I posted this in "whos in your avatar" thread, but I felt the subject matter may appeal to my fabulously 'dark and gloomy' vintage buddies in this thread and the photos are most certainly of the "dark and sinister" variety.
<<though I seem I to change my avatar every few minutes.
My current avatar is from a photo shoot I did as a homage to both
Weegee's crime scene photos/hollywood/street life photos
http://museum.icp.org/museum/collect...pecial/weegee/
- and a great photographer named Melanie Pullen who toured with a photo set called "fashion crime scenes" Very Noir/ "Hollywood Babylon" in vibe and style.
I encourage people to check it out- but a disclaimer- Its NOT for everyone- as the shots have photos of murder, suicide, etc, similar to the shots you'd see or themes explored in movies/books like "L.A. Confindential." or "The Black Dahlia"
Same thing with WeeGee, even some of his shots in the 50s were startling.
My favorite is "dorothy".
http://www.melaniepullen.com/
If anyone takes offense, bartenders are encourage to remove- no offense intended!
My shoot was definately not as stark and was done in a 50s "deliquent" style with leopard print wedges (bought in vegas) , black lace "prom" style dress- accented with a studded belt (from the late 70s/punk era)
The model is an extremely talented singer from New York named Thailann>>
<<though I seem I to change my avatar every few minutes.
My current avatar is from a photo shoot I did as a homage to both
Weegee's crime scene photos/hollywood/street life photos
http://museum.icp.org/museum/collect...pecial/weegee/
- and a great photographer named Melanie Pullen who toured with a photo set called "fashion crime scenes" Very Noir/ "Hollywood Babylon" in vibe and style.
I encourage people to check it out- but a disclaimer- Its NOT for everyone- as the shots have photos of murder, suicide, etc, similar to the shots you'd see or themes explored in movies/books like "L.A. Confindential." or "The Black Dahlia"
Same thing with WeeGee, even some of his shots in the 50s were startling.
My favorite is "dorothy".
http://www.melaniepullen.com/
If anyone takes offense, bartenders are encourage to remove- no offense intended!
My shoot was definately not as stark and was done in a 50s "deliquent" style with leopard print wedges (bought in vegas) , black lace "prom" style dress- accented with a studded belt (from the late 70s/punk era)
The model is an extremely talented singer from New York named Thailann>>