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Fiinal Portfolio for my Black and White Film photo class.
My theme was ideals of beauty, portrayed in unglamorous ways to show that beauty isn’t always beautiful.
#5: “Supermodel”.
Model: Alice
Kodak Tri-X Black and White film
Printed on Ilford 11×14in Variable Contrast Fibre Paper
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This series has been awesome and so telling of the destructive power of socially enforced ideals of beauty.
another stunning shot!
I am in love with this series – you did such a fantastic job with it!
thank you =)
– Aisha Diandra
I appreciate your visual contribution to this problem, fear however, reality is probably even worse than your shot.
A German fashion-magazine Brigitte has now decided not to work with professional models any more; the didn’t want to participate in spreading an unhealthy ideal of beauty.
Yes, I know the reality is a lot worse, or it can be at least. I was trying to portray the unglamorous aspect of the beautiful thin models we try to look like from the magazines. The model herself (in my picture) is naturally slender as it is, but I actually put makeup on her back to make her look bony.
Props to Brigitte though!
– Aisha Diandra