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June 23, 2012
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© Sabrina Cichy 2012
Model: Lotte G.
Make-Up: Saima Rachid Bargfrede
Styling: Anjou Clothing&Vintage
Co-Model: Zorro
Assistants: Sascha and Tamara :)

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Moving into an almost purely fantasy realm this photo and indeed those others within the series which I have seen offer something playful with a hint of something sinister. Perhaps it is just the idea of something clown like that so many find inherently evil that gi es this but the darker make up, deep tones and somewhat reluctant looking zebra give an air that there is more than meets the eye.

The whole image has clearly been impeccably styled, each element brought in for very deliberate reasons even if you don't try to think about them and indeed I don't attempt to claim I know the intentions of those creating the piece. The attention to detail it gives though is fantastic and is only let down in the background which makes things feel slightly as if it was a case of here is the zebra and we must shoot where it is. This may of course have been the case but for me the styling is so extravagant that to have simple fencing in the background jarrs slightly. It could easily be argued though that this is only noticeable because I am searching through the shot to find as much as I can.

Technically the majority of the shot is handled with grace and subtle but considerable skills. Flare is delicately exposed to give a shimmer but not overwhelm and the tones within the rest offer something darker than you'd expect for such brightness without ever looking like the shot had to succumb to shadow, everything is rich with contrast. The slight flaw for me is in the subjects placement, having two like this balances the shot nicely but as a whole they lean off to the left and leave a little too much space on the right of the frame. This is of course again something seen through really spending longer than average searching out every detail and hardly detracts from the image without this search.

Overall another great success from one of the mot talented togs I have seen on here in a gallery full of great shots.
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Mood: Love ~Wolfpup12 Mar 25, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
the red, black and white colors just go really well together! :D
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*Shimon-Ifraimov Jan 31, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
cool picture , i like those colors
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~VictoriaTaylor Nov 29, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I love the circus feel to it and the contrast of the bright colours on the model and the muted, natural tones of the zebra (:
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~Palandurwen Oct 29, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
was mich hier besonders begeistert ist dieses Spiel mit der Schärfe - wirklich schön geworden :)
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Excellent! Great make up and dress, as well..
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~vewolff Jul 21, 2012   Photographer
Your beautiful photo got featured: favorites of july '12. Please fav this article so that more people can see it and your photo :heart:
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~SabrinaCichy Oct 7, 2012  Professional Photographer
<3
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Mood: Love ~unique-piece Jul 17, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
oh wow.
das Foto ist der hammer *-*
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Alter Schwede, das ist ziemlich toll!
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~SabrinaCichy Jul 1, 2012  Professional Photographer
vielen vielen dank <3
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