In one of my modules at university we are
required to design a magazine. As a collective group we are to submit a variety
of pieces that will be judged by our tutor. In some way we are all competing
against each other (All friendly of course!) for a place in the magazine.
One of the tasks we were to carry out was
to plan and carry out a photo shoot. I was really eager and excited but at the
same time so nervous because this was something I had no experience with but
really wanted to get stuck in!
The theme we were given was identity which
is extremely broad, it can be an advantage to have such a wide range so that none
of our ideas will be the same, but then also a disadvantage because it was so hard to pinpoint
an exact theme.
My friend Chris and I grouped together on
the project and must have discussed what seemed like thousands of ideas until
we narrowed it down to a few which were quite wayward and dark (Uplifting I
know!). We researched images and fell in love with gas mask shots and how they
were incorporated into fashion photography. It was decided that the mask would then be used as the basis of our shoot and from this we began to build certain looks and
poses from images that inspired us.
This was the biggest relief once the idea
had been confirmed because until that point it felt that everything was up in
the air and we would never get anything finalised! Our model was our drop dead gorgeous (As
you can clearly tell from the pictures!) classmate Catherine and our
photographer was my housemate Zvezdelina (Zizi) who was absolutely fabulous and
made life so much easier for Chris and I!
The two worked so amazingly together and
the shoot went much better than either of us could have imagined. It was
everyone’s first time being in that type of setting or role so to pull it off
as successfully as we did was such a dream! I’m excited now for the next few
weeks when I will be editing the photos and arranging them into a spread
that hopefully gets into the magazine!
Here are a few taster photos from the shoot!
