(Photo by Tidy Photography) VIDEO: The Grand Caravan Day Four- Asylum The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is a massive sprawl of five buildings on over three hundred acres of land. The crew only had access to two of the buildings, the main building and the women’s ward. These buildings are so massive that we were only … Continue reading
For the Grand Caravan journey, a massive amount of driving was required. Prior to the trip, Che Correa drove from Neenah, WI to Graffiti Photographic’s home in West Chicago, IL. Little Alice also drove to Madison, WI to pick up Seth Nayes, and to Milwaukee, WI to pick up Silversark/Miss Spooky. Ophelia Darkly and her … Continue reading
VIDEO: The Grand Caravan Day Two- OSR The Cloud Orchid Team woke up bright and early on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Starbucks was grabbed. Little Alice and Ophelia Darkly were double-fisting lattes and frappichinos. While the event started late due to the event coordinator being grossly behind schedule, the crew was able to move forward … Continue reading
Official Ravenwood Castle Website The drive from Mansfield, OH to Weston, WV took the Cloud Orchid Team an entire day to accomplish. Along the way, the team spotted a small sign on the highway that read “Ravenwood Castle.” Intrigued, we exited and drove down the small dirt forest path. We were rewarded with a scene … Continue reading
The Cloud Orchid Team first discovered the abandoned brickyard in Mansfield, OH in 2012 after a long day at the Ohio State Reformatory. The team headed there for a sunset shoot, even though the team was exhausted. The gorgeous photos were not published by an outside magazine, though we wish they had been. They will … Continue reading
The Cloud Orchid Team visits the Mansfield Ohio State Reformatory every year since 2010. This year’s trip included several other locations, and a much larger team. The team spent the entire year planning this week long adventure, putting together concepts, wardrobe, and the crew. The end result will be worth all the driving, sweat, and … Continue reading
Melanie Myhre Photography Live Interview The Cloud Orchid Team published Melanie Myhre photography in the Steampunk Special Issue Costume Contest ed. in February 2013. Since then, Melanie has continued her work and is receiving more attention and success. She was interviewed by the Melanie Myhreon eureka springs channel on May 9, 2013 about her photography. … Continue reading
Pink Light Images was featured in the Steampunk Special Issue (Feb 2013), as well as the Spring 2013 Issue. In addition to the beautiful published photos, we wanted to feature these vintage inspired images. Pink Light Images originally came onto the scene in 2007 under the name “RARMAI.” She became a full time professional photographer … Continue reading
Taken at an abandoned brickyard in Ohio. This is part of a new direction I am taking in my photographic work, darker, surreal, and working on telling a story in a single image. I hope you enjoy it. Bryan Thompson Continue reading
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