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I Photographed A Dark Carnival Themed Photoshoot To Create Couture Clowns In Abandoned Creepy Nature (22 Pics)
Step right up! Welcome to the Dark Carnival! I love creating themes for my photoshoots. I've shot old 80's movie themes to over-the-top candy rainbow dolls.
When I am planning a shoot, location is so important. For this one, I wanted to find an old abandoned area with a forgotten look. I knew I wanted to shoot in the river with a throne and to find an old tunnel or bridge.
After hours of driving around, my husband and I found a stretch of country backroad with a graffiti-covered tunnel bridge, a creek, and old broken down fences and scenery.
I didn't want this to be a 'gory' shoot. I wanted it to be creepy but still beautiful. I worked with my sister, The Head Mistress, for the headpieces. I wanted them over the (big) top, obviously.
She made a crazy carousel headpiece, a marionette top hat with lights! And a faux hawk! I worked with a designer for the dresses and started shopping for accessories and props.
Makeup took 2 hours, we made TikTok's and took off. The shoot was about 3 hours. We shot until the sunset and then shot a little longer.
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Okay, I've gone through the list. Wonderfully creepy (and awesome) at the same time. But the teeth are killing me. :)
This is such an awesome photo but I'm wincing at the possible environmental impact... California fires, anyone? They've been banned in my country because too many things keep being burned down when they land... I hope you didn't let them fly away!
Everything in this shoot is just so incredible, but this hat in particular is breathtaking. The whole vibe - creepy but beautiful clown girls, the carnival hats, the colour scheme - is exactly the kind of thing I used to create in Second Life. It's uncanny! I love it.
