Black Swan Girl

© Sybille Sterk

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Another combo of public domain images, bought and free resources mixed up in Photoshop. I am not sure what her story is but she looks kind of sad and thoughtful despite her wings and butterflies. Maybe she's trying to be too many things at once. 

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Kiss Me

© Sybille Sterk

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Photograph of a (not quite so) common frog. Isn't he cute? He stayed completely still and let me take pictures of him from all sides, maybe because or despite the bright light I shone on him (her?). I love the golden ringed eyes and the lips ready for a kiss. I can see why they came up with they idea of kissing frogs. Who wouldn't want to kiss this one?

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

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My Happy Ever After

© Sybille Sterk

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Another of my posters, this time with a fairy tale theme. Hand drawn on paper, then photographed and coloured in on the computer. Mostly my own patterns with a couple from Pixels & Icecream thrown in.

All other images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

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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....

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0182

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

Mermaid

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Model: the beautiful Francesca again. :-)

From my very first photoshoot.

I've always loved Andersen fairy tales, although, most of them are very sad much more so than most of the other ones you find from this time. The Mermaid is one of the most tragic ones. The mermaid is so brave to leave her world behind for love and it makes it so much more tragic when she's then betrayed by her love and returns to the sea. I am not sure what the message is... I think it depends on your experiences what you take away from it. I tried to show the dual nature of the mermaid as a woman and her nature as a fantastical being, her sadness and her 'other'-ness.

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

Rapunzel

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This is another shot from my first photo shoot. It's my favourite because of the amount of emotion that comes through. I always liked Rapunzel; children always seem to pay for their parents' mistakes and in that way the tale is quite realistic. Depending on the version of the tale you read Rapunzel does quite a lot to free herself, other than most of the other princesses, which only seem to hang around, often asleep or otherwise incapacitated, waiting to be rescued. ;-) I am still waiting for a gung-ho princess, although, saying that Fhiona from Shrek was a good start....

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0186

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

Sleeping Beauty

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

I always wondered about Sleeping Beauty, what better way to escape all the frogs than to sleep for a hundred years and be woken up by Prince Charming? :-)

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0187

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.

Not kissing frogs! - Photo Manipulation

 

 

Illustration for my poem of the same name.

Credits

Model

• Marla Singer Stock - Two by NikxStock

Stock

• Goldfish 02 by ashy-stock
• Goldfish 04 by ashy-stock
• frog stock 39 by hatestock
• frog stock 143 by hatestock
• frog stock 197 by hatestock
• Lake6 by Uzelena
  

Textures

• Textures 5 and 6 from Distressed Texture Pack by texurestockbyhjs

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine

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

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