King and Caretaker

I really enjoy working with the king in this world I'm creating. I could talk about the characters in this but instead I want each person to have their own interpretation. I took this a few months ago and finally had a chance to complete it. My work is starting to evolve slowly and its interesting jumping from pictures that I've taken recently to ones that I took when the perspective I had was slightly different.

I'm still trying to figure out what I'm trying to do and I get closer to the answer all the time. I figured out that I'm creating another world that is full of sin, religion and lust. The world is one that I paint with vibrant colors to make it more alluring the same way that people take pleasure in their sins. I'm still trying to put the rest of this into words and will write more on it later.

Clouds 1

I know I just posted an image but I wanted to put this one up as well. I actually finished this photo a while back but was debating whether I should post it. This is my first real attempt at an HDR panorama. I really like the results and it reminds me of a series by Alfred Stieglitz called Equivalents. With this series Stieglitz shoots just clouds and does an absolutely amazing job.

I'm thinking about starting another series of nothing but clouds similar to this photo. Let me know what you guys thinks.

PS. - I know there are a few watermarks on this one but with this type of image I'm afraid that someone might steal it and use it on a different website if I don't take precautions.

The Look In Her Eyes

NSFW - Click to view full image (contains nudity)

This photo is inspired by the by one of my favorite artist, Jan Saudek. He has several works that are very similar to this, such as Ida as the Playcard (warning contains nudity). I very much enjoyed working with this model and have several more peices coming from this shoot.

I liked being able to combine opposing emotions in a single piece. I love the lust, passion and the alluring quality of the top portion of this. In the bottom part there is the shy personality that is almost hidden and neglected. Overall I think that combining these gives this a good visual appeal that takes the viewer's eyes from one personality to the other and back again. It also lends to the strangeness that works well within the world I'm trying to create.