STEEMIT EXCLUSIVE! Dark pinup collaboration w/ @vermillionfox!

I feel a shifting of a stagnant tide lately. @tarotbyfergus would probably have more insight in to this. It’s probably near time I hire him for a reading, but personally, I’ve been feeling revitalized and a renewed sense of focus and optimism. Somewhat ironic, I think, considering this is when things start dying, everything turns grey and the days get shorter. I don’t mind winter at all, so I’m the last person to suffer seasonal effective disorder. I don’t know. I have exciting projects on the table with incredible talented people. I’ve been spending a balanced amount of time with friends and family, and still getting work done.

Tonight’s photography is part of that time of passion and creativity with talented loved ones. My photography schedule is still booked out through the spring of next year. As a freelance artists, that’s what most of us dream about. It is sometimes daunting, overwhelming and at times, critical levels of burn out inducing. One thing I try to do to counter that is set up collaborations with make-up artists, designers or models that have no other purpose than the satisfaction of making something beautiful with another artist who’s creativity inspires me. @vermillionfox is that artist and we do make time to shoot together, despite the rest of our busy lives.

Over the last few months, our collection of vintage home decor and oddities has continued to grow. We’ve picked up new antique frames and furniture from our favorite estate sale consignment, Hunt & Gather. With everything in the corner of our living room, we decided to set things up with the intent of a photo shoot the first night we could get alone. @vermillionfox is brilliant at creating complex set design using angles, mirrors and candles. A couple of weeks ago, @guthrie was invited over his brothers’ for a sleep over and that was our chance to finally shoot this new arrangement.

@vermillionfox went though her closet and found a few vintage lingerie options purchased in Pennsylvania while we hung out with @ryanashley. We buy things knowing that “…one day these’ll be perfect for a shoot.”. It took a couple years, but this was the time. We decorated the space with an assortment of dead flowers, frames, books and even a few heart-felt items gifted by of our lovely friend @artedellavita. A elegant ceramic tea cup set was the perfect addition in truly making this a Steemit collaboration of dark pinup art. Our shoot ended well past 3:00a.m., but photos like this are forever.

Thanks for reading. @vermillionfox and I decided to share one of these photos on other social networks, but the others are Steemit exclusives and won’t be seen anywhere else on the internet. We both like to give back to Steemit for the endless support and friendships we’ve made her. We can’t invest $100K or run witness servers, but we can make art, and art is how we chose to give back. Thanks for reading and follow our work. For more photography, art, illustration and the stories behind the work, follow @kommienezuspadt and @vermillionfox!