In this shoot I used the studio to do a shoot of myself wearing a headscarf, the aim of this shoot was so show a different kind of beauty. I achieved this by making my eyelashes really look and putting on extra eyeliner as they are all that would be seen, and they would hang over the headscarf. I got the influence to do this from a picture I found on a social networking site of a girl in a white headscarf with long black fake eyelashes, the picture was very eye-catching. I think this shoot went very well, i didn't take many pictures because I was doing close ups and they would all end up looking the same, however the shots that I did get came out very good. I did this shoot using a selfie pole and despite the fact that i couldn't control the camera very well, the images came out very clear and definitely in focus. If I was to do this shoot again I would do it with a different headscarf as the headscarf I used had zebras all over it which slightly took the attention off my eyes, also a zebra scarf is not what they would use in a country that wears them, the headscarfs would be plain (of any colour) or only with a slight pattern on them. I did a shoot with a headscarf last year which came out really well, however I prefer this one solely because of the focus on my eyes.
In this image when enlarged you can see my eyelashes hanging over the headscarf which is a really nice effect, also because I have taken colour out of this image (using the saturation tool) which makes the blue of the scarf more subtle and the black of the eyelashes a lot more prominent. I like the framing of this image as I like how my eyes are almost central making them the focal point of the image. Apart from my jumper (which is barely seen) my eyes are the darkest part of this image, producing the most eye-catching colour against the subtle tones, which automatically makes them the focal point of the image. I used a black backdrop within this image and due to the use of saturation it became a lighter tone which worked well against the blue of the scarf.
In this picture I created a multiple imagery piece of me wearing a full head burka, therefore the main focus of this entire multiple imagery piece is my eyes as they are all that can be seen. I kept the colour within this image which I think worked quite well as my eyes were still very prominent within the picture because they were hard hitting against my complexion and the light blue of the scarf. All I changed within this image was the levels which brought each image to the right lighting. I think if I was to do this shoot again i would face differently in some shots because as you can see within this image I am solely facing towards the left, which can make the image look the same as I can't really pull any different expression. I also like the use of the black back drop within this image as it brings out the blue of the burka making it very noticeable.
By doing this shoot it has made me think of other possible shoots which I could pursue in the future, for example, I could do a shoot showing what beauty is in more cultures, for example, a geisha, or in an indian setting (including a bindi and traditional indian wear). Prior to this shoot I completed a 'differences' shoot which showed range of different peoples version of beauty, in the differences work diary I commented that I wanted to explore various different styles, I progressed onto this shoot by showing a different version of beauty by visiting another culture of beauty. Within other cultures, the burka is worn however beauty can still be incorporated, therefore I continued to show 'differences' of beauty.
The image that influenced this shoot.
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