This is the image that I want to base my assignment asked from me during my individual meeting last week. I found it in the Fashioning fiction book and found the series that this came from similar to my work in a few ways. The facial expressions are fairly indifferent to the photographer. They have a classy yet seductive feeling. I like that they are slightly blown out, the high contrast drew me immediately. They have a strong sense of drama and voyeurism that I couldn't escape looking at. I like that there are 2 women in the series, noth for the most part not even looking at the camera. They are obviously uninterested in the photographer. Two of them appear to be almost paparazzi like. The characters built I feel are very strong women. There is very rarely a hint of vulnerability. This was an ad for Alberta Ferretti in 1995. I am also interested in it because it appears so timeless. These photographs speak to many time periods, they are not overly dateable. I think shooting this will be fun to try to get the expression of high class designer type shown through low budget clothing and an inexperienced model. Should be interesting.
