Amanda Norman
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FAN SPOT: Horror Extreme
If you would like the chance to appear on Fan Spot and receive a digital copy of your favourite photograph from my gallery, all you have to do is tell me which photograph you like and why. Contact me here.
Today’s fan spot features the mad and wonderful Steve who I met on Twitter. He’s a lover of gore, horror and boobies and occasionally updates his website. I do recommend that you follow @HorrorExtreme on Twitter as he will provide you with lots of entertainment.
The Tunnel
It was tough to choose a favourite photo but I settled on “The Tunnel”
Here’s my thoughts:
I really liked a lot in the Graveyard section but I think the picture that had the most impact during my perusal was “The Tunnel”. I immediately got a sense of claustrophobia from the thumbnail but on closer inspection I saw the “light at the end of the tunnel” and the room seemed to get bigger, then the gravestones became relevant and my whole perspective of the picture changed and took on a much creepier atmosphere.
There is a lot of information captured in that picture, it’s like a story for crazy people and all 13 of my personalities agree. The perspective perfectly drew me into the scenario and created a chemical imbalance within my snapses inducing a claustrophobic anxiety attack, then a semblance of hope and finally an eerie sense of curiosity. If a picture can paint 1000 words then a photo can mess with mental people!
The Tunnel was photographed at St James Cemetery in Liverpool, UK.
I think its sad that a decision was made to uproot the majority of headstones and place them around the walkways of the cemetery. In the past, this cemetery has seen lots of vandalism and neglect and at one point the suggestion of filling it in was made.
(Ref: http://www.stjamescemetery.co.uk/).
If you would like to see more photos of St James Cemetery, click here.
FAN SPOT: Vicki Death
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Today’s fan spot features the talented artist Vicki Death who is also from the same neck of the woods as I am.
Graveyard Tree
I had a tough time decided over which one certain piece to select of Amanda’s dark and elegant photography.
I finally settled on Graveyard Tree. I love how Amanda has captured the tree, nestled in amongst the graves. The tree seems to stand prominent amongst the tombs as if was protecting them., yet, in it’s own aspect, seems itself to be deceased.
The main reasons this photo captured me is how it has the dark, subtle, almost gothic feel, like something you’d see in a Tim Burton film or perhaps even from an old B-Movie. I love how the branches jut out, as if the tree where to grab you should you dare walk past! The photograph holds a lot of atmosphere, which I love! The mist in the background sets the photograph of beautifully, as well as giving the image a haunting and almost mysterious feel; it also allows the viewer to concentrate more on the foreground than the background. Nothing in the image seems lost, and Amanda has set the point of view for this photograph perfectly!
I asked Vicki what her favourite painting was so far and the reason why and below is her response.
The piece of art I’m selecting from my works is The Bride Of Frankenstein Gypsy.
Once again, I found it a tough choice to decide which of my works to select. My favourite seems to change on a daily basis, usually depending on my mood.
But this piece is deffinatly one of my long-term faves!
The Bride of Frankenstein is my favourite Universal Monster, so I decided to paint her, but with my own twist. I absolutely adore Western Traditional tattoo art, so wanted that to have a strong influence upon the piece (as that style of art does with a lot of my work). I love all the history and meanings behind traditional tattoos, and in the tattoo culture, a Gypsy is usually used to represent Good luck for the future and sometimes good fortune. I felt it’d be a sweet idea to combine both the Bride and a traditional tattoo style gyspy together.
Most people draw the Bride in either a white or green tone, but, sticking with the Western Traditional style, I decided to make her blue, after all, she is dead! In Western tattoo culture, a lot of portraits of deceased gypsies tend to have blue skin tones, so I wanted to transfer this element into my own work.
To finish off the piece, I wanted to add some contrast, hence the electrifying lightning bolts!
FAN SPOT: Mermaids Tears
Today I feature Bett’s choice from Mermaids Tears Jewellery who specialise in creating wonderful pieces of jewellery from collecting coloured glass that is washed up on shore.
If you would like the chance to appear on Fan Spot and receive a digital copy of your favourite photograph from my gallery, all you have to do is tell me which photograph you like and why. Contact me here.
Heysham Graveyard
I had an extremely difficult time picking my favorite photograph from this incredible collection but after narrowing my choices down to two, I ultimately chose “Heysham Graveyard” from the “Dark Collection”. This photograph definitely set an ominous tone and reminded me of the opening to a Lovecraftian or Edgar Allen Poe film. I could definitely envision Vincent Price strolling through the graveyard as the titles for “Tomb of Ligeia” rolled across the screen. The striking splash of red really set this photograph apart from the others for me. The tall, barren trees and wispy clouds in the sky, all in blacks and greys, set a great contrast for the wash of crimson creeping in. I especially like that this photograph is timeless. I get the impression that a similar photograph of this scene taken 100 years from now would be a virtual mirror image. It is effectively foreboding, yet beautiful.
St Peter’s church in Heysham pictured above dates back to the tenth century and has Saxon architecture as well as early Norman architecture. There is evidence to suggest that an earlier church existed on the site that dates back to the seventh century.
It is a beautiful place and sits in a small village overlooking Morecambe Bay.
Next to the church stands the ruins of St Patrick’s Chapel that date back to the sixth century and alongside these ruins you will find the stone coffins that have been dug out of the rock.
FAN SPOT: The Dark Road to Nowhere
Today I feature two fans who both chose the same photograph for similar reasons and I enjoyed reading them very much.
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Scott Shoyer from Anything Horror
I love the idea for this series you’re doing!! My pick, hands down is The Dark Road to Nowhere. What an amazing, haunting, and isolation-inducing picture. The dark figure in the distance … is he/she walking towards us or away from us? And what is he/she doing out there? They may not even be walking anywhere. They could be standing there looking at the grave of a loved one. And I love the light that’s in the distance … it almost looks like a curtain of darkness and one of light; each trying to push each other back. It’s a really haunting and beautiful picture. I keep staring at it hoping to find some clue as to the lonely figure out there.
I hope you don’t mind, but that photo is my screen saver on all 3 of my computers!!! LOL
A. M. Esmonde author of ‘The Breathing Dead’ and more
‘There are many images that I like by creative photographer Amanda Norman, an eye catching photo of ominous perfection is Dark Road to Nowhere.
It is a black and white image with scope, mystery and intrigue. Is the figure leaving or returning? Are the rays of light hinting at something more unearthly? The depth, equalisation in light, mid-tones and darks highlight the contrasting stones perfectly.
I’m usually a stickler for detail and many of Amanda’s photographs capture every minuet piece of gravel and so on, but what I love about Dark Road to Nowhere is the lack of detail and crispness. It’s unusual to be drawn to an image by what it doesn’t give. But in this case, it is its own unique strength. The dream like quality of the over all photo, the haziness of the graves that disappear into nothingness, silhouette figure that is natural and not posed, accompanied by the dark head stones bookends the road to nowhere.
The understated amount of lighting and the brightness of the horizon level, coupled with soft detail make it overwhelming and that is why I like it. Eerie creepy photography at it’s best. ‘