The Little Match Stick Girl

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I've always loved Andersen fairy tales, and this one is no exception, although it's one of the saddest ones (amongst a whole lot of tragedies). The Little Match Stick Girl is about the preventable death of a little girl and still as valid today as it probably was then, what with all the runaways and homeless people on the streets everywhere. I tried to tell the story with the minimal amount of symbols, using nothing but a box of matches in front of a grubby wall and a picture of snow I took a while ago. It's one of my favourite images I took this year so far. I love the simplicity and singular message in it.

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Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Cinderella

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From my very first photo shoot. The model is the beautiful Francesca.

I always felt ambiguous about Cinderella; on the one hand I love the romance of it and the hope, on the other I detest the fact that her happiness relies on others - the Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming... I've always preferred the Czech film version, Three Wishes for Cinderella, I watched as a child. In this Cinderella takes and active role and is the driving force in getting her life sorted and getting what she wants, and the prince isn't it, at least not in the beginning. LOL :-)

This shot depicts that one perfect moment we all hope for....

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Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Snow White

 

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From my very first photo shoot. The model is the beautiful Francesca.

Snow White in her coffin. It's always been one of my favourite fairytales, despite the fact that I was always annoyed that she just didn't learn from her experience, but maybe that's why it's such a good example?

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Heroine

Another image in my Hipster series. There's magic in books. I always knew that. :-) For those of you who are curious - the open book is Tales by Edgar Allen Poe and the story shown is "The Tell-Tale Heart".

Credits

Model

• Soul of Music 12 by Kechake-stock

Stock

• Mouse stock 49 by hatestock
• Butterfly 3 by Sammykaye1sStamps

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Magic by spiritsighs-stock

All other images/textures/brushes my own.

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Sheherazade - Photo Manipulation

 

 

Illustration of Sheherazade - part of my fairy tales series. 

One of my favouirte heroines - beauty, brain and a righteous heart. :-) 

I'm working on a new calendar with all my heroines from fairy tales and literature.

Credits

Model

• Photography: Desert Dancer - S - 3 by mjranum-stock
• Model: Rubiacea

Stock

• Old Books 5 by Hjoranna
• Grunge Hang Tag by RapidYak
• Nightstock 863 (Rose) by Nightstock
• Bird Cage by mjranum-stock
• Battle Axe 1 by ToasterX
• Old Dark Room by blOntj

Textures

• Vines 3 by SheisprettyStock
• Silk Stock 1 by gild-a-stock
• Oriental Textures Pk12 by inspyretash-stock
• Fan Silhouette by fetishfaerie-stock

All other images/stock/brushes/textures my own.

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Titania - Photo Manupulation

 

 

 

Inspired by Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. My favourite of all his plays. :-)

Second illustration in my Shakespeare Heroines collection.

See Juliet here:

Titania has always been my favourite. Here's a quote to set the stage:

I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violets grows
Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet muck- roses, and with eglantine:
There sleeps Titania some time of the night
Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight.

Credits
Model

• a walk in the woods part 1 by vampurity-stock

Stock

• Wings 04 - Transparent BG by DeviantNepStock
• Wings 02 - Transparent BG by DeviantNepStock
• Wings by BrokenWing3dStock
• Broken Wings by serp-stock

Textures

• Backblech 02 by sundel
• texture 161 by Sirius-sdz
• V2 of Texture 32 by Sirius-sdz

Brushes

• Sparklies Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock

All other images/textures/brushes my own.

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NOT the Stairway to Heaven

This started off a fairly simple photograph of a stairs in Sawston Hall:



I've added a picture of the sky, which I took at the Suffolk coast to the background, and one of some branches with berries at the end which I took at the park, plus lots of filters and three textures from the following packs here on deviantart:

Khaosdog's Free Blood Splatter Textures
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Fudgegraphic's Texture Pack 1
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Jeannerin's Pack II Textures
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Once I went with the picture it reminded me of the stairs the heroine in romantic mystery novels (and films) always goes up, despite the fact that everyone knows her doom is waiting at the top of the stairs.