Art should invoke an emotional reaction. Lust and fear are
two sides of the same coin. There is beauty in everything...
Background
I am based in Edinburgh (willing to travel to most parts of Central Scotland and the Borders for shoots) and my background in photography is mainly artistic (horror/SFX/conceptual) and portraiture-related.
Ethos
Art has been my passion for as long as I can remember and it's still the most important thing to me when I'm working. All photography should be artistic and memorable, whether it's for a magazine cover, a romantic couple portrait or a model's portfolio.
Style
I am passionate about the unusual and unconventional and mostly work in the fields of alternative lifestyles/fashion (gothic, rock, metal, industrial, club, psychadelic, body art/modification, fetish, alt pin-up, alt fashion, alt music promotion etc). I don't work to formulas or shoot insert-genre-here photography. Every client, project and image is given individual consideration.
About Photoshop
You are already beautiful. Your beauty can be enhanced with make-up and lighting but it goes against everything I believe about the deliciousness of human appearances to excessively digitally edit your face and remove all character in an attempt to iron out 'flaws'. Your individual quirks and unique features are what makes you YOU, and I would never try (or want) to erase your personality from your face.
Services
- Model and performer portfolio development
- Band, musician and DJ promo etc
- Conceptual portraiture
- Fetish, nude and boudoir portraiture
- Designer and stylist portfolio
- Merchant promotion
- Print publication, digital media and editorial
- Art commissions including dark/horror
Please see
www.RockstarVanity.com for details of my services and rates.
Studio location
My studio is on the South side of Edinburgh city centre where Pleasance meets St Leonards Street. There is plenty of pay and display parking close by for daytime shoots and I am happy to shoot on evenings, weekends and other 'unsociable' hours. My studio and some of my equipment can be hired for £10 per hour. Please see the 'services + rates' section for RockstarVanity.com for more information.
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Contact: Tanya@RockstarVanity.com
Also on: Flickr,
AltDiva,
MySpace,
FaceBook ,
LiveJournal and
deviantART.
I have a
photo blog too, which you can subscribe to if you want to keep up with my work and happenings.
Prints: You can buy prints of my work through
RockstarVanity.com.
Downloadable Wallpapers: You can download wallpapers for your computer in the Downloadable Wallpapers section of
RockstarVanity.com
Current Project: If you want to browse collections of my fetish, horror and subversive fashion photos, you can do that at
ViolentlyBeautiful.com.
I am NOT currently taking bookings for TFP shoots (apart from those relating to specific casting calls) so please do not contact me asking for TFP, especially if I don't know you.
Photography is my job and I do not work for strangers in return for expenses or small token payments so don't embarrass me or yourself by asking. If you want mates rates, ask your mates.
I will shoot sets for submission to most modelling/glamour/fetish sites but I do not shoot for Suicide Girls. Not ever. So don't ask.
Please don't send me messages asking me to hire you for paid work, especially if I don't know you and have never spoken to you before. If I want to hire a model, I will find someone suitable by myself or put out a casting call. Also, if u typ liek dis, please don't send me messages at all. Thank you.
Violently Beautiful, my first book, is for sale through
Blurb.com. There are two versions - the
original version (a 7x7 inch paperback) and the
deluxe version (an 8x10 inch hardback) - available. Both versions have 80 full-colour pages and contain the same images, spanning the genres of alternative fashion, modern pin-up, fetish, horror, portraiture and conceptual art.
madebyfariesPHOTOGRAPHY
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06/15/09 12:39pm |
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Happy 3 year anniversary on MM Tanya!
xxx
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Raven Ember
Model |
06/06/09 5:52am |
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It's been a real pleasure looking through your portfolio....such diversity!! Thank you :) x
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Black Heart Photography
Photographer |
06/05/09 4:18am |
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Hey beautiful! how are you?
Great speaking to you yesterday!
Hugs and love
Yelena xxxxxxx
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Image_Asylum
Photographer |
06/03/09 12:46am |
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Hmmm, summer, we just had a perfectly horrid one here!! you may have seen news about bushfires, I was going to go to one of the worst affected areas to scout for a shoot, obviously that plan had to be cancelled! I'm enjoying a gorgeous Autumn :-)
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Image_Asylum
Photographer |
06/01/09 4:33am |
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Hi, just doing the rounds, or being a whore, however you want to look at it...how are you?
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Alix Ruin
Model |
05/21/09 7:53am |
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No problem at all, adore your work
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Morgana Creely
Photographer |
05/07/09 4:56pm |
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Hi :) Hope all is fabulous in your part of the world :)
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Lolitachick
Model |
04/27/09 7:29am |
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Fab work, was wondering if you would interested in working with me sometime from mid May to mid June? Let me know!
Gem X
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Donna Hosie
Makeup Artist |
04/06/09 7:01am |
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Your photos are fabby!! :)
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Cherise Lamour
Model |
04/01/09 12:26am |
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I'm totally diggin your style.
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Kitty Lane
Model |
03/30/09 9:48am |
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Haha, thank you for the pic comment kitten. much appreciated :)
hope you're well, can't wait to see some more of your work! :D
Kitty xo
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Kimmy von Helvete
Model |
03/10/09 11:21pm |
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no bother, if i'm back home i'd love to work with you!
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Scarlet_Stars
Model |
03/05/09 4:13am |
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Hi there. Thanks for the add!
You've done some fantastic work! Hopefully I'll get a chance to work with you sometime in the future... Keep up the good works though! ;)
Love and lollipops xxx
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Natasha_Scott
Model |
02/26/09 7:30am |
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Leg warmers and heels are a god send!
especially when your legs are so skinny haha!
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Natasha_Scott
Model |
02/21/09 9:01am |
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No problem!
I love your work, if your ever short of a model i'd love to help out!
:)
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Natasha Masson
Model |
02/18/09 6:19am |
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No problems, your work is just fantastic :)
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Fuchsiastar
Model |
02/18/09 5:28am |
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Hehe thank you! I shall be launching my new perfume range shortly ;)
xx
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Fuchsiastar
Model |
02/16/09 4:04pm |
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Oh dear, that sounded really diva-esque! You should now process only close-up images of my collarbones as a punishment :D I trust that I would never dislike any pictures you take anyway!
xx
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Fuchsiastar
Model |
02/16/09 3:30pm |
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Hey
Just to say again that I had great fun this evening and do let me know when I can tell my friends about your venture!
I can't wait to see the pictures (although I hope my starving child collarbones aren't in them all...aah I'll grow to love them one day ;) )
xx
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pauleezda
Model |
02/13/09 6:08pm |
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really like your photos:)
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Miss Saratonin
Model |
02/12/09 10:33am |
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Love your port,really diverse and fun to look at
Sara_tonin
x
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Dayal - Pro Retouching
Photoshop Wizard |
02/11/09 12:08pm |
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Cool work!
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Lilith Rose
Model |
02/11/09 5:20am |
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I adore your work its screams out to me, with a really fierce beauty.
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Sara L E Miller
Model |
02/04/09 9:48am |
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Cheers for the pic comment sweets- I'm a rock chick yeaaaahh! (hehe!) Much love xxx
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xxxnymphetaminexxx
Model |
02/03/09 5:08am |
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Your portfolio is amazing!!
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Rui Rodrigues
Photographer |
01/28/09 8:15pm |
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hey hey !
how about some new pics? =))
Hugs,
Rui.
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Nina Dateshidze
Model |
01/28/09 10:36am |
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No probs. great folio =].
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Robin Frowley
Photographer |
01/21/09 3:51pm |
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Hellooo we will have to meet up sometime as we are in the same building!
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SLE Photography
Photographer |
01/14/09 4:36pm |
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Oh hi! I'm stalking you from DA ;-)
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Cherry Loco
Model |
01/11/09 7:47am |
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Love your work and your manifesto. Look forward to working with you some day.
xx CL
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Image_Asylum
Photographer |
01/03/09 12:24am |
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Hey thanks! your work rocks too!
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Sarah Graham
Wardrobe Stylist |
01/01/09 11:46am |
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Fantastic work...really different! Hope we can work together soon! xx
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Elle Von Munster
Model |
12/28/08 5:50am |
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Thank you as well :)
Hoe I get the chance to work with you next time I'm in the UK - I love your style.
Have a great 2009!
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Lisa Behan
Model |
12/12/08 10:35am |
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Love your port!
yum!
=]
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Robin Frowley
Photographer |
11/28/08 9:39am |
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Hi yes we are studio neighbors!
Well pop in and say hi I always have a coffee machine on the go and occasional chocolate hob nobs....
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Sara L E Miller
Model |
11/26/08 8:23am |
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I know, was such good fun! Very excited to see the photos! Let me know if you need extra help next week (still loving the fact you bagged that room!) and when you next want to shoot xxx
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Teighan
Model |
11/11/08 5:28am |
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Lovely Work ;)
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mcinnes
Photographer |
11/04/08 10:16am |
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Lovely work in your folio.
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Rui Rodrigues
Photographer |
11/02/08 6:13pm |
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you are EVERYWHERE! <3
hii
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Sara L E Miller
Model |
10/31/08 10:15am |
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I know! Very exciting times! Eeek! I was shooting all day yesterday with my friend so I will hopefully get some clearer shots in today xxx
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