In this first photoshoot I focused on taking photographs centralised on females and the female body/features, things that can be considered more feminine like and more stereotypical. We used different lightning to contrast and to play around with the differences and how to highlight different elements to make them much more vibrant and bold.
In this photo shoot, I focused on emphasizing and including the different features of the female body and general features that aren’t generally “highlighted” (in the photo and metaphorically). In the photograph, the chest and lower stomach are emphasized with the bright blue lighting presented in the specific area. This bright blue lighting can alternately show thoughts of the stereotypical outlook on gender with colors of pink being used for females and blue for boys, this contrast between the harsh and brightly lit blue lighting being emphasized on a female body, especially on more highlighted parts linking to femininity and feminine insecurities creates this collision between feminity and masculinity. This collision presents the differences that can be shown in both genders and makes these “binary opposites” more understood.
The three photographs above all present the model’s skin and different textures of skin presented under different angles, different lighting, and different positions. I believe the photographs add even more under the term femininity as many females would be uncomfortable and less likely to present their stomach so freely and unde “harsh” and “unflattering” lighting as it is uncommon in this day and age for “uncomplimentary” photographs to be shown so freely publicly due to feminine insecurities and personal problems and issues with young girls bodies and the way they are portrayed.
In the photographs above the model is positioned in a “masculine-like” way, this term can be described as “man’s spreading” typically done and presented on a male body and approach, this gender identity can opposed where the female subject performs this with her body highlighting this opposition, as well as the lighting and “contrast” as the two similar photographs appear to have a bitter tone of red on the face. The subject puts on a “fearless” and bold/brave face as the light appears more red-toned but as the photograph appears darker and bluer on the right the subject looks more relaxed, joyful, and bubbly. The variation between the lighting and how it can affect the way a person can be influenced to “behave” and “look the part” can show links between strength vs weakness as the different lighting can change whether an individual “looks” more intimidating yet “stronger”.
In these photographs, the subject is another female recreating similar outlooks from before. The difference between the red and blue pairs well together especially in the second photograph when there is a clear split between the tonalities. In the first photograph, the subject is smiling and appears very bubbly. This contrasts with the other subjects under similar outlooks but the other subjects looked in a more “masculine” and bolder way.
In this photograph I positioned myself so my “hip dips” can be clearer to see and present. I made sure that they look highlighted behind the light and angled. I like how the colourful light looks and how it focuses on that specific part making it look important and the main symbol.
