Elegantly Wasted
From a series of shoots with the beautiful and multi talented Jo O’Brien
She has been the mastermind behind our shoots. Her artistic vision and direction is undeniably inspiring!
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Ian James
Excellant shot Paul. Love the lighting, colour and concept.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very kindly Ian! :D
Jason Moses
Nice title and shot. I like INXS, and often think about wastage in the hospitality industry.. though probably not in these terms =)
Firedrake
Gorgeous, as usual!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Jason and Firedrake! The title was the easy bit, when I picked up Jo for the shoot this morning she was already dressed as you see and looking elegant! We made a quick stop at KMart to purchase the Martini glasses and off we went! :D
metronomad
simply fabulous… great job Paul.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps metronomad! :D
Anne van Alkemade
Another fine image Paul. Have to envy that model of yours – if there be truth in fiction she’s having a ball and getting away with murder!!!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Ha! That’s a fantastic way of expressing what you’ve seen!
Thanks so much Anne! :D
~ Ademac
Your images always have a great narrative behind them…..................well done Paul.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very much Barssel! :D
LittleHelen
Wonderful Paul and Jo!
Is that a morgue? :-0 Nah…a kitchen maybe?
Paul Louis Vil...
Eeee! It is definately a kitchen! Where? Hmmmm, not telling!
LOL!
Thanks Helen! :D
Wendy Slee
I love your creativity….. you truly “run with it”.... both you and the elegant but not so wasted Jo!!!
Can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
Jeff Burns
This is fabulous great work Paul. Great work. You two make a great team
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Wendy and Jeff! There are a few shots from this shoot that may make it here! :D
LittleHelen
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Knew it was a kitchen!...What was I thinking..morgue? I am blond :|
Where is itttt?
Valeriu Buev
It was my pleasure to look through your compositions. Very creative and stylish.
Hien Nguyen
hah it made me smile. I used to sleep in the cool room of our IGA store during the middle of the day… good memories.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so very kindly Valeriu and Hien! :D
Helen, I’ve been sworn to secrecy! :p
LittleHelen
I have kitchen contacts :|
Paul Louis Vil...
LOL!
WitheringMoon
OH Paul – the light is freakin awsome!!!!! a brilliant concept!
Oli Johnson
Wonderful concept and brilliant capture.
Von McKnelly
Butler: “Sir…dinner will be a tad late this evening due to a mishap in the kitchen”.
Kudos to you both on a fine job indeed!
John E Adams
Very lovely!
Phil Thomson IPA
Brilliant Work, as ever Paul !!! You truly are a ‘Maestro of the lens’ !! You and Jo make a wonderful team. It looks like the remnants of a NYE that went wrong or the sort of scene you would see from ‘Fawlty Towers’ if they continued it into the present day. Once again WOW !!!
Julie Langford
Fantastic work Paul and Jo – Been in similar poses myself a few times a long time ago – not quite as glamorous looking as this though :)
Judith Oppenhe...
perfect
shaytay
Great team work! Love the lighting….Jo looks great as always…..and the location is amazing!:)
roybarry
Superb
Antanas
Great capture, well done!
Antanas
Great capture, well done!
micmac
I love the dark mood and the shiny dress ,beautiful shot.
Beatriz R. Ald...
excellent work Paul!
marieancolie
It is your fault :)
yes .. showing us so beautiful pictures, with so beautiful ladies….
gave me the envy to do self portraits …
And this another proof :)
Dark and light .. what a wonderful combination….
Matt Turve
nice job.
cdwork
Love the lines and light
midzing
fantastic Paul….I love it,,,
Paul Vanzella
Brilliant – this is just too sensational for words… Love evreything about this image… true talent here on all counts. LOVE THIS!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very much everyone! :D WitheringMoon, Oli, Von (LOL!), John, Phil (Wonderful way of seeing it!), Julie (LOL!), Judith, Denny, roybarry, Antanas, Micmac, Beatriz, Marie (looking forward to seeing self portraits!), Matt, cdwork, midzing and PaulVZ! :D
Cathie Tranent
Amazing concept … amazing execution …. congrats.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so very kindly CathieT! :D
Geoff Coleman...
What a brilliant title and concept – beautiful and hilarious at the same time – rare combination!
LostBoy1
Tasty Work!! seriously!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so very much Geoff and LostBoy1! :D
coffeebean
Excellent concept, really creative, looks great
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly coffeebean! :D
Birgitta
Hehe….
it’d be cool with one mit dangling as well..
excellent shot!
Paul Louis Vil...
Ha!! Cool idea!
Thanks Birgitta! :D
Gerijuliaj
Brilliant photo – everything from the composition to the lighting is perfect.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very kindly Gerijuliaj! :D
Catherine Crim...
this is brilliant paul!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Catherine! :D
HeidiD
Wow, amazing shot Paul!
Shanina Conway
lol! stunning work, love everything about it;)
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very much HeidiD and Shanina!:D
taxiblue
Super work. Love all of it.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps taxiblue! :D
Darren Burdell
STAND OUT IMAGE!!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so very much Darren! :D
Wanda Lechene
wow beautiful shot i like it alot
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very kindly Wanda! :D
Pete Chennell
excellant image…again!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very much Pete! :D
Lee Burgess
LOL!!! Choice title my friend!!!
Lovely work!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Lee! :D
Andy Harris
great lighting and super detailed shot…beautiful!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very much Andy :D
Andrew Bosman
Looks like you two had fun on Saturday morning….
Love the title.
HenkStolk
high quality work
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very kindly Boz and Henk! :D
Louise Cooke
the song is booming in my head..fantastic!
Paul Louis Vil...
LOL! Thanks Louise! :D
BeckyJean
NIce work :)
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps BeckyJean! :D
Peter Zentjens
Great image, not only elegant, but also sexy.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Peter! :D
garrityphotog
I really love this! I am looking for some creative shots for a model shoot I am trying to schedule this weekend. Thank you for the inspiration! The lighting it beautiful and I am captivated by the image.
Paul Louis Vil...
That’s very kind of you! Thanks Shannon! :D
MrAlpha
The Shot, the model, the lighting ! Perfect !
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps MrAlpha! :D
Teer Wayde
Fantastic concept and location – Jo works wonderfully playing her part.
Paul Louis Vil...
A wonderful person to work with is Jo!!
Thanks so much for the comment MissT! :D
denise romano
Cool shot. Like quite a lot of your work. : )
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Denise! :D
bearpaw
awesome shot Paul! and beautiful model :)
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly bearpaw! :D
Robin Robb
Awesome work Paul. I love all of them. But the title on this is perfect.
Noel Elliot
This is such a powerful image
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Robin and Noel! :D
jase8812
Brilliant work , well done !
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much jase8812! :D
Pete Katsiaounis
A lot of your work has a great timeless quality. But this has, for me, a definate, period feel. Maybe its the gloves and shoes, I dunno. Anyway, STRAIGHT to favourites.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Pete! :D
amorspainter
you make great work
thanks fore your
support
Paul Louis Vil...
My pleasure!! Thanks so much amorspainter! :D
Colleen Milburn
Gorgeous work, Paul- well done :-D
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Colleen! :D
Michael Bainbr...
Once again, another fantastic photograph, just love looking through your work.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Michael! :D
Tameika Brumby
Love the concept of this one!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Tameika! :D
satsumagirl
Bizarre and striking! Great work!
profanArte
perfect to me.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so much satsumagirl and profaneArte! :D
Peacefulwarrior
Gorgeous shot…...
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Peacefulwarrior! :D
Jan Timmons
Beautiful tones in this b/w. Funny, elegant, and I remember feeling similarly all too well. Never looked as beautiful as Jo, however, when wasted. Mother nature is so unfair.
Paul Louis Vil...
LOL!! Thanks heaps Jan! :D
saseoche
This is so elegant it’s wonderful composition very well done Paul…..Awesome
frenchblue
i love this image….....cheers!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very kindly saseoche and Connie-marie! :D
Anthony Mancuso
wonderful work Paul, well done!