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For my first personal study photoshoot, I gathered 4 of my friends and we decided to go to St Catherine’s woods to recreate similar scenes to Justine Kurland. As the location of this shoot was based outside in nature areas, this did narrow down the chances of me getting photos inspired by Ramona Wang as none of her images were taken in nature areas. Despite this, as Kurland is known for her dreamlike, utopian depictions of freedom, I carried out a photoshoot that sought to capture a similar idea of community and the beauty of nature through using my own friends as subjects, displaying a close relationship with one another. The main objective of this shoot was to create my own series of images portraying a group of young females in a natural environment. Rather than staging conventional portraits, I wanted to allow my subjects to interact with each other and the setting around them in attempt for my images to look raw and natural. Inspired by the earthy tones and soft focus of Kurland’s work, I chose a dark and muted colour palette with hints of vibrancy, so the contrast between the subjects and the location is seen.