Cool!! :)

WoW...I love this one!!!! :)

You must have pretty impressive vision if you can read that! Yes, some contrast would truly help. So what type of rock is it that makes it so easy for people to etch into it?

Yes, yes, yes, I like that much better! I have a 17 inch monitor and the photos look spectacular in full view like that. I do have to scroll down just a tad each time to click the next button. Guess I'm a little lazy like doca and did think it would be nicer if the buttons were up closer to the photo. I realize you probably left them lower on purpose for visual reasons, as you are trying to focus all attention on the photos. How about a slide show so us lazy people don't have to do a darn thing? LoL!! ;D Shannon

@Michelle, thanx for both the links. David LaChappelle has a wonderful gallery full of imaginative pieces. I especially liked "Burning Down The House". That type of creativity is a great inspiration! I gotta completely agree with you about wanting to play around with that style of photography...that would be a darn fun job! :D Hate how money has to spoil everything...hmmmpphhtt! Your second link is very classy and I liked it a lot. Truly some excellent portraits in there!! Gave me some great inspiration for lighting, poses and much more. Thanx again for some direction. @Monika, I appreciate the link to Marc Collins' site. I definitely see the attraction to his work, very professional and tasteful. I checked out the links he has and instantly fell in love with Andreas H. Bitesnich photography...there is man who knows how to portray the human body as an art form :P

I've been doing some searching on-line, using the phrase "fantasy photography". It has brought up a vast variety of sites, but most are fetish and erotic. I can appreciate some of it as great art and some as trash, same as any form of art, you will always find different levels. Neither of those are what I am looking for, though. I'll continue searching and see of I can find a proper title of the style I'm looking for. If anyone has any idea what you would classify the above photo as (other than fantasy), please let me know :)

Misha, because photography is so new to me I can't quite define exactly what I'm looking for. I just want to add some flare to some portraits but keep it classy. I included the above photo to help everyone understand a bit of what I'm after. Feel free to throw any artists names my way and I will check them out. The more I see the more it will help define my taste, I supppose. Sorry I can't be more specific :/

Yep, these ones are great, too :)

All are beautiful, but I have to agree with randyrivers, #1 really packs the punch of the 3. Looks like an excellent beach to visit! :)

I like the textures in the first one. The softness of the second is nice. The clarity, the contrast and the DOF of the third are terrific. The DOF of and the colors of the fourth are wonderful. Thanx for sharing :)

Never done any myself, but looks creative. Do you have a collection of these you have done?

Thanx everyone for the nice comments, I really aprreciate them and the feed-back :~)

"Offer them the beer"...ROFLMAO! :D

Everyone has such great imaginations here! That is a wonderful idea and an extremely cool photo! :)

Opsss... should have said 4 photos. Ya, I can count. LoL!!