Paul and it is a priveledge to share a space on redbubble with your talent! For me it is a big learning curve, and I really do appreciate your amazing and warm coments of recomendation which means a lot to me! I can only learn and admire all the fantastic creative work you produce and all the other talents here on RB!
gorgeous peace of work your photograph!

very Hollywoodish, very cinematic

There are not enough tags to describe this work. It’s magnificent.

this is a fabulous image I don’t think there is anyting you could to improve it infact perfect, well done.

Yes, this is indeed an incredible, and very arresting image. An inspiration.

Great picture congratulation!! I can taste this feeling. You know what to do and you handle everything. Now i don’t mean styling and acting:).. Good work!

Stunning Iove the lighting and composition, it’s like a high end fashion advert superb!! and a beautiful model also!!!

fantastic work

Ain’t it great when they’re pretty with talent and brains. she deserves your fantastic pic.

Hey, thanx for dropping by, Paul. Appreciate the comments :)

o.k. o.k. i’ve come back and can now say how very much indeed i love this piece. Her pose is beauitfully fragile and serene, i love the tones of her skin and the lighting on it, it’s magical and as the title suggests, really does have a quiet sense about it.
Well done, I can’t wait to see the rest.

very powerful!

Its all been said above,great work Paul

With all these comments I don’t think I could say anything that hasn’t already been said, but what the hell. This is absolutely brilliant, I love the way that the blurring of the background and area around the model draws your eyes directly to the subject. The muted tones and softness are amazing. Thankyou for sharing this.

The earth and It’s many untold secrets, very eerie! love the tones and the light.

great shot, I love the way that the mood is conveyed easily by the darkness. :)

This is excellent!!!

Nothing more to say.. all has already been said.. and I agree.
I imagine a movie starting like this.

Amazing Work Paul and Jo, Love the Dark mood, The feel, the Lights and the mystery… Brilliant !!

Ditto with everyone else’s compliments on this series. What I like most is the multiple points of focus and the retention of the lights in the background.
... proof that my philosophy needs amending and photo-manipulation is marvelous ….

What an amazing shot, brilliant!!!

Superb

what can I say that hasn’t already been said. compositionally, technically and visually A1. love it mate. you’ve outdone yourself.

that’s amazing!!

great attempt
its really very nice attempt

You both have such great talent! Spectacular!

tThe world applause you//////////////

Amazing work…....i am speechless!!!! You both must be beaming with pride!!!!:)

.................................speechless.

wow!!!

Luminecent skin agaist dirt. Love that!

I LOVE the light! Great mood in this piece =)

awesum piece, great composition

Beautiful and so mysterious!

WASABI!!!

So very very hot.

Wow awesome work dude, sexy, has me thinking of the Mafia perhaps one of their call girls who know too much LoL. Great story telling IMO!

It took 20 minutes to scroll all the way just so I could comment and now I can’t remember what I was going to say, but I do remember that I liked it a lot

This whole series is very well crafted Paul & Jo. From looking at your portfolio I can see that you are in the right profession. You are very talented.

I am so so so not worthy. You have a wonderiful vision. You both did a marvelous job, thanks for your dreams, you bring to life.

Great work!!! Excellent composition!!!

this is great! i love it – nice processing

Hi, thanks for this series, very evocative as we can see from all these comments, very cool!
My initial reaction is one of admiration for the collaboration for two artists with differing styles & aesthetics, well done on a great journey. Cheers y’all!!

You should really contact the Guinness World Records and submit your list of comments for this pic!! Congratulations!....

chapeau, paul, another wonderful work. you’ve got that kind of feel for great pics. pose and set is impressing !!!

with all the detail and 3D effect its like your actually standing there

Now that is what I call style photography. Beautiful work Paul.

EXCELLENT SERIES and collab. magical!!

Love your body of work!!

Brilliant lighting and excellent composition.

nicely lit portrait

Another great shot.

This makes me sad, empathy for Gaia…insightful…

Briliant.
Definatly a favorite.
I love your work.
:)

paul, i am at a loss, this is stunningly beautiful

Very strong picture, almoast a painting…
You really have an eye fot beauty. I’m looking forward to see more of your work.

We are not worthy. L

So full of emotion…saddness and emptiness…feeling of alone in the world. Jo makes a awesome model I really love this!!!!
Hey thank you for the nice comment :)

Awesome work Paul !!

just perfection….such a powerful image

Your photography is skillful but I hope you aren’t killing people for inspiration.

Finally, some work with depth and a story.

such an interesting peice
i am a firm believer that art holds ambiguity
just like literature

Brilliant peice Paul, well done. Difficult lighting too by the looks.

I love the rough and ready feel of this shot.

Story telling at its finest.