Behind the Lens
Laura Dark has been shooting professionally for the past 13
years. She attended art school for a BFA and apprenticed for 2 years under a local commercial and portrait photographer. She is well versed on both sides of the camera as both Model and Photographer. It has been said that, “what Laura can do in a half a dozen frames would make grown men cry.” She is best known for her dark portrait and beauty work which has been described as, “beautiful and creative to the max….the images are so realistic and haunting…it’s insane.”
Exhibitions
2010 – Gallery 83
2009 – Gothcoming 2k9 Featured Artist
2009 – Madlab – “Too Much Photography” Exhibit
2009 – Damned II – A Macabre Fine Art Exhibition
2009 – Madlab – Volatility
2009 – MabLab – “All Things Go” Exhibit
2009 – MadLab – New Year – Old Resolutions
2009 – 10th Anniversay Dirty Show
2008 – Mephisto’s – Black Xmas Gallery Show
2008 – MadLab – “Too Much Photography” Exhibit
2008 – Damned – A Macabre Fine Art Exhibition
2007 – Exotica II
2007 – Dark Arts Expo
2006 – Halloween Photo Show – Focus Studios
2006 – The Masquerade Ball – Alrosa Villa Music and Art Show
2005 – Backdrop – Acme Arts Photo Show
2004 – Dead Can Dance – Uncle Dan’s Music and Art Show
2004 – Nightmare Visions – The House of Nightmares Presents Art by Laura Dark Photography
06-09 – Hostess of The House of Nightmares Group Shoot
Awards and Honors
AWARDS AND HONORS
MODEL MAYHEM 2009 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR!
Model Mayhem Photographer of the Week – 5 time winner
Model Mayhem Picture of the Day – 37 time winner
Model Mayhem Concept of the Day – 20 time winner
Deviantart.com Daily Deviation – 3 time winner
Deviantart.com Featured News – 20 times
PRINT CREDITS:
* = coming soon
Giuseppina Magazine*, FACEon Magazine*, DDI Magazine, Vault Magazine, GlamRock Magazine*, Synthetic Sensations Magazine – COVER, Auxiliary Magazine, Alt Noir Magazine – COVER, American Gothique Magazine – COVER, Trauma 2009 Ads, Model Venture Magazine, Gothic Beauty Magazine, Active Dayton Magazine – COVER (model), Columbus ALIVE Magazine, Girls and Corpses Magazine, Crypt Magazine, Mk Ultra Magazine, Star Wars Insider – Artwork by Joe Corroney, The City Morgue, The Lantern
Clothing Designers and Stylists Credits
Cameo Intimates, Ford Couture, Crude Things, Cara Crass, DeathGlam, Organic Armor, Enigma Fashions (coming soon!), Black Mirror Designs, The House of S and M, Slyx Latex, Sisters of the Moon, Analisa Ravella, Three Muse Clothing, Miss Fiendish Shoes, Leather Realm Fashion, S.M. Hertz Clothing, Mange la Mode, Kambriel, Lip Service, Drac-In-A-Box, Eirik Aswang, The House of S and M, Peacock Blue Designs, Corset Kitten Closet, Artifice Clothing
Website Credits
Illamasqua Makeup – Website Blog, NoiseAuction.org, Addictions and Afflictions e-webzine, The House of Nightmares, Bobaflex Warriors, Godsgirls.com, The Alrosa Villa, Liquid6teen, Dolls of Evolved, pinupapocalypse.com, BMEzine – FRONT PAGE, Sisters of the Moon Design Catalog, Drac-In-A-Box Clothing
Reference Work For Artists:
Joe Corroney, Jay Fife, Travis Ingram, LeanneM
