A series of striking photos titled 'Graveyard Girls' by photographers Kyle Thompson and Marissa Bolen capture surreal mourning ghouls. The creepy photos use light beautifully to capture ghosts that look as if they are drifting away. The models seem to embody innocence with their white garb and wreaths of flowers. However, the eerie lighting and depressed expressions completely change the mood of the pictures into a somber one.
The photographers found the perfect setting in Bolen's backyard and used copious amounts of flour in order to produce the photos. Flour was piled onto the models and the water was tainted with milk in order to create a ghostly effect. Combined with the limited lighting in the dark grotto, Thompson and Bolen achieved a completely surreal and bleak collection.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Ghostly Photography
- There is an opportunity for ghostly photography to become a trend in the art industry.
- Surreal Mourning
- There is an opportunity to create a trend of surreal mourning art that captures grief and loss.
- Ethereal Lighting
- There is an opportunity to incorporate ethereal lighting in photography and film to achieve a ghostly effect.
Where This Applies
- Art
- The art industry can use this trend to create a new category of melancholic and eerie photography.
- Fashion
- The fashion industry can incorporate the white garb and wreaths of flowers worn by the models in new collections, capturing the innocence of the style.
- Photography
- The photography industry can create workshops to teach photographers how to achieve the ghostly effect in their photos.
