Decline Studio News  

November 2006

Sorry I'm a little late updating Declinegothica this month but I've just come back from snowy Canada and I got seriously delayed in Holland.   But I'm home safe and sound now and this update includes another four image's from June's "Unspoken" shoot that saw Tragic Wrath and Sancia Lux team up with Necromantis and Thamiel Kain.  

November sees me unveil three images I created in London's Nunhead cemetery last August entitled "Dr Infiniti".  It is the tale of a mysterious figure who promises to show the wonders of the universe but secretly hides a sinister purpose behind his carnival games.  Demondaz played the Doctor, Eustacia and Fracture his assistants and Estrella Oscura was his innocent victim, who finally breaks their bargain and sends him back to the dark realms.  You can find "Dr Infiniti", "The Death Dealer" and "Unmasked" in Gallery Six.

Since my last update, the Deviant UK album "Barbed Wire Star" for which I created the cover design has gone on sale.  I know I'm biased but the album does sound great and if you like EBM with a hard edgy sound and a Gary Numan influence, you could do a lot worse.

August's "Ophelia" shoot saw model Kamalaya act as MUA and immortalize the shoot with some behind the scenes photography.  Here you can see Tattered Alice having a rather public bath.  My "Ophelia" image will be in the next update but until then, you can find "The Woodsman" the first image from this shoot in Gallery six.

Tattered Alice gets submerged for our upcoming "Ophelia" image.

September saw me work with Deaz, Lacrimosa and Caelia for our Manga influenced "Irresponsible Pictures".  Sadly I couldn't get the full team I wanted for this one, so some change of plans were made at the last minute but the results were still great.  I'll be sharing several images from this shoot in my New Year update.

Dave Charsley, Deaz, Caelia and Lacrimosa

Irresponsible Pictures Shoot - September 2006

Massive congratulations to model Satanic Angel who gave birth to her daughter Summer Skye on the 18th of September.  Well done to her and husband Mark.

Readers of my journal over on Live Journal, will know I recently changed my camera to a Nikon D200.  All the shoots since June's "Unpoken" have been taken with this camera and apart from the ability to create higher resolution images, it's also given me a greater range of control over the initial pictures.

Thanks to all the models that have worked with me this year.

Satanic Angel, Tragic Wrath, Sancia Lux, Mendees, Tattered Alice, Kamalaya, Ebb, Necromantis, Estrella Oscura, Allegrafade, Deaz, Fracture, Caelia, Eustacia, Shadow Flower, Xero, Thamiel Kain, Araminta, Ravens Blood, Lacrimosa, Demondaz, Serephine, Pheemayl, Electrikhailo and Moonqueen, 

Next Update will be January 2007, so I wish you all a great Christmas and I'll see you in the New Year!