JPG: Photos: "The Falling Chamber" by Ashley Lebedev

The Falling Chamber

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by Ashley Lebedev

Uploaded 12 Dec 2007 — 227 favorites

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I wanted to create a piece that symbolized a change in faith (perhaps even good to evil).

If you put your hand over half of the right side of her face (your right) she appears sad and melancholic with the visible part showing. But, if you put your hand over the left part of her face (your left) and view the visible half, the mood changes in her face, and she appears almost evil. I also used the backlight slowly creeping across her forehead to symbolize the change in mood by the light into darkness. I hope it relays to you as well.

Thank you for viewing. :)

-ash

110 responses

Barbara Caddy gave props (12 Dec 2007):
Riviting~ spirtually invoking........ WOUNDERFUL, U R AMAZING
Nita Shaw said (12 Dec 2007):
Wow..Mysterious, sexy magical pose. I Love this one Ash.!!
miles larson said (12 Dec 2007):
every picture i see is amazing! keep up the awesome work!
Hailey Bergsten said (12 Dec 2007):
This is another great picture! Excellent addition!
Dave said (12 Dec 2007):
this is a fabulous model and subject. and i love the lighting!
Ashley Lebedev said (12 Dec 2007):
Thank you all for your kind words :)
Charles Rushton said (12 Dec 2007):
A very different portrait.
Chris Stanley said (12 Dec 2007):
I continue to be amazed with the quality and depth of your work, absolutely awesome!
Tim Kruskamp said (13 Dec 2007):
Hi Ash! This image is exquisite! I love the tones and the mood it conveys. Excellent :)
paul moore gave props (13 Dec 2007):
beautiful +1 vote
Konrad Ragnarsson said (15 Dec 2007):
Excellent photo and work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glenn Brandenburg gave props (15 Dec 2007):
Beautiful work
Carl DelFavero said (15 Dec 2007):
Striking image. Got my vote.
Victor Ursabia said (15 Dec 2007):
awesome pics ashley!
Scott Snider said (15 Dec 2007):
Captivating shot. I love the tone and the variable focus. The tint really works well for this theme too, very ambiguous. I read about the left face/right face dichotomy a few years ago and sometimes will look at an image that way. Sometimes the results can be quite startling. Great work!
Joel Aron gave props (15 Dec 2007):
Hauting and beautiful. The painterely tone, and layer after layer add so much to this. The composition is brilliant, and lets your eye soak it all in. very nice!!
Ognjen Karabegović said (15 Dec 2007):
Exelent work.
Fantastic light.
Provocative photo.
Fantastic expression on her face!!!
Jorge Reyes gave props (15 Dec 2007):
Beautiful eyes, they draw you in.
Ray Ordinario said (15 Dec 2007):
very haunting... i keep coming back to look at it. great work.
Ashley Lebedev said (15 Dec 2007):
Thank you to all :)
-ash
Marcelo gave props (15 Dec 2007):
Great portrait, thanks for adding me as a contact. greetings.
jimo trust said (15 Dec 2007):
love the mood dor this image...great capture ashley
Christopher Greenwood said (15 Dec 2007):
Wonderfully spooky....Love it!
Dag S said (16 Dec 2007):
Absolutely breathtaking, Ashley!
Dale Frazier said (16 Dec 2007):
Oustanding work. I am very pleased to see someone put so much effort into this assignment. This image has it all, excellent composition, dramatic lighting, and a really good sense of mood for the image to covey teh story you intended. Keep up the awesome work.
Dale Frazier
yiorgos kaplanidis gave props (16 Dec 2007):
Yeah!
Coh said (16 Dec 2007):
" Wonderful By all means ' it does So capture the Heart Beat "
~ coh ~
shomil shah said (16 Dec 2007):
seriously brilliant! the 2 sides to her, the butterfly, the window.. makes for some eerie and beautiful brilliance.
Jorge Bernal gave props (16 Dec 2007):
awesome and beautiful
mallatt mallatt1 gave props (16 Dec 2007):
This picture is beautiful. +1 Favorite
Nicolas Hall said (16 Dec 2007):
Just an absolutely beautiful and emotive photo Ashley. While every aspect of it adds to that. . .it's really all in the eyes. . . I adore that quality.
Lina Palmerin said (17 Dec 2007):
beautiful!
Ratko Nedovic gave props (17 Dec 2007):
Great shot.
Sean-Michael Bryce gave props (17 Dec 2007):
This is amazing. Gave me goose bumps!
Anton Stocker gave props (17 Dec 2007):
Excellent stuff!
Scott Baker said (17 Dec 2007):
Amazing -- Simply Amazing !!!!
An instant and true classic in the deepest sense....
Wonderful ~
John Beamish said (17 Dec 2007):
Haunting
Torsten Muehlbacher said (17 Dec 2007):
Excellent!
Becky Krawczyk gave props (17 Dec 2007):
Beautiful!
Peter Coupe gave props (17 Dec 2007):
Terrific - love the eyes, very silent movie heroine.
Ashley Lebedev said (17 Dec 2007):
Peter:
yes, I see that as well. gives me an idea for a whole collection...
:)
ash
n m said (18 Dec 2007):
wonderfull photo
Terry D gave props (18 Dec 2007):
very creative
Ricardo Geraldes said (19 Dec 2007):
such a beautiful feeling of serenity
amazing tones , just wonderfull
Benjamin Leong said (19 Dec 2007):
Fantastic!
Paul Foguenne said (19 Dec 2007):
This picture is truly superb.
Jacobz Johan gave props (19 Dec 2007):
intense noir!
Keith Kamicar said (19 Dec 2007):
Hi Ashley! Good to see you here too..! :) -- love the pic!
Howard Seelig gave props (19 Dec 2007):
beautiful
Kevin Eatinger gave props (20 Dec 2007):
Beautiful image! Great work here
wang xiaowen said (20 Dec 2007):
Love it! This is GREAT! You just make me look at it long time. :)
Jim Robertson gave props (21 Dec 2007):
Interesting concept and beautriful image. Yeah! It rocks!
Anthony Mingo gave props (21 Dec 2007):
mGorgeous shot and great concept. I must adit that I find the evil side irresistable.
Donna McComas said (21 Dec 2007):
Amazing treatment
Mark Lea said (24 Dec 2007):
It has a melancholic mood, and evokes a sense of farewell like she is saying goodbye to something or someone? Lovely
Ashley Lebedev said (24 Dec 2007):
thank you all!
to mark lea:
yes, you are right. this is part of a series i did, and this piece was meant to symbolize falling from grace, and the transformation from both the inside, and outside. I wanted the window to be like she is now left on the outside of something she was once inside of, and I imagine her next steps would be pulling back from the window until no longer in view. :)
Happy Holidays to everyone, btw.
I love the JPG community. Great lot of artists. ;)
ash
April Parker said (27 Dec 2007):
You got my vote.
Love how you captured the good and bad :)
ian link said (28 Dec 2007):
Excellent work! The amount of thought you put into the composition really shows - the photo is incredibly emotional! While I dont think her hand against the screen is very original, the rest of the composition more than makes up for it. Hope it gets in the magazine =)
seanie blue gave props (28 Dec 2007):
this is a fab piece of WORK. good job!
Wayne Bennett said (28 Dec 2007):
I am totally absorbed by this image simpley fantastic shot.
Cody Hanu gave props (29 Dec 2007):
Yes......O_o
vanessa rodriguez gave props (1 Jan 2008):
amazing.. i'm speechless..
Ashley Lebedev said (1 Jan 2008):
everyone- thank you immensely. :)
hope all had a wonderful new year.
Glenda Madaris said (2 Jan 2008):
Magical photo... You are very artistic!
fabio fazio said (2 Jan 2008):
good shot
Daniel Martinez gave props (2 Jan 2008):
A complete work of art! Compelling.
Thad Zajdowicz gave props (3 Jan 2008):
Great work! Gets my vote.
Jennifer Orlando gave props (3 Jan 2008):
Beautiful use of color and lighting.
Jeff Cochran gave props (4 Jan 2008):
Great Shot
Ferlywana Widjaja said (7 Jan 2008):
love the consept....excellent shoot....
lindsay mccallum said (8 Jan 2008):
Very very cool shot, excellent idea.
Marc Evans gave props (8 Jan 2008):
Fabulous image. Love the Mix of light and dark
Gary Duffy said (9 Jan 2008):
this is a print I would love in a super size and framed.
Van Corey said (9 Jan 2008):
Nice, beautiful, mysterious.
Laura Boston-Thek gave props (12 Jan 2008):
Got my vote!! Riveting!!
Joe Ethridge said (14 Jan 2008):
Bravo Ashley, Bravo!
John Keating gave props (15 Jan 2008):
Awesome photo, the eyes seem to looking right through me. Wow!
Artem Nazarov said (17 Jan 2008):
Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!
Mykola Swarnyk gave props (18 Jan 2008):
Ashley, this is magic
Angela Mollura gave props (18 Jan 2008):
Very awe-inspiring ... it's an amazing shot, you've got my vote!
John Hastings gave props (18 Jan 2008):
Took me three views to even see the butterfly. Extremely captivating shot.
Gloria Simunic said (23 Jan 2008):
Beautiful. Voted :P
oivind eknes gave props (23 Jan 2008):
Fantastic
clyde jones said (25 Jan 2008):
Outstanding work with your lighting. great stuff
Jeremy holmes said (25 Jan 2008):
Great shot im sure this will be published.
Martin Hadley gave props (25 Jan 2008):
Outstanding image and you got my vote
Paul Themens said (26 Jan 2008):
It is as if she was coming to get me and under some kind of trance. beautifully done.
Maggie Phelan said (26 Jan 2008):
So beautiful...
Ashley Lebedev said (27 Jan 2008):
Thank you all so much... :)
ash
Mariah Ellingson gave props (1 Feb 2008):
Beautiful Photo. :]
Mark Gilliland gave props (2 Feb 2008):
Just gorgeous! Gets my vote!
Jose Vásquez said (3 Feb 2008):
yeah it rocks!! great job!
Ashley Lebedev said (8 Feb 2008):
:)
ash
Coreesi gave props (9 Feb 2008):
You've got skills girl
Yuri Balakhanov gave props (15 Feb 2008):
outstanding photo!!!
Massimo Valicchia said (16 Feb 2008):
Great sense o f mistery. Perfect colors.
Sean Hall said (21 Feb 2008):
holy shit! ah!
Debbie Dancer gave props (21 Feb 2008):
outstanding and hauntingly beautiful.
Daniel Go gave props (23 Feb 2008):
Nice!
Sherry Davis Johnson gave props (7 Mar 2008):
Brilliant. Mission accomplished.
Martin Kristiansen gave props (21 Mar 2008):
Congratulations! With the Art Of Photography show :)
Adrian Rodriguez gave props (22 Mar 2008):
Beautiful...........
Gabriel Hernandez gave props (22 Mar 2008):
Congratulation!!!! Have fun in San Diego!!!
Frederic Frognier gave props (23 Mar 2008):
That's just great portrait
Ashley Lebedev said (23 Mar 2008):
Thank you all so much. :)
The photo chosen is on JPG and is entitled: Her Last Hurrah. (The black and white of the burning abandoned building)
Best to you all for your kind messages, and support.
ash
Oscar Martinez gave props (8 Apr 2008):
Fantastic work. Wow.
Elise Kihntopf said (10 Apr 2008):
You did a fantastic job creating exactly what you wanted. she is absolutely beautiful. you have an eye for what you do. Post more, I would love to see what else you can do.
david tonkin said (20 Jul 2008):
incredible, beautiful, moving, engaging, compelling and more. Love your photos.
Joerg Schlagheck gave props (16 Nov 2008):
Great work!
Anthony Neste gave props (16 Nov 2008):
awesome