This looks very antiquated (probably totally the wrong word – I’m going for 1920’s looking – oh – you know what I mean!) – like an old photograph found at the bottom of a wardrobe before you have to play the game of who is that in the picture (it must be my mum’s auntie’s mum or someone…..)
Like the dark framing around the edge and the image conjures up a lovely summers day (yes – despite the fact you douse your world in darkness – i can still feel that) when summer holidays lasted forever, lemonade was the best drink in the world and outside was your best source of entertainment.
I can hear the haunting music playing in the background. Fantastic as always - what’s it like having to wait for the processing to see the shots?? LOL I think I’d be a nervous wreck!!
This is lovely Deb. Is it from your weekend session? I love Stuart’s words about summer holidays – climbing trees to see into bird’s nests was like a full time job.
wow deb, this is so nostalgic and dreamy. the tonal quality and vignette add to the whole feel and that fact that it is shot on film gives me a real buzz! ;-) xox
I often feel what you do with a lense is as if you’ve used a brush. In Ghost that brush is so sophisticated and emotional, I think the ghosts of Monet and Renoir must be jealous.lol. An amazing and beautiful work of art Deb. One of your most surprising and brilliant works.
...beaten to the comments again… I think she’s running with a bouquet… when I enlarge the image, the ectoplasm is obscured by a big “k”.... the image feels like a trip back in time… there might be the hint of someone standing in the shadow of the foliage, watching – just above the “o” in the enlargement….So much of your work is about recognizing hints, clues, slowing down to address the image properly and finding oneself drawn in….Also, big-ass letters…. :D
Amazing capture with film. I too am looking at producing some film shots with a Polaroid. I also have some ideas on uses, too both commercially and for friends. Some different options / takes for people who are after something different.
ah Deb, you’ve got the charm factor to the max again! The little running figure, the bunch of flowers and the dreamy processing….all makes for a beautiful emotive image :)
Well, what can I say, I dunno really, hahaha, I never know what to write in these things, so, I’ll just say that I think Ghost is an excellent addition to your portfolio Deborah, yup, another stunning photograph. Well done my friend. :-)
In the days of high definition photography it is refreshing to see you return to the primitive roots of photography to capture such a telling image. Wonderful!
Wow! Ever read Arthur Millers “The Crucible”? A play about the Salem Witch Trials in the late 17th Century and McCarthyism in the 1950s… well the thought of this play jumped ot at me as soon as I saw this image. Really wonderful work Deborah, I love the atmosphere you have created here, such a great evocative piece with lots of stories to be told from it. As always, briliiant, brilliant work!
tonilouise
Hauntingly beautiful Deb..Your B/W’s are sublime…
meerimages
WOW! Amazing picture. This is magnifficent work….....Well done, I like….....:)
Sharon Hammond
Lovely work Deb
Benjamin Scheurer
Love the retro feel Deborah!
Madison Ellis
Wow..this is really cooL! Excellent editing =)
Basia McAuley
Beautiful work Deb :o) It is exactly like a long lost memory,,, haunting.. Well done :o)
Sean Farragher
great sense of the unexpected,,,,,,,,,,fantastic shot
mousesuzy
Wonderful imagery, memorable.
Stuart Chapman
This looks very antiquated (probably totally the wrong word – I’m going for 1920’s looking – oh – you know what I mean!) – like an old photograph found at the bottom of a wardrobe before you have to play the game of who is that in the picture (it must be my mum’s auntie’s mum or someone…..)
Like the dark framing around the edge and the image conjures up a lovely summers day (yes – despite the fact you douse your world in darkness – i can still feel that) when summer holidays lasted forever, lemonade was the best drink in the world and outside was your best source of entertainment.
Kitsmumma
A wonderfully evocative image Deb, lovely.
Sue Wickham
I can hear the haunting music playing in the background.
Fantastic as always
- what’s it like having to wait for the processing to see the shots?? LOL I think I’d be a nervous wreck!!
Michael Gray
sweet image…. the contrast is full on…. well done!
Anita Charlton
This is lovely Deb. Is it from your weekend session? I love Stuart’s words about summer holidays – climbing trees to see into bird’s nests was like a full time job.
David Robinson
Wonderful use of light and a fabulous evocative image. Great stuff!
Linda Pelling
I love this – really good :)
Antanas
perfect lighting
aglaia b
wow deb, this is so nostalgic and dreamy.
the tonal quality and vignette add to the whole feel and that fact that it is shot on film gives me a real buzz! ;-) xox
Paul Compton
A stunning vignette. Wonderous.
Douzy
Love the “old movie” feel of this. The blur gives a sense of mystery, nice work.
RavenSoul
AWESOME!
people/are/str...
love it ! so disturb and full of drama to me !
Miron Abramovici
Out of a Bergman movie!
Robert Reeves
great shot. love the burned-in edges. creates a real sense of the surreal… if that’s possible ~8)
Nicholas Averre
Wonderful image Deb, love the dream like drama.
Graham Dean
I often feel what you do with a lense is as if you’ve used a brush. In Ghost that brush is so sophisticated and emotional, I think the ghosts of Monet and Renoir must be jealous.lol. An amazing and beautiful work of art Deb. One of your most surprising and brilliant works.
coppertrees
Very good photo
lightsmith
another classic. it is ‘feeling’ in image form.
shawhouse
...beaten to the comments again… I think she’s running with a bouquet… when I enlarge the image, the ectoplasm is obscured by a big “k”.... the image feels like a trip back in time… there might be the hint of someone standing in the shadow of the foliage, watching – just above the “o” in the enlargement….So much of your work is about recognizing hints, clues, slowing down to address the image properly and finding oneself drawn in….Also, big-ass letters…. :D
Deborah Parkin in reply to shawhouse’s comment
Phil, you just crack me up :) Thanks again for one of your classic comments that I love getting so much.
velveteagle
Yes…
Deborah Parkin
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments – as always I really appreciate them :)
Alex DeVilbiss
Love the effect!
Alexia Wardell
Love the vintage feel, the tones, the great lighting… excellent piece as always.
David Harris
Really haunting Deborah! Love this!
cdwork
Such a soft feminine and joyful image- such talent
Mel Brackstone
Like a wraith in the light…...beautiful shot, Deb!
funkyfacestudio
Simply beautiful !
Damien Woods
Amazing capture with film. I too am looking at producing some film shots with a Polaroid. I also have some ideas on uses, too both commercially and for friends. Some different options / takes for people who are after something different.
Karin Taylor
that’s lovely Deborah….i can imagine it’s a little ghost girl
berndt2
great balance in light and dark
mariemadeleyne
walking in fairyland. I love the “old” processing. You amaze me Deborah
midzing
beautiful image,,,,takes me back to my childhood, running barefoot through the grass,,,, well done Deborah
Rhana Griffin
Playing with film ehhhhh??? Do you know how sexy that makes you to me right now? ;))
Deborah Parkin in reply to Rhana Griffin’s comment
If only you could see me right now, you may change your mind lol!!! Hope you are well babe :))
Antoine Dagobert
perfection again deb!
Louise Cooke
ah Deb, you’ve got the charm factor to the max again! The little running figure, the bunch of flowers and the dreamy processing….all makes for a beautiful emotive image :)
Julie Langford
Stunning image Deborah, Simply magical
WitheringMoon
A beautiful,classic image. lovely work Deb.
David Parkin
Well, what can I say, I dunno really, hahaha, I never know what to write in these things, so, I’ll just say that I think Ghost is an excellent addition to your portfolio Deborah, yup, another stunning photograph. Well done my friend. :-)
marcusjohn
This reminds me when you are focused on something else and the out of the corner of your eye a glimpse of something flashes past.. Beautiful work..
david malcolmson
In the days of high definition photography it is refreshing to see you return to the primitive roots of photography to capture such a telling image. Wonderful!
Hakan KAYA
Very successful.
Paul Tupman
Wow! Ever read Arthur Millers “The Crucible”? A play about the Salem Witch Trials in the late 17th Century and McCarthyism in the 1950s… well the thought of this play jumped ot at me as soon as I saw this image.
Really wonderful work Deborah, I love the atmosphere you have created here, such a great evocative piece with lots of stories to be told from it. As always, briliiant, brilliant work!
drjones
This is beautiful. really captured my attention :)
steen
wonderful
Geir Floede
Its like a windows back in time.
A vounderful pic.
Deborah Parkin in reply to Geir Floede’s comment
Thank you so much Geir – really appreciate your comment :)
DavidAmosPhoto...
I love film too, this is really why we do it, for images like this, you hit the sweet spot on this beautiful lively shot. A great story told in B&W.
yurilev
Great to see someone still doing black and white. This picture reminds me of an aesthetic from the photo-secessionist era. Not a bad influence at all.
Anette Tyler
Excellent shot and work
KEITH R. WILL...
very nice
Birgitta
Intense & rich! Stunning work, Deb.
Julian Escardo
Great atmosphere and general feel….......!
Biswajit Pandey
Excellent atmosphere.