This was my third self-portrait gallery shoot. For the first, my objective was just to see if I could actually manage an entire gallery shoot on my own. The second was my first time working with gels. This time, I wanted to try to keep it simple with just me, some cute wardrobe, and a plain black backdrop.
This shoot challenged me in a way I’m still not able to fully explain. But a big part of it was, I’m a story teller, and “once upon a time I was sitting in my underwear in front of a black piece of paper, the end” isn’t a story I’m familiar with. Even when I do fairly traditional boudoir/glamour/pinup shoots, there’s always more going on even if it’s only in my head. There’s a specific emotion or concept I’m trying to convey.
This shoot was 3 hours and almost 600 images of a very special kind of hell for me. I genuinely didn’t know what I was doing, what I was trying to say or how I should be saying it. About 200 shots in, I finally gave up on the idea of a completely empty set and let myself have some pillows. Which may sound like a small thing but it made a huge difference in my head. Suddenly I was sitting in my underwear in front of a black piece of paper with pillows. It’s stupid how much it helped to add even that one extra detail to the story.
So I learned something, which is the secondary goal of these self-portrait sessions. I learned that I really really really want a story to tell in front of the camera.
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Beautiful <3
You look amazing! Absolutely gorgeous and sexy! Love the lingerie, it’s breathtaking.
There are pillows?
omg, this stunner popped into my email and brought me here and WOWZA
Gorgeous as always!