[Volantangel] Playing Cards + Photography

[volantangel]

This one is for Jackson, the brick I received from the best decks contest =)

Federals

[Eoghann]

You just happened to be carrying around a brick of decks at a summer resort or is that your backyard? Haha


That's some phenomenal photography, nice work!

[RSLancastr]

You just happened to be carrying around a brick of decks at a summer resort or is that your backyard? Haha

Looks like the UPS guy dropped a delivery while trying to sneak a dip in the pool!

[volantangel]

You just happened to be carrying around a brick of decks at a summer resort or is that your backyard? Haha


That's some phenomenal photography, nice work!

Haha thats sort of my "backyard" I guess? I stay in a condominium =)

[volantangel]

Something new for today. Flowers and Leaves ? (ok not quite leaves but yea =p)

Floral

[volantangel]

Finally Paul's turn, i was struggling to find suitable props to work with the themes of Paul's decks. Hence I attempted something different with the first photo, not the best but i tried

Aurum

Deco

P.s. I might try to recreate a photo (not sure if paul remembers) i did in the past that can only be done with aurum at that point of time, but of a higher quality =)

[RSLancastr]

I love that first photo, Volant! (the second was not too shabby either!)

[volantangel]

I love that first photo, Volant! (the second was not too shabby either!)

Thanks Bob, i was going to recreate a photo i did in the past, and this came up completely out of the blue.

I was trying to recreate this:

[RSLancastr]

Well then, it was a beautiful failure to recreate the older one.

[volantangel]

Heres one for the weekend. On a slightly different note, I declare next week Uusi Week !

Madison Players

[volantangel]

No worries Bob, everyone gets carried away once in awhile. Ok im gonna start the week early with this picture. I really want to say that the Bohemias are my favourites but the fact is I really cannot decide !

Bohemia

[Lotrek]

Superb!

[Mike Ratledge]

REALLY showing us up with the photography, buddy: I love it! April should be a Pagan month, I'm thinking...

[volantangel]

Thanks guys ! A photo a day for this week, i promise ! Actually the photos have already been taken just feeding you guys a little at a time XD

[volantangel]

One for the day !

Royal Optik

[RSLancastr]

Nice, VA! That RO QH just might be my favorite Uusi card yet!

The BB Joker was my favorite Uusi card until I got my RO Limied a day or two ago.

(The way the geometric shapes in the RO courts fool the eye into seeing movement is great, and nowhere in the deck better, I think, than on the QH)

Will there be a card I like even better in PAGAN, "Hotcakes" or the upcoming Sixth Uusi deck? Time will tell!

[volantangel]

Thanks Bob ! I really like the variation in style provided by Uusi, they are simply so talented.

The old and the new Blue Bloods !

Blue Blood + Redux

[Sparkz]

Nice job on the Uusi decks

[RSLancastr]

Thanks Bob ! I really like the variation in style provided by Uusi, they are simply so talented.

The old and the new Blue Bloods !

Nice again, thanks for posting these!

I don't have the Redux - are its courts the same as those in the original?

[volantangel]

@Bob some courts have been altered from the previous version. The pips are different as well.

Heres one for the day ! Who else has a post card from Uusi

Royal Optik + Card

[RSLancastr]

@Bob some courts have been altered from the previous version. The pips are different as well.

Heres one for the day ! Who else has a post card from Uusi

Thanks for the info on the Redux!

Way cool postcard, by the way.

It makes me wonder what their postcards will look like during the "Hotcakes" campaign!

[volantangel]

Haha no idea, its my one and only postcard from them after a little mess up on the shipping side. Id love nothing more than just a postcard to go along with the package but of course id recognise the amount of extra work it entails.

Bohemia

[RSLancastr]

Is that Peter (Dunham)'s signature? I can only make out the "P." at the start of it.

[volantangel]

Yeap it is, in fact Linnea's signature is on the side covered by the other deck, both of the pictured decks are signed =)

I have both sets of Bohemias and Royal Optiks signed, im in fact looking for a blue blood that is signed, but its so rare ive never seen one before.

Blue Bloods

[RSLancastr]

Okay, now I see that I need to buy another Blue Blood - mine, which I bought from someone other than Uusi, does NOT have that Diptych!

[volantangel]

Rob the diptych is not from the original blueblood, its from the later redux. You should definitely get one of those !

Coming up is one of my rarest items in my collection, a signed and numbered original blue blood uncut !

Original Blue Blood + Uncut

[uusikissa]

Hi Kai!

We just saw this thread! We loved looking at all the photographs of decks in your collection. What really comes through in all of the shots is how much you value these objects and also, how much they inspire you creatively. It is not easy to be both behind and in front of the camera, but you did an excellent job styling, composing and shooting your collection. Photography is all about editing down to the essentials and the items you chose to include with the decks not only complimented them, but lent a nice, personal touch that gave us a little glimpse into your world and greatly added to the story being told. Awesome project, Kai and very flattering to have been a part of it, thank you!

Linnea & Peter

P.S. Can't wait to see what you do with the Pagan and Hotcakes decks

[volantangel]

Hi Kai!

We just saw this thread! We loved looking at all the photographs of decks in your collection. What really comes through in all of the shots is how much you value these objects and also, how much they inspire you creatively. It is not easy to be both behind and in front of the camera, but you did an excellent job styling, composing and shooting your collection. Photography is all about editing down to the essentials and the items you chose to include with the decks not only complimented them, but lent a nice, personal touch that gave us a little glimpse into your world and greatly added to the story being told. Awesome project, Kai and very flattering to have been a part of it, thank you!

Linnea & Peter

P.S. Can't wait to see what you do with the Pagan and Hotcakes decks

Thanks Linnea & Peter ! Your complements are priceless. Its a pity i dont have one of your wooden boxes to work with, im sure it looks amazing in person. I want to think you and all the other designers that have put out great decks for me to have such great material to work with, the most important thing in a photo is the subject, without a good subject there really isnt any photography. I too cant wait for Pagan and Hotcakes to be released, im sure they will look even better in person.

Heres another glamour shot of the Bohemias !

Bohemia

[RSLancastr]

P.S. Can't wait to see what you do with the Pagan and Hotcakes decks

For Pagan, I'm thinking a bearskin rug.

For Hotcakes... ...a Pucci scarf, perhaps?

[volantangel]

Haha i have neither of those, with the hot weather over here, theres no need for rugs or scarfs

All of the previous photos have been bright and cheery (ok except the first bohemia), but heres something a little different.

Royal Optik