With the dark 1 by Sayraphim
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At times of total darkness, there can be an occasional shaft of light that illuminates what was, until a moment ago, hidden.

Not everything that hides in the dark are monsters. The trick is being able to recognize which is which.

This image is a cross processed image shot on kodak slide film under theatrical lighting with a close up lens with no post editing.

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With the dark 1 was voted in the top ten in the ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL group’s challenge MORE SHADOW THAN LIGHT and was featured in the Dark Cabaret group in July 09

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Tags

eye, woman, dark, light

Comments

  • jemimalovesbigted
    jemimalovesbigtedover 3 years ago

    this is really beautiful. I love what you can’t see and the really gorgeous highlights as the face emerges.

  • Sayraphim
    Sayraphimover 3 years ago

    Thank you! I love the close up lens, so you can see detail in the skin and the eyelashes. I like that you don’t need much information to understand what you’re looking at in this shot.

  • John Fish
    John Fishover 3 years ago

    fantastic. love the description also. amazing work.

  • Sayraphim
    Sayraphimover 3 years ago

    Thank you! I wanted to put the work into some sort of context, and staring at it, that was what came to mind.

  • Melissa Park
    Melissa Parkover 3 years ago

    This is so appealing…mystical

  • Thank you so much! The hair always reminded me of fire, and the dark and fire always makes me think of mystical journies

    – Sayraphim

  • ~ Ademac
    ~ Ademacover 3 years ago

    Great image………….. excellent treatment

  • Thank you!

    – Sayraphim

  • Watertoy
    Watertoyover 3 years ago

    Amazing work. Love it.

  • Sayraphim
    Sayraphimover 3 years ago

    Thank you so much :) These two have sparked a fascination with the close up lens that I’m about to explore further

  • R. Jason Smith
    R. Jason Smithover 3 years ago

    AMAZING WORK… I know that lighting had to have been difficult to work with…
    But you sure nailed it! Bravo!

  • Sayraphim
    Sayraphimover 3 years ago

    Thank you so much! I was really pleased with the contrast, something I’ve been most successful with theatre lights. I’m thinking of doing some similar work actually, and racking my brains as to where to get good lighting for it :)