Took some pictures yesterday.

[HeadlessBill]

The wonderfully sweet and very talented Ariellah, a Goth bellydancer.

[Morning Glory]

like the first one best, it looks good all around.

otherwise, the angles are good, but for me I think it needs some variation in lighting.

and I'm sorry to say, but I really don't like that background. I guess that's just a thing with me and backgrounds, you might say, why are you looking at the background, there's a beautiful woman in the forground! But I would just prefer a more natural setting (like a hookah bar!), and I think that the contrast is too sharp so it distracts from the model.

I hate to come on here and say anythign bad, because I couldn't do anywhere near as good of a job as the members here, but I think that people want to hear pros and cons, right?

[Nudemuse]

I like those a lot. I really like the first one a lot.

And Bill could you ask her what shade of lipstick/gloss is on her lips pretty please? PM me cause I want that color. Right now.

[ForrestBlack]

That looks like fun. Thanks for posting these.

[mmmcherry]

mmmmm she is gorgeous!! any chance of getting video? belly dancing is so facinating!

[HeadlessBill]

Morning Glory - Thanks for the feedback. I rather liked the color of the walls, but yes, it would have been better in a more appropriate location.

Nudemuse - Next time I talk to her, I'll ask.

Forrest - It was fun. She was so pleasant and interesting to talk to. And your welcome. Hopefully, I'll actually have something to submit to BB, but I'm trying to get back into the mindset to be taking photos again after having stepped away from it for so long and then only being ablt to shoot sporadically at this time.

mmmcherry - I did video a performance she did for my video, but if you'd like to see her in action you could buy this, this or this.

[mmmcherry]

mmmm if i were to buy a bellydancing video, it would be hers. but alas, that involves the need for money and i has none

[Black Spiral Dancer]

I have a friend that would do a duet with her. My friend does Goth bellydancing, as well as Zombie bellydancing.

[mmmcherry]

ok what the heck is zombie bellydancing??

[HeadlessBill]

I was about to ask the same thing. I don't see zombies being lithe enough to bellydance. Then again, there's the Living Dead Girlz, a zombie dance troupe I taped for my documentary.

[thomasroche]

Yum.

That is to say, YUM.

[Black Spiral Dancer]

ok what the heck is zombie bellydancing??

I was about to ask the same thing. I don't see zombies being lithe enough to bellydance. Then again, there's the Living Dead Girlz, a zombie dance troupe I taped for my documentary.

She dresses like a zombie, and dances.

She can be found on *******. http://profile.*******.com/index.cfm...endid=39763739

[OrganizedKhaos]

I love her tatts, shes very lovely

[Black Spiral Dancer]

She dresses like a zombie, and dances.

She can be found on *******. http://profile.*******.com/index.cfm...endid=39763739

The dance group she's part of can also be found on *******.

Here is the link. http://www.*******.com/raqsmacabre

They travel all over the world.

[Black Spiral Dancer]

ok what the heck is zombie bellydancing??

Some pictures from the recent Newcastle Goth Fest...

[Superna]

I am a new fan of goth belly dancing!!

[Donald Rilea]

Some pictures from the recent Newcastle Goth Fest...

These pics made me think of an idea for a Goth/Zombie musical. "Dance of the Living Dead", or "A Night In The Cemetery", anyone???:

With choreography, of course, by either Busby Berkeley or Bob Fosse, both of whom would have to be dug up for the occasion.

[Black Spiral Dancer]

I am a new fan of goth belly dancing!!

My wife has been inspired to take up bellydancing. She found a "Gothic Bellydancing DVD" on eBay, but it was too much and only available in the US.

[HeadlessBill]

My wife has been inspired to take up bellydancing. She found a "Gothic Bellydancing DVD" on eBay, but it was too much and only available in the US.

Do you know which one it was? Ariellah has her own instructional DVD as well as being featured in two or three different DVD's showcasing dark and Goth Bellydancers.

[Black Spiral Dancer]

Don't know she just said she found one, but couldn't afford it.

I found a couple called
BELLYDANCE TRIBAL FUSION BELLY DANCING INSTRUCTIONS DVD,
BELLYDANCE EAST COAST TRIBAL - BASICS BELLY DANCING DVD.
Gothic Bellydance DVD Fusion Bellydancing Raks Gothique,
BELLYDANCE LEARN WITH TEMPEST FREAKS BELLY DANCING DVD and TRIBAL FUSION BELLYDANCE EAST COAST BELLY DANCING VIDEO

[VoltaireBlue]

i like her sense of style..... *sigh* sometimes I miss living in berkeley....

[HeadlessBill]

Since people here seemed to like my photos I took of Ariellah, I'd thought I'd post a couple of them for you all.

[OliX]

I like her nose. Honestly, I do looks and style too
last picture is amazingly good

[Black Spiral Dancer]

Very Steam-punk.

[Bacchus88]

she's break taking, the unique beauty that has it own aura about it. The eyes what holds me, it just break taking.

[Head Wreck]

yummy. and i do agree with BSD.

steampunk FTW

[Eclipse]

Very beautiful model, amazing eyes. On another note, how's the documentary coming along HB? Has the website been updated in the past month (last time I saw it I think). Also what is the site, I lost it >_<.

[HeadlessBill]

Very beautiful model, amazing eyes. On another note, how's the documentary coming along HB? Has the website been updated in the past month (last time I saw it I think). Also what is the site, I lost it >_<.

Um, no the website hasn't been updated, but it really needs to be. I also need to dedicate a huge chunk of time to actually capturing my video footage I currently have and start stringing something together that may start to resemble a movie. But I still need a lot of pictures to take and a few more interviews to conduct and a ton of B-roll to shoot.

As for the address, keep an eye out on
http://www.gothiphilia.com/

The site should be up on that domain soon, regardless of the state of incompleteness it is in. The site is currently housed here:
http://www.berkeleycitycollege.edu/students/jashton/

[OliX]

Interesting project. Would love to see it when it's done

[Velvet-Tongue]

Ariella is so beautiful. She really has her whole "look" down.

Wonder if she does birthdays lol.

[Evilbink]

Since people here seemed to like my photos I took of Ariellah, I'd thought I'd post a couple of them for you all.

Such a stunner, I had to put them up again

[SyntheticShock]

These are beautiful, and Ariellah has a great look to her. I especially love the goth belly dancing ones.

[HeadlessBill]

These are beautiful, and Ariellah has a great look to her. I especially love the goth belly dancing ones.

Well, you will like the fact that we are planning another shoot where she wants to show off another one or two of her belly dance outfits.

[SyntheticShock]

I look forward to seeing them.

[theUnclean]

The headless one has a good eye! Nice photos man, and damn Ariellah has some stunning deep green eyes! (sucker for green eyes)

[HeadlessBill]

As promised, a couple pictures from my latest shoot with Ariellah.

[OrganizedKhaos]

She's such a good sport. She traveled to all those interesting places with you to take her picture. I am so loving ALL of these. She's beautiful, and you most definitely have a knack for shooting her.

I LOVE your watermark too... so classy.

[Bikerpunk]

The library shot is the best lit. You can see her facial features in perfect relief.

[ForrestBlack]

The library shot is the best lit. You can see her facial features in perfect relief.

It is a really nice shot, although I think it might actually be a mausoleum.

[Bikerpunk]

You can see the features in her face.

There's wonderful shadows on her body too.