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Based on my initial research on Tim Walker and my love for fashion photography I have decided to gather inspiration from several magazines such as Vogue, Harpers Bizarre and Tatler.
A series of images that caught my eye where these featured below:
Featured in the Vogue Australia magazine, the photographer decided to incorporate flowers into their shoot. Although this is a fashion shoot for the likes of Gucci and Ralph Lauren the flowers are the main attraction to me. They add femininity and colour to a dull palette.
This was when the light bulb popped above my head. I really wanted to create a series of Vogue styled portrait images of young ladies wearing elaborate floral headdresses. Rather than advertising cosmetics or clothing etc I wanted to use the flowers to narrate to the viewers the model/subjects character/personality.
I continued to research and came across a number of beautiful images:
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| Audrey Hepburn in 1960s Floral Bonnet Photographer Howell Conant. Vogue |
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| Vintage Vogue Floral Headdress |
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| Vogue Gioiello 30th Anniversary Supplement September 2010. |
I would LOVE to have the time and money to complete this shoot but at this moment in time it isn't possible. My deadline is in a few weeks and I simply do not have enough money to pay out for several large fresh ( or artificial) headpieces. So I review my research so far and another light bulb pops up! This last image celebrating 30th anniversary for Vogue is beautiful and takes headpieces to a whole new level. The flowers almost become her, a mask rather than a headdress.
I recently had a play around with Double Exposure techniques both digitally and in analogue see here
This featured a self portrait in the style of a Silhouetted Profile Portrait exposed along with an images of a deck of cards spread out. I chose the hearts to represent my character, a warm friendly loving person, mother, daughter, sister, wife and friend. The queen of hearts being the centre of attention.
So with this in mind I have decided to create a series of profile portrait images double exposed with flowers. The series will consist of up to 6 images, the subject for each portrait will be a young female lady, photographed in a silhouette profile position.
I have chosen to use a silhouetted figure as this will allow me to achieve my final image. I will overlay an image of flowers onto the portrait allowing only the underexposed area (the silhouette) to display this overlay image. This gives the appearance that the subject is filled with flowers. the flowers will be chosen after the subject/model gives me at least three words that best describe her (funny, romantic, innocent, beautiful). I will then research what flower or flowers represent these meaning using the Language of Flowers (see here)
I will name the series Beautiful Within- a demonstration of a young woman's natural beauty. I want to tell the viewers that beauty isn't just skin deep and that young women need to learn to love themselves as a person , that's its not all about looks, their personality can shine through too.
Outlining their natural features with a silhouetted profile double exposed with flowers that represent them as a person, not as an object.
Given to timescale I have to complete this project I will have to do this digitally. I think this will also be easier for me to locate the flowers as I will be able to use stock photos which are readily available on the web. I don't fancy trailing around florists hunting for particular flowers and getting shouted at for taking photographs of their flowers and not buying any haha.
So my next part of research is Digital Double exposure, I am aware that some cameras can do this including the canon 5d mark 3, I have the mark 2! Grrr! I will be researching the quickest techniques to achieve this effect via photoshop.
I will update my blog with another post with my findings so keep an eye out!
Lea x
This featured a self portrait in the style of a Silhouetted Profile Portrait exposed along with an images of a deck of cards spread out. I chose the hearts to represent my character, a warm friendly loving person, mother, daughter, sister, wife and friend. The queen of hearts being the centre of attention.
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| Analogue sandwiching technique. |
So with this in mind I have decided to create a series of profile portrait images double exposed with flowers. The series will consist of up to 6 images, the subject for each portrait will be a young female lady, photographed in a silhouette profile position.
I have chosen to use a silhouetted figure as this will allow me to achieve my final image. I will overlay an image of flowers onto the portrait allowing only the underexposed area (the silhouette) to display this overlay image. This gives the appearance that the subject is filled with flowers. the flowers will be chosen after the subject/model gives me at least three words that best describe her (funny, romantic, innocent, beautiful). I will then research what flower or flowers represent these meaning using the Language of Flowers (see here)
I will name the series Beautiful Within- a demonstration of a young woman's natural beauty. I want to tell the viewers that beauty isn't just skin deep and that young women need to learn to love themselves as a person , that's its not all about looks, their personality can shine through too.
Outlining their natural features with a silhouetted profile double exposed with flowers that represent them as a person, not as an object.
Given to timescale I have to complete this project I will have to do this digitally. I think this will also be easier for me to locate the flowers as I will be able to use stock photos which are readily available on the web. I don't fancy trailing around florists hunting for particular flowers and getting shouted at for taking photographs of their flowers and not buying any haha.
So my next part of research is Digital Double exposure, I am aware that some cameras can do this including the canon 5d mark 3, I have the mark 2! Grrr! I will be researching the quickest techniques to achieve this effect via photoshop.
I will update my blog with another post with my findings so keep an eye out!
Lea x
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