Photoshoot 1

Edits of best images

Femininity

Masculinity

Masculinity X Femininity

Photoshoot 2

Edits of best images

Photoshop Edits Experimentation

I have experimented with a bunch of photos from both of my photoshoots by using photoshop.

On most of my photos I have created a blur affect in different sections of the images. I had also tried to experiment with the theme of identity when editing the images.

Evaluation

I was inspired by Claude Cahun’s work and her photographs that show her wearing exaggerated/bold makeup, I wanted to incorporate this into my work, as well as images that use a mirror to create a double portrait and self portraiture.

I wanted to include bold makeup to convey the ideas of beauty standards within modern society. I had drawn on a fake mole next to my lip because in some places it represents beauty and I wanted to use it’s meaning to represent how many people still believe that women must be beautiful.

I have aimed to play around with masculine and feminine stereotypes, I’ve done this by using lipstick and stereotyped feminine poses to represent femininity, a fake beard and stereotyped masculine poses for masculinity. I’ve also tried to contrast the lipstick with masculine poses and the beard with feminine poses.

In my first photoshoot I wanted to use my younger brother as he has quite an androgynous face which can easily be manipulated by makeup and I had planned to use a younger model to represent the idea of gender ideas changing and being more accepting in this generation compared to previous ones.

In my second photoshoot I had experimented with self portraiture and makeup to play around with the role of femininity. I have used objects like a cage represent the idea of women still being trapped behind female stereotypes and discrimination. I’ve used a glass orb and a piece of paper with a question mark on it because it adds to the idea of femininity being questioned.

In one of my images, I have also used a clock in the background, It is meant to represent how time has changed but the idea of femininity is still being questioned. I have also made my pictures a bit blurry to add to this idea.