16th Century Lust

Beautiful lighting…I love those pearls!

Excellent work Paul

Awesome lighting Paul, what a magnificent image! Tones are impeccable, as is the framing!

I agree Beautiful, awesome lighting,, Excellent Image!!

This is so wow Paul, I love the softness yet the the dark side to this and the framing just makes this theme work, such a beautiful piece…. p.s Nice bum!!!!!

Wonderful photograph Mr. Paul… Great work with light and capture of emotions… My compliments!

That subdued lighting is doing it for me!

all the light in the image seems to come from the body of the woman via that amazing dress which makes her seem somehow not quite the dirty girl she probably is. very interesting concept. when you get through with the seven deadly sins how about giving the seven contrary virtues a whirl….. now that really would be a challenge.

The direction and lighting is perfect, gives a real air of mystery to it. Excellent tone and processing too, well done.

Oozes wantonness and sensuality – fab image!

Beautiful work, I love the frame in the background, another incredible work, heaps of thumbs up and a round of applause

Cool. The nude in the frame on the left adds a subtle touch and i don’t know if anyone else sees it but in the bottom of the frame on the right i see what looks to be half a mans face with suit jacket on? My eyes are playing today. Great work Paul!

Paul, I think this is one of your best I have seen on here so far, the lighting makes such a moody and sultry atmosphere, has she come in to the room and seen you in the painting, or is it a mirror and she is actually looking at you, which ever it is it looks like it caught her by surprise and as the title suggests she wants some

Great image love how it is in the shadows really sets the mood.

I love the mystery of this. Fantastic. I would love to you see do a Seven Deadly Sins set…it would be so interesting to see your spin on it!!!!

your photos are more and more becoming like paintings with light. amazing work.

The look on her face is what intrigues me the most about this image. Brilliant work!

great lighting, and image

Dr Vanzella had a manic look in his eye! finally the time machine was ready. setting the timeatron for 1769 (snort pffffft 69!) he set his dastardly plan into effect. do away with the great artists and replace them with his!
The time machine worked! he stole across the study of Wilthrop hall and swapped the recently purchased Constable picture for one of his own! in a flash he was gone back into the time vortex.
Meanwhile the mistress of Wilthrop hall entered the study having heard a strange thrumming noise. Her eye caught the picture hanging where the Constable had been, urges coursed through her fragile female frame! was it… yes it was a young mans bum!!!!

love the dark and moody feel of this, just enough light to pick up the important details in the composition and leave the mind to fill in the gaps, top work Paul

lovely mood in this the lighting is exceptional

do i see de light of rembrandt caravaggio
dick

its is a great piece of work well done
but it is also to much a painting of the greatest painters ever
why not make the juice of that great light
in this time whit his own subject
it will be great

a master piece

dick

Love the light in the subjects eye Paul, by the way, after now realising the risks I’m off lust for life.

Beautiful light and mood.

Love the mood you’ve created here paul

16th or 21st Century – doesn’t matter, its the same ol’ lust. That fire and brimstone is getting a little uncomfortable. Nicely orchestrated chiaroscuro Paul.

What a beautiful photo , I love the mood it gives..

fantastic theatre and phorography. You are a master of mood settings!

Beautiful lighting, and colors!!

Excellent lighting and tones!

fantastic light and mood!

cute bum…outstanding photo..amazing love your work

great title. had to visit the moment i saw the title, once here.. wow.. superb piece of dramatic work.. lots of intensity and emotion, and of course technically outstanding – love it!

the lighting in this is absolutely magnificent

great lighting as always, LOL, love the lovely painting behind her, nice bum indeed. great settings too

The lighting in this image is fabulous Paul… and what a charming woman.. I can’t think of a single deadly sin I haven’t been guilty of.. : ) bring on the fire and brimstone I say…
Will you have the whole series..? that would be wonderful to see… Wendy

Great styling Paul! Love the low light, adds real atmosphere and suggestiveness to the piece! :D

Classical lighting style, gorgeous. The styling and concept is brilliant.

A mate of mine reckons the punishment for lust is marriage. But he is having some difficulties so his views may be a bit coloured.

Great shot Paul, everything works.

In the 16th Century just about everything would land you in Hell. Of course, for a price (Indulgences) the local priest could pray you out of hell and into purgatory. Ha Ha. Great lighting. Lusty indeed.

Very nice!

You’ve captured this concept beautifully. Dramatic and laden with sensuality. All talentedly asisted by your superb use of lighting.

cool one, paul. excellent light – you created a very unique, 16th century mood.

Oh this is wickedly delicious, such glorious light on those pearls and dress, they glow! Is there a fire extinguisher handy?

A picture that prooves the heroism of human beings. Churches made us afraid for one of our largest blessings: our sexual energy. And the churches made a lot of money out of that. (Probably the greatest marketing scam in human history.) But us, human beings, kept faithfull to what we believed was one of our natural blessings: the capability to give enormous pleasure to eachother. We didn’t let us scare off by perverted and sadistic guys in dresses that use their thingy only to piss. Not even in the dark and dangerous middle ages. Love the joy and pleasure I can see in this picture. The lust and disire looks like a beacon of light in the darkness of fear. Fabulous epic work.

The look on her face is like… “Yeah go on… if you think you’re good enough!” Superb lighting here Paul… transports one back in time to when fire and brimstone was almost preferable to a life of mediocrity.

as always with your work paul,its excellent.

love the darkness of this image yet it is the light on the dress that really shines through – a really beautiful image.

Love the pearl necklace….

Fantastic light and mood. I love everything of it.

Great concept and Xsquisit lighting !!!!!!!

Incredibly beautiful and amazingly lit. This is gorgeous!

That’s beautiful Paul… Wonderful lighting and pp!!

You really are a masterful evocateur of moods Paul.

excellent period shot Paul!!

Beautifully done the lighting is amazing. This is gorgeous

Wow her expression is superb,soft tones, lighting and composition are just perfect! Wonderful shot!

I love the setting, it’s something that I have always wanted to do myself (a Victorian type of photo shoot). What drew my attention was the nude painting on the wall…it’s quite blurry in the sense that it is hard to say if it’s a mirror or a framed painting…According to Freud, the mirror displays our true self…It could be our lust…interesting…

Wonderful composition and light!

simply stunning…it never ceases to amaze me how you get the lighting just perfect for any subject you choose

love it

Excellent imagery Paul and fantastic story line!

Beautiful image Paul…love the subtle details and soft lighting…superb work, like a scene from a movie.
Fire and brimstone…mmmm well, I’d better not die;)

Gratziela – (re Freud comment) – The Undiscovered Self such interesting concept of how each contains its oppposite and mirrors it back…like the two halves of the whole….yin and yang…..the female ~ outward projection; the male faced the oppostite direction the male energy ~ inward (in this case)....i like the theory of duality co-existing in balance and tandam.

Wonderful..such a great feel to this!!!

Outstanding work!

dramatic shot

You know, her expression is what i like most. It really makes this shot (for me). Lovely subtle undertones and a great feeling of defiance.

Great work Paul, very good lighting. Excellent.

love your work
always outstandng

Stunning…as always! You have such an artistic imagination!:)

For some reason the description made me laugh. The matter of fact tone just kind of made me chuckle, but as for the shot: you really do an awesome job of these themed shots in all aspects. Really nice work, keeps me coming back to see more.

Really great imagery Paul (I see you got your bum in there again – you’ve been hanging around Jo too much :P) – the shadows are just right.

Fantastic lighting Paul. Very reminiscent of Bill Henson!

very moody great shot

wow it has taken me so long to view and digest the image then read all the 999 and counting comments there seems to be on this one…and so well deserved. This really is a masterpiece, emotionally exciting in every possible way, well done.

excellent scene…she is a Diva

aha…...........but it would be a sin to live without lust surely?.................I love that you dont automatically see that wonderful torso in the frame when you first view this…................!

wow what an image, great lighting, setting and mood, works on many levels for me. congrats Paul

perfectly done, I like it

excellent work

oohh! Cheeky…

Great work Paul! But who is lusting and who is the object? Is it the woman looking at someone we cant see and lusting after them, or is it the viewer who is lusting after the woman? Rhetorical question … wonderful image!

Fantastic lighting,just like a«clair obscur» old painting ,beautiful.

Perfect lighting, theme and costume well done!!

Oh yes, I love the luminous dress and pearls agains the shadows.

spooky ..

love the light and processing is just perfect!!!

What the heck, you only live once, bring the fire and brimstone. Great pic Paul.

How beautiful is this…....... Awesome job. The lighting is just perfect for this shot.

Wow fabulous image Paul, love the glow of the dress and the contrasting shadows. Just beautiful

What an atmosphere the lighting creates. I love how the woman is smiling slightly… looks like she’s going to break out into sinister laughter at any second! Fabulous protrait.

Wow I love this!!.. The atmosphere is superb and the lighting is perfect…

Beautiful

I love the dark atmosphere here. For me is this near a perfect piece of art.

Beautiful seductive shot – very subtle and suggestive – can feel the undertone of lust

Lovely almost Rembrandt kind of lighting. Beautiful.

It is a pity that the good girls go to heaven and the naughty ones get the fire and brimstone!

Masterful work with this. Evokes not only lust but to me it actually reminds me of the cover of something like an Agatha Christy book.

Bravo.

thats some amazing lighting there Paul.

The lighting is superb, the subjecy beautiful, this image could inspire 1000 words.
lovely work .

BEAUTIFUL!

The lighting is beautiful Paul especially on the pearl necklace. I love the mood you have conveyed – God help us if fire and brimstone is the penalty!

Fantastic Victorian story telling image! I love the way she glows in the darkness.

The lighting is great, and that dress looks so dream like! wow nice

I love this shot, great lighting, fantastic dreamscape!

Excellent compsoition. Great use of shadow and light. Tones are perfect

I really love all your work, but this one is one of my favorites. I love the composition!

Love the old world feel….

Love the seductiveness

intriguing. I don’t think my computer screen does it justice. It’s almost like she hasn’t noticed that naked bottom behind her, but how could she not? Obviously the object or her desires is in front of her, and a much better prospect!

Congratulations on being “Featured”, Paul !!! Very dark and seductive, both in the lighting and the pose. Just the right amount of lighting on that wicked eye, the face, the breasts and to highlight the soft lines of her outfit. A rather dark and secretive setting surrounds her. Excellent, all round !!!!

Lighting on this is Suberb! Its an amazing photo and you treated it with pure Vanzella Style!

nice one …love the chiaroscuro lighting…touch of the Caravaggios about it..

perfect shadow, and subject and idea.

Up there with the best of yours, love the lighting

So glad the concept of heaven or hell has no real meaning but in mythtisism, so may she enjoy what others consider a sin. I love the lighting and choice of costume.

Absolutely love this, the setting is superb, the woman’s expression relays the title so well, but the lighting is my favorite part, dark because lust is a sin I suppose, but hey, I’m hoping that punishment stuff is negotiable if it’s jolly lust, or something equally upbeat…

Fantastic lighting and tones.

very well executed!

Gorgeous but I feel you were dating this wrong. 16th Century is the 1st Queen Elizabethan times. This is more mid to late 19th century -1880+ – Queen Victorian times! Perhaps you could get away with early 1830s but not really any earlier than that in fact it may even be closer to early 20th Century Edwardian style.
And I wonder if you deliberately put the pair of faces in the shine on the frame behind her left shoulder – a man in Edwardian suit and a woman behind him. This indeed gives it that spooky Victorian element – “What is hiding in the shadows and shine of the flickering candlelight?”
Chookas! X♥X