This photo shoot was a follow up from Lara Jade's work when I responded to her images. The idea of insecurities being so hidden made me want to work on more and pick out what I could about how woman feel insecure and how they show it. It's hard because insecurities are within somebody and hard to subtly showcase in photography. This shoot is an experimentation on how the idea could develop. I chose to shoot the model without clothes, so it didn't become a distraction, however which contradicting the idea of feeling insecure about 'your body.' I adapted the black and white filter on some images similar to Paul Morel's portraiture and various Lara jade images. My previous experimentation was in black and white, because of the ability to capture raw emotions.
This close up image shows the idea of grasping on something that she's afraid to show. The composition of the image stayed straight and I added a third of her other knee in so it was clear what I was photographing. I used studio lighting to highlight the colour of her skin. Magazines have the obsession of using the 'golden complexion' and many individuals use tan so they attain that look. Even though the model wears nail varnish, red nail varnish, it's a cry for help that she is trying really hard to fit into this 'Barbie world' but still has parts of her body which she needs to hide.
This image is showing the opposite of what I aimed for; hiding insecurities whereas this image has included what the model fears will be revealed. The crease leaning in to her bra from her back, is such a significant part of the image; the model has that barbie hair but her waist isn't barbie. Tackling this issue is difficult for teenagers today, the pressure from society is so disappointing. This image is an example of how I could display an insecurity, even though the model is trying to hard to 'pose like a model' 'push her back' but still won't 'fit in.'
These two images are an experimentation. A view of how these images would look if clothes were used and I think I prefer the idea of having flesh and skin, so it shows how close to their soul we are and what they feel inside. The idea of using clothes distracts from the raw emotions captured in the images.
The idea of being airbrushed and edited is not a secret to magazine buyers. Question is why? Why do they get airbrushed? Does that mean I need airbrushing? An article reads
"The widespread use of "dishonest" images is blamed within the fashion industry and outside for the growth in anorexia among teenage and pre-teen girls.
The Women's Forum in Australia published a report recently - Faking It: The Female Image in Young Women's Magazines - which said thin, sexualised and digitally-enhanced images of women were linked with women's experiences of poor body image, depression and anxiety and eating disorders."
I used one of images adapting an airbrushing effect to show the comparison of what is and what isn't, which should be shown to teenagers that are making them selves suffer because of it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1573295/Magazines-criticised-for-airbrushing-models.html
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