abandonedplaces: My First Post

You Can Call Me Rusty (

dark_fetus) wrote in

abandonedplaces,
@ 2008-03-25 02:47:00

Current mood:	awake
Current music:	Coheed And Cambria
Entry tags:	abandoned place

My First Post

I Just Joined, So I Figured I Should Post Something.
Here's A Shoot I Did With My Girlfriend In An Old Farm House.
Hope Everyone Likes 'Em :)

*Caution Please, Obscene Language

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	secrets_n_lies 2008-03-25 07:37 am UTC (link)
	oooh me likey! (Reply to this)

	thallium 2008-03-25 08:03 am UTC (link)
	These pics would be great without your gf in them. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	madush69 2008-03-25 12:45 pm UTC (link)
	Sexy girls add to everything. I think these shots are great. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	vnsplshr 2008-03-25 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	Agreed. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tinker6311 2008-03-25 03:17 pm UTC (link)
	i concur. nothing against her (after all, i've never met her), but her beïng in every shot makes it look like a poster for an ego likeness gig. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	napper77 2008-03-25 08:40 am UTC (link)
	I think they are great. Your G/F is certainly colourful. Rather pretty too..... Nap (Reply to this)

	naked_runner 2008-03-25 08:52 am UTC (link)
	These are awesome. Nice shots. (Reply to this)

	sister_savage 2008-03-25 08:56 am UTC (link)
	Some really good stuff here! Cool! (Reply to this)

	theidolhands 2008-03-25 10:29 am UTC (link)
	This place deserves an award for most foul language written on walls, but I love it. And though I usually don't like photos with people in them, your gf is so awesome (name?) and the shots so artful I will make a rare exception in my taste. ;) You may also try a community called urban_decay by the way. Thank you for sharing. Do you have a page at Deviant Art? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dark_fetus 2008-03-25 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Oh Thank You Very Much. Yea, My Deviant Art Page Is: www.RustyDarko.Deviantart.com (Reply to this)(Parent)

	snugglyevil 2008-03-25 11:16 am UTC (link)
	I'd say cool place but with your gf in every shot, it takes away from the shot. Instead of being an abandoned house, it is now a photoshoot of your gf. They are good shots though. The Altphoto community would LOVE these shots. Have any without her in them? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	madush69 2008-03-25 12:46 pm UTC (link)
	Adds to the shoot. I love abandoned places, but abandoned places with sexy girls are even better. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	nk_aoede 2008-03-25 01:51 pm UTC (link)
	hahah IAWTC. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	twilightsm 2008-03-25 11:41 am UTC (link)
	My fav. photo is the one with your girl looking out of the window... you don't see much of the abandoness of the building... but it is a great photo! (Reply to this)

	kimi_chan 2008-03-25 01:16 pm UTC (link)
	Honestly I'd love to see less person in the way of the place. They're good shots but this community is about the places. (Reply to this)

andsaca369
2008-03-25 01:37 pm UTC (link)

I'm torn on the issue of people in shoots like this. On one hand, yes: the community is about abandoned places, not spectacular-looking people. But on the other hand: from an artistic point of view, the human element brings the desolation of an abandoned place into sharper focus by providing contrast.

In this instance, I don't think your gf's presence detracts from the sense of derelict place. I think it does precisely what it seems calculated to do: enhances the disused and abused aspects of the building in which the photos were taken.

You have a good eye for composition, and for the contrast of light and shadow in your shots. The richness of colour, too, is something delicious-- are any of these enhanced in Photoshop or similar software? The saturation is gorgeous.

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	vnsplshr 2008-03-25 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	The answer would seem to be shoot more photos, split them into with people and without and post them separately. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dark_fetus 2008-03-25 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. You're Very Kind :) And Yes, I Adjusted The 3rd Pic (The One of Her Looking Out The Window) I Lowered The Saturation. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	professordeviln 2008-03-25 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	Good shots they would be better if she was naked. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dark_fetus 2008-03-25 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Haha. I'll Have To Start Charging... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	diaphoni 2008-03-25 05:20 pm UTC (link)
	I like them, even with her in them. I'm now incredibly curious about the conversation that seems to be happening on the walls. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dark_fetus 2008-03-25 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	It Was A Fight. Two People Arguing. Oddly, It SEEMS To All Be The Same Hand-Writing. Also, There Is A Very Explicit Story Written In A Bedroom That Covers All The Walls, I'll Get Pics Next Time I'm Out There. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jeffys_gurl27 2008-03-25 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	Very beautiful :) (Reply to this)

jj_maccrimmon
2008-03-25 06:22 pm UTC (link)

Nice set! Someone really wnet after that house with writing and messages.

steps down from applauding and puts on the Moderator Hat
Moderator Note

More than a few of us use abandoned sites for modeling shoots. In some cases, we don't have ready access or funds to book studio time and space regularly. These photos tend to get posted to

alt_models and

steamfashion to name a few. No worries there. Having your gf/model in the photos isn't a huge problem. In the future (remember this was their first post here peeps), try to include a few more ambient shots of just the site itself. Show what makes it special enough to be the background for a beautiful model. :)

Cheers

Edited at 2008-03-25 06:23 pm UTC

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pinkyogamuffin, 2008-04-01 11:50 am UTC

	Without The Model... dark_fetus 2008-03-25 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	For Those Bothered By The Model, Here's Some Without Anyone On The Pics... Hope Everyone's Happy Now :P (Reply to this)(Thread)