For this SDS, I was required to make a fashion styling photoshoot by myself, but without anyone taking the picture for me, I’ve had to find a creative solution to take the pictures myself. Besides that, I was required to create more than one look for this photoshoot.
Before I started anything, I decided to think about the concept of this photoshoot. As my magazine is following the direction of “self-knowledge”, I wanted my pictures and outfits to show an idea of confusion. So, to do that, I did some research for inspiration. I looked for some images that showed exactly the style of looks and pictures that I wanted to create. For this photoshoot, I decided to create four looks. For the first look, I decided to wear the dress that I wore at my 15-year-old party. Besides that, I decided to cut the dress diagonally and to wear a pair of jeans and my Dr. Martens with them. In addition, on my shoulders, I wore a pantyhose that I also cut. The final look, looked exactly the way I wanted it to look. It showed confusion between two styles which I loved. For my second look, I decided to combine something that I would wear on a daily basis with something that I like but I wouldn’t usually wear. So I picked a shirt with a pair of cargo pants and I added a vest to it and a pair of clogs, which It gave me the idea of confusion that I wanted as well. For the third look Imixed things that I would wear on a daily basis with things that are definitely not my style. So I picked a shirt from my dad’s closet, a ACDC shirt from my mom’s closet, a skirt, a pantyhose and a pair of boots. I also did a little change on my hair, so I could do a ballerina bun. And finally for the fourth look, I went with something more simple but also uncommon. I picked a dress from my mom’s closet, a pair of jeans and a pair of gold sandals from my mom’s closet. All the looks ended up looking just how I wanted. In addition I feel like the pass the vibe of confusion of styles, which is something that in my opinion, is part of the journey of finding who you are. For the pictures, I decided to take them with the timer of my camera. So for every picture I settled up a 5 second timer to take the pictures of my self. Even without being able to hold my camera I tried to explore as much as possible, with positions and atmosphere as well. In addition, every look was shooted in two different places from my house, to also show this idea of diversity and confusion that I showed with the outfits. My main inspiration for my photography is Corinne Day, and she definitely was my inspiration for this photoshoot as well. After taking all of my pictures, I edited them and I organized them in layout for my zine.
Even though this SDS was a challenge, it was very fun to see what I was able to create by myself. I really loved this experience and I would like to do it again in the future.
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