Faenir Morne

[ENG] Hey there! I'm Marina, 32 years old. I’ve been into S.T.A.L.K.E.R. LARP since 2012, and since 2014, I’ve been creating handmade costumes and doing photography within the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe.

I’m a big fan of the Monolith faction from the original trilogy, and that’s usually who I play as during LARP events. However, my handmade costume collection also includes SEVA, Sunrise, Wind of Freedom, and Guardian of Freedom. I love conceptualizing and bringing to life photo projects that explore social drama, human tragedy, and reflections on life and death.

Apparently, there are some weird rumors circulating about me here, causing people to unfollow and block me without a second thought. I see no point in making any public statements or explanations. If you’re not the type to blindly believe the first piece of internet garbage written on a wall — my DMs are always open. As for the rest, you're your own worst enemy. Welcome! Platforms where I post: DeviantArt: www.deviantart.com/faenir-morne Features a lot of old stuff, including drawings, with occasional updates of new photos. Twitter (X): x.com/notifications Actively updated. Vkontakte: vk.com/faenir A personal blog about everyday life, featuring all my photos and drawings from ancient times to the present day. Instagram: www.instagram.com/faenir_morne/ I post here sometimes, but it annoys me because of the forced cropping and compressed quality.

[RU] Приветули! Меня зовут Марина, мне 32 года. Я в S.T.A.L.K.E.R. LARP с 2012 года, а с 2014 года создаю handmade-костюмы и занимаюсь фотографией во вселенной S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Я люблю фракцию "Монолит" из оригинальной трилогии, и обычно именно за неё я играю на LARP. Однако в моей коллекции handmade-костюмов есть "СЕВА", "Заря", "Ветер Свободы" и "Страж Свободы". Люблю придумывать и реализовывать фотопроекты, где показываю социальную драму, человеческую трагедию, размышления о смерти и жизни.

Про меня, оказывается, тут ходят странные вбросы, из-за которых от меня не глядя отписываются и блокируют. Не вижу смысла бегать по площади и орать, что я не верблюд: кто не верит любой херне, написанной в интернете и на заборе — велком в личные сообщения. Остальные — сами себе злобные буратино. Добро пожаловать!

2026

I’m deeply drawn to heavy, dramatic, and dark art, but when it comes to shooting or showing pure joy and things like that—well, I’m just not built for it. But guys, if there’s something specific you’d like to see me shoot, or if you’re down to draw a concept sketch for me (which I will absolutely credit as the original source), I would be more than happy to connect. Let’s create and grow together!

To be honest, I was supposed to have a photoshoot today, but the photographer got sick. And as luck would have it, I haven’t had any interesting, time-consuming creative projects since April, so I’m having real withdrawal symptoms right now.

In times like this, I usually dig into my old photos to transform them into art, or just take my time with some slow, artistic editing. That’s exactly how the "Cost of Hope" fan posters—done in green tones to match the gloomy aesthetics of the new trailer—and the simple "The Final Flight" were born. And now, I’m back to editing April’s Mavka again.

Color correction is actually a huge struggle for me. I’m not much of a painter; back when I was studying in art schools, I was absolutely obsessed with nothing but black ink drawings and watercolor stained-glass techniques. But after years (YEARS!) of trial and error, trying to match the color grading to the vision inside my head, I’ve SOMEWHAT learned how to make artistic photos. Not perfect, but c’mon. I’m only 32. When I grow up, I’ll definitely learn how to do everything perfectly!

I’m quite talkative today, hahaha. But hey, this is a blog after all, right? It’s allowed here.

Anyway, I really love this portrait. The photo where I’m just sitting is pretty ordinary, but the close-up turned out so good, so delicious. So textured. Maybe I over-sharpened it again, but just look at the textures on the shoulder pad, the eyes, the skin, the patch! I’m absolutely in love with it. It’s just a shame my graphics card can no longer handle files of this giant size, and Camera RAW keeps crashing constantly during the color correction process.

At some point, I overdid the noise and couldn't figure out where. =\ I think I overgrained and over-noised it a bit, but it adds to the drama.

But this time, I let the photos sit and settle for a while so I wouldn't rush it like with the "everything passes" composition. Well, they've rested enough. It's time!

Zero AI, just my long-term love for the universe and a brand new love for this character.

Clean posters without the text. 👇

But while there is only cold, dry grass and an icy wind around you — you must protect your fragile, yet bright and warm hope.

And remember:

everything passes.

And this too shall pass.

I swear I can’t do anything perfectly the first time 😅 Redid the "Everything Passes" photo — made it more cinematic and volumetric. Killed like three hours on this, fuck. Which one do you like better?