hallopino

I’m a big fan of legends, urban or otherwise. So taking a photo of the classic, ax-murderer in the back seat was a no brainer.

This was still pretty early in my days of setting up shots. I didn’t own any cool studio lights. So lighting was an issue, as she is actually lit by the lights of an other car facing her.

My fav note on this whole thing was ultimately how unpractical this situation is. There was no way she couldn’t see him lurking in the back seat.

we were on this kick of doing horror icons as pin ups, and this was the first one that we did. We decided to start with a classic like Frankenstein. I admit I may have changed a bit too much to make it unrecognizable, but I still like the image all the same.

I do get a lot of comments from people thinking this is drucilla from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The make up we are using the faom latex appliance based off of Drucilla’s make up from the show. We like to use the Buffy appliances (Now renamed, but available from cinema secrets) as starting points when making monsters sometimes.

This was a lot cooler in my head then it came out.

I liked the idea of having a group of people playing the game, and then seeing the same people in the same actions dressed as their characters. It’s something I should have gone a lot further with. Also I think I would have like to completely switch out a person with someone else, as their character looks nothing like them.

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This person may or may not read comics, but HOLY SHIT LOOK AT ALL THOSE COMICS!!! *_*

I’m amused with all the comments on the photo as people reblogged it. Let me answer a few for you.

Yes the model reads comics, but those are not her comics. They are the photograher’s (my, aka hallopino) collection

Our first photo shoot we did together, she wanted to be gambit and x-23 cosplay.

I only destroyed about 4-5 comics for the walls. They end shortly out a frame.

If I remember right, I ruined:

• An issue of Hush storyline of Batman that had Harley in it.
• An issue of Runaways
• An issue of Ultimate Spiderman where he met his clone/sister/spiderwoman
• An issue of the Avengers with Sentry. Not sure the title
• An issue of Exiles

There were spots of floor between comics for her to get to her seat in the middle of the shot, so she wouldn’t have to walk over the comics. I added the remainder of the important ones I wanted to feature once she was in position. She does have her foot on one, but don’t worry it’s not one that anyone was going to miss.

I’m a big Tick fan. There is Captain Liberty hanging with wolverine and the Riddler. The untitled version of The Tick #12 (Ben Edlund’s last), kitty corner to that is sliver visible of Ben’s issue of Tales of the Vampire, Of course she is holding an early edition the The Tick #1 in her hand.

I did do an alternate shot of her holding and reading All-Star Superman, but I wanted to go with the Tick.

One night while working at the costume shop, they emptied out a hallway and discovered a door. Did we try to open the door that had no handle to discover what was inside? No.

Instead we put one of the employees in a bad 1980’s prom dress and took a picture like she was about to be slaughtered in a horror movie.

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ladiesbuyingcomics:

meandmycomicbook:

fuckyeahgeekgirls:

(via nerdygirllove)

This person may or may not read comics, but HOLY SHIT LOOK AT ALL THOSE COMICS!!! *_*

She does read comics. But the collection in the shot is mine with my prized The Tick in her hand.

Sometimes it’s good to take advantage of what you have access to. I was shooting stock photos and we had our lovely model as a stand-in for a seamstress. I admit, it’s not as exciting as shots of people fighting aliens, but I still like these shots all the same, and Devon is always an excellent model.

Sometimes the costume shop would call me with ideas. For example they had just cleaned out a hallway, and were just obsessed with ideas that they could shoot in that hallway. They called me and had me come down.

They are also big firefly/serentiy fans. So we set up a shot to mimic River’s scene at the end of the movie.

We went back in time for a warrior woman shoot.

Amusingly later this day me and the same model did a futuristic space themed shoot. It was an odd day.

But I love Joliet, IL for locations. I grew up there and I have a good knowledge of the area. This was an old iron works. It was partially demolished and turned into a public park. So if I need ancient ruins or war zone, I come here.

Ok, we like cop dramas.

My friends and the team will get sucked into NCIS and the 20 variations of Law & Order. It felt right to go and do a crime scene photo shoot.

I’ll point out that the paramedic in the far back is wearing my old paramedic jumpsuit and is rocking an NCIS hat. Her med kit though is actually our make up kit.

Zombie Playboy Bunny

I’m not really sure where this idea came from, but I’m glad that I have a great model who is willing to come out anything time I have something that is sexy and gory.

This was an alternate shot of our Mother of Invention personified. Pretty much everything in this shot belongs to our model or her family. Her dad basically collected anything that looked cool. This was many years ago, and she is still awesome and will just bring cool props if I’m doing a shoot that she thinks they will be useful in.