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If you’re new to my blog and photography, I met Rachel aka @lipstattoo666 in person at the official VIP launch party of Mark Macready and the Arch Angel Murders in Manchester.  She had told me previously that she would love a dark portrait and this ‘B’ style movie poster is the finished result.

I’ve had a couple of people ask me if they can send me an image and then I turn it into a dark portrait.  Unfortunately, I have to take the portrait otherwise it wouldn’t be my photography.  I’m hoping to get out and about more and I will let you know what events I’ll be attending in the future.

If you would like a dark portrait or you would like me to attend your event, please contact me to discuss further.

I had a great time at the VIP launch party for ‘Mark Macready and the Arch Angel Murders’ movie premier.  It’s a fantastic film and it has some comedy elements in that will make you laugh.  All of the actors were fantastic and if you haven’t seen the film yet, please head on over to the Arch Angel Murders website by clicking here.

Following on from the movie, there will be an animated web series, which will premier in August 2010.  I can’t wait to see this.

I loved meeting friends from Twitter and having the opportunity to capture their soul by taking their dark portrait.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t have done a dark portrait for everyone.

Rachel aka @lipstattoo666

Check out Rachel eyes.  She was brilliant at posing and it was a real pleasure meeting her.  She’s lovely in person and you should have seen her red shoes.  They were mental!  I’d break my neck trying to walk in them.  Rachel also gave me a severed finger and some button badges that now take pride of place on my handbag.  Seriously, check out her store by clicking here.

Personally, I prefer the black and white version above, but I know Rachel loves the colour below as she is now using it as her avatar on Twitter.

Steve aka @HorrorExtreme

OMG! Steve picked up a Twitter award at the party for the most gross posts on Twitter.  He’s such a wonderful character and I’m glad that I met him.  He also runs the website HorrorExtreme.com, which you should pay a visit if you like extreme horror.

What do you think of his dark portrait below?

Tom aka @ThatHorrorThing

It was nice meeting Tom and he presented me with a challenge for his dark portrait.  He wanted the shadow from his forehead to be cast over his eyes and it wasn’t easy considering the location and my intake of Macready cocktails.  Tom is a horror columnist and a podcaster over at Geek Planet Online.

And now it’s time for the Mark Macready Cast

Nathan Head aka The Arch Angel

It was a great pleasure taking Nathan’s portrait as he got into the spirit of posing.  His portrait reminds me of the old Universal Horror portraits and it is definitely one of my favourites.

Paul Newberry aka DCI Doyle

Paul is a lovely guy and I hope he doesn’t take offence, but I wasn’t the only one who thought his pose reminded them of Freddy Krueger.  LMAO!  Paul can pose for me anytime as he was hilarious.

Ryan McDermott aka Mark Macready

His raised eyebrow had to feature in the dark portrait didn’t it?

Ryan deserves an award for his hard work, great acting skills and for simply being a wonderful guy.  He was the perfect host and had time for EVERYONE!

I can’t decide on the colour or the black and white version, so I will leave that to you to decide.  I think that Ryan prefers the colour version.

So if you haven’t heard of ‘Mark Macready and the Arch Angel Murders’ your missing out!  Please head on over to their website by clicking here and watch the 30 minute movie, then follow the guys and girls above on Twitter and join the Macready family.

The above bat pendant has been specially created for me by the very talented Mermaids Tears Jewellery.

I was really taken with Mermaids Tears jewellery store as there are so many beautiful pieces of sea glass jewellery in various colours.  I wanted something different, something a bit more Gothic so I approached Bett who is the artist and asked her for a pendant with a bat and look what she came up with.

You could have a special order pendant like this for $30 to $34, which is a complete bargain!

In return I will be designing a one off custom designed business card featuring my photography for The Parafactor radio show which is hosted and founded by Ash who is Bett’s husband.  Bett is also the programme co-ordinator and it’s a talk show aimed at adults discussing the paranormal.

Further Information about Mermaids Tears Jewellery

The information below is taken from Bett’s store and it explains what Mermaids Tears represents, which I find fascinating.

Sea glass or Mermaid’s Tears as it is also known is a wonderful natural creation filled with magic, legends and an air of mystery.

Perhaps that piece of cornflower you twirl between your fingers originated as a Victorian poison bottle tossed into the sea by some cloaked woman hiding in the shadows trying to eliminate all traces of her dastardly crime. That rare regal red that you have plucked from the sand could have been a lantern from a notorious pirate vessel lost to the sea now lurking in the mists near some forgotten shoreline.

The legend of Mermaid’s Tears says that the tears (or sea glass) were created by mermaids who sobbed for the tears of sailor’s lost at sea. As their tears hit the water, they turned to these magical pieces of frosted glass.  Lovingly nurtured by the ocean; tossed and churned; pounded by surf and rumbled across pebbles to create an amazing piece of beautiful history.

Know that my jewellery is made, keeping all these things in mind and created with love, magic and wonder of nature’s grand powers. Each piece is as original and unique as the one who buys it. The lovely story of Mermaid’s Tears is included with every purchase.

Recently I’ve been helping out friends on and off the Internet promote their sites/projects with my designs that mostly feature my photography.

Anything Horror

Scott Boyer is the webmaster for http://www.anythinghorror.com and as a favour to him I designed him a new header image for his blog so that it would match the ‘Horror Eye’ business card he purchased from my Zazzle store.

Vault of Horror

Brian Solomon is the webmaster of ‘The Vault of Horror’ who recently showcased my photography together with an interview.  As a thank you I designed Brian a new header image featuring the zombie portrait of Kerry as he told me that he really liked that image.

Edinburgh Horror Tours

Steve Owen contacted me asking to use the Hag image on his promotional material for an upcoming ghost horror tour in Edinburgh.  As an extra I designed the image below.

A M Esmonde – Darkest Moons

Aaron gave me the following brief for a design that would possibly be used on the book cover of his upcoming novel ‘Darkest Moons’.  I only had one suitable image to play with, which can be seen here.

‘I’m after a half moon in a night sky behind a woman’s face.  One half cast in shadow but you can see a yellow eye and the outline of a wolf.  So basically merging two faces, with one normal side and wolf side in almost darkness.  Can you work your magic on this?’

This is what I came up with and below that is the finalised version with text added by Aaron.

Vicki Death’s Blog

Vicki who is a fantastic artist wanted help with a header image design for her blog that featured her artwork.  As Vicki always helps promote my photography work on Twitter, it was no trouble whatsoever to help out a friend.

If you would like my assistance, then please feel free to contact me to discuss your requirements further.

Friends and family have started asking me to design business cards for their business’s, and they don’t want horror or Gothic ones.

Below are my latest designs and double sided cards can be purchased from £39.59 for 100.  I’ve only included the front of the cards below as I don’t want to release personal information on the Internet.

If you want a card designing for you, please get in touch for a list of my prices.

If you’re looking for a pre-designed horror or Gothic card, check my store as these are less expensive with 100 cards from $19.10 excl P&P.

I particularly like Sharron’s design, because you can go with any number of colours for this one.  The reverse is white with a green swirl, which looks fabulous.

Vicky’s card above features me as my hair is so shiny. 

I’ve designed a new card as people are now starting to ask for pricing information, which I’ve added to the back of the card.