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Dreaming of Atlantis

 

Title: Dreaming of Atlantis

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He holds her up in strong solid arms... effortlessly, while she gently floats around him, carresing him gently.

 

 

Underwater, everything becomes slower and timless.

I want this moment to last forever.

 

Together, we dream of Atlantis.

 

 

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This shot is actually the result of my flash misfires. A happy mistake that made me see the shot a little differently. While all the other shots looked dreamy and romantic, this one had a cold melancholic and ethereal feel that really strung a chord with me.

 

The models in this shot are Fey Cody and Vladimir Tatarinoff Lissouba.

 

To make the scene look like it was underwater, the following stock images were used:

 

Bubbles from - joscos.deviantart.com/art/Photo5-Bubbles-101416628

Surface water glow from - alibakhtiar.deviantart.com/art/Under-water-81945263

Arcane Symbol on Vlad - www.obsidiandawn.com/arcane-circles-photoshop-gimp-brushes

 

Note: The black band on the male models face was enhanced/modified from the airbrushed makeup of Joanie Lapointe

 

 

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First of a series of shots from my largest shoot ever (check out some backstage shots HERE - www.facebook.com/pages/Von-Wong-Photography-Montreal-Base....

 

The original concept developed when I met model Fey Cody online, who told me that she had lost many people in her life and would like to do something that showed how they're spirits still lived on and were carried on within her. This concept combined with a sad story of loneliness that a good friend of mine Sabrina had told me resulted in the image you see above. I edited this picture yesterday and took advantage of a 40% off special they had at provisia and printed it out in a gigantic 24x30" format that you can check out in crappy webcam version HERE (img.skitch.com/20100316-frqb4pjwn29jb2s8eh9b773ciy.jpg)

 

 

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I'd like to thank and credit all the people that were involved in this shooting and that made it possible:

 

- Fey Cody (Main Model/Concept builder as well as the one responsible for organizing the studio rental and technical lighting team)

 

- Joëlle Stébenne (Designer of the dress that I had commissioned)

- Joanie Lapointe (Makeup artist, Hair stylist, Airbrush artist)

- Jeanine. C (Model Coach, Makeup assistant)

- Julius Adarna( Photography Assistant )

 

Male Models:

Vladimir Tatarinoff Lissouba

Vassily Lissouba Tatarinoff

Kristofferson Brice

Jeremy Nguyen

Patou de Luxe

 

Lighting Crew:

Olivier Dubois

Rodolphe St-Arneault

 

Technicians :

Anne-Marie Roy

Liza-Marie Coté

Joëlle Pinard

Rémi Bertrand

 

 

Hope I didn't forget anyone!

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Strobist Info:

 

Approximately 5  continuous lights creating the surreal blue effect catching on the smoke machine

I believe 3 from the top and 2 rims

 

 

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Montreal Conceptual Photographer

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Uploaded on March 18, 2010
Taken on March 18, 2010