A
brief description about this project:
In previous projects portraiture has always
been a strong subject throughout. This is where my interest primarily lies. I
am very interested in people and their behavior. What makes each person
different from the next and what makes him or her similar – this is what I
looked at in my ‘twins’ project.
People’s complexity really interests me and
I find it interesting that when photographing people this is something you
start to look into in order to photograph not just their physical self but also
part of their personality. I find genres of people fascinating. For instance
looking at twins in my previous body of work. The stereotype that twins are put
into and the pre notions that comes with being a twin. After considering that
this is what interests me I started to consider other genres and this is when I
though of ginger/ red haired people.
Coming from a family of gingers on my Dad’s
side, it has always been a genre discussed. Ginger hair is the rarest natural
hair color, which makes this topic even more interesting to me. Through this
body of work I want to explore the various shades between ginger and red hair.
The pale skin and freckles is also something, which I would like to explore and
perhaps look at showing through close-up portraits.
I am very interested in looking at using
natural light where possible when photographing, however I am planning on using
the studio a bit – particular when collaborating with a girl in fashion who has
just completed a fashion line specifically for people with ginger hair.
