Venetia Ioanna Papadeas

"Never love a wild thing."

Photography piece completed at the Denver Zoo. These unbelievably swift, spotted African creatures of the Savannah are named Sochi and Damza - captured basking in the afternoon sunlight. Image shot with a DSLR Touch Nikon D5500 camera.  Experimenting with the trademark facial tear mark, temperature / coloring effect, and spot / coat pattern clarity.  

"Lions do not lose sleep over the opinions of sheep"

Photo piece completed at the Denver Zoo - this South African lioness named Neila was shot with a DSLR Nikon Touch D5500 Camera.  Experimenting with fingerprinted glass, shadow, contrast, and clarity on tufted fur.  

"Beautiful things do not ask for attention"

Photography piece completed at the Denver Zoo. This tigress of the Asian Tropics - Chinese/Russian border.  Shot captured the feline lounging into her afternoon nap against her warm, rocky setting. Image shot with a DSLR Touch Nikon D5500 camera.  Experimenting with contrast in background, soft vs. hard material juxtaposition, and stripe / coat pattern clarity. 

Shot with Digital SLR Touch Nikon D5500.  

Chanel @ Neiman Marcus, Cherry Creek. 

Shot with Digital SLR Touch Nikon D5500.  

Neiman Marcus, Cherry Creek. 

Shot with Digital SLR Touch Nikon D5500.  

Edited with Light Room.

Louboutin @ Neiman Marcus, Cherry Creek. 

Amongst the foreign treasures showcased in the exhibit, was a necklace designed for an Indian Maharaja (prince) of Patiala in 1928.  The necklace truly takes your breath away – all its glory shining in a beacon of light created by a combination of over 2,000 DeBeers diamonds, topaz, platinum, rubies, sapphires and citrines that makes up this royal necklace (Wolf 1).  

Image shot at the Denver Art Museum exhibit - Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.

This overwhelmingly large blue gem is surrounded by glass and back-dropped by intricate and colorful artwork in the Cartier exhibit.  The jewel is a pendant made of a 478-carat sapphire - once belonging to Queen Marie of Romania in 1913.  

Image shot at the Denver Art Museum exhibit - Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.

Image shot at Denver Zoo.

Image shot at the Denver Art Museum exhibit - Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.

Image shot at Denver Zoo.

Image shot at the Denver Zoo.

Image shot at the Denver Art Museum exhibit - Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.

Image shot at the Denver Zoo.

The final piece in the Cartier exhibit that made me positively confident in my decision to attend, was a special order bandeau tiara made in 1923, composed of cushion-cut diamonds and mounted on platinum.  This bandeau piece was created in order to signify Cartier’s rise to prominence in the 1900s as one of most famous jewelers in the world (Jewels Du Jour). As enchanting as this dazzling tiara is on its own, the creation can be undone into two separate bracelet pieces as well.  Gazing upon the creativity of Cartier’s bandeau crown was simply the diamond frosting on the cake of this wondrous exhibit – an official and final diamond that truly stole my heart and made me a strong believer in the Cartier exhibit fairy tale land of jewels, princes and princesses, queens, kings, and diamonds galore.   The bandeau tiara truly stole my heart at first sight of its glittering exuberance and majesty.

Image shot at the Denver Art Museum exhibit - Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.

Black & White Profile Portraits.  Working with Introverted Effect and age schema through variation of size and focal point.

Dark Room developed photos. Working with Female / Male juxtaposition and Picture Narrative through Black & White images.