“You want to be my lover,You want to be my man.
I am a flower
And I hurt your hands.
Don’t say you love me,
Don’t say you care:
I’m not human,
We will never be the same.
You can carry on like that
I will give you all I’ve got.
I’m not the one you’re looking for:
Roses never, never fall in love.
You could be a giant,
You could be a child:
I’m buried in the ground
And I never cry.
Don’t say you love me,
Don’t say you care:
I’m not human,
We will never be the same.
You can carry on like that
I will give you all I’ve got.
I’m not the one you’re looking for:
Roses never, never,
Roses never, never fall in love.”
[ Never Fall In Love – Emilie Simon ]
As anticipated on my Tumblr, here is a brand new work!
This song by the charming Emilie Simon is especially meaningful to me. It is one of my official anthems, as its lyrics totally represent me in this period, so no wonder I’ve been planning make something out of it; finally the time has come. After an anything but relaxing August, I finally managed to get back on track and go further on my self-portraiture path, as well as my new “murky fashion” direction (or “fashion noire”, if you will; I refuse to put the word “dark”, it’s kind of spoiled by now). After experimenting with make up in Blood, Tears & Gold, this time I approached an almost new theme for me, at least as a model: costume.
I am always very careful when it comes to styling in my photos, I leave no part of the outfit (either mine or my models’) to casualty, and I’ve already worked with somewhat themed outfits, in particular for the Infernal Lords project. Nevertheless, this is thefirst time I actually created a costume myself, and for myself as a model. I usually pose in what can be defined my “everyday clothes” - well, it’s not like doll up in lace and brocade to go buy the bread, but I do wear that kind of clothes on special occasions - so modelling with something I wouldn’t normally wear was an interesting change.
The general idea for the photo, which turned out exactly how I first planned it, stuck me suddenly while listening to the song in the airport on my way home (some half an hour before Blood, Tears & Gold actually), and was most likely born on the trail of the Vogue magazine I was reading before. Although this time no particular photo inspired me, I already had it clear that my own would have to look very fashion with a gothic costume including a ruffled black veil and two red roses, and I would have to look very androgynous; basically, something in between a bridal veil and widow’s weeds. While looking at other fashion photographs, I also thought a heavier make up than usual would be useful, and the basic idea was born.
After making up with Kiko Colour Sphere Duo Eyeshadow and adding the thorny swirls with my MAC eye pencil, I started struggling with the veil to get the effect I wanted. Well, it wasn’t much of a struggle, as it only took four or five hairpins to fix it and a couple of hairgrips to secure the rose, and I was ready to shoot (quite cautiously, though, as the whole thing was not particularly stable). After I was done, I was quite impressed myself with the lighting: it was natural from the window, but looks really professional, and that’s what makes the difference and gives the whole photo a fashion look. I asked some friends and they wouldn’t have guessed I was kneeled in my own bedroom in front of a random white bed sheet rather than in some studio, which was very flattering! Again, I relied on timer and manual focus, to very satisfying results.
I can’t promise there will be some works soon (I did after the last photo, and then the whole month turned out quite awful), but I’ll try my best. Tomorrow, my mother DamaInNero will be back home, and perhaps I’ll be modelling for her too, if we get the occasion. I’ve got plenty of ideas waiting to see the light, so I’m not stuck in some creative block or something, I’m just waiting for the actual possibility to take photos. So, let’s cross our fingers.
Meanwhile, here is the first testing shoot of today’s session. I particularly like it, so I want to share it. Click to enlarge:
This song by the charming Emilie Simon is especially meaningful to me. It is one of my official anthems, as its lyrics totally represent me in this period, so no wonder I’ve been planning make something out of it; finally the time has come. After an anything but relaxing August, I finally managed to get back on track and go further on my self-portraiture path, as well as my new “murky fashion” direction (or “fashion noire”, if you will; I refuse to put the word “dark”, it’s kind of spoiled by now). After experimenting with make up in Blood, Tears & Gold, this time I approached an almost new theme for me, at least as a model: costume.
I am always very careful when it comes to styling in my photos, I leave no part of the outfit (either mine or my models’) to casualty, and I’ve already worked with somewhat themed outfits, in particular for the Infernal Lords project. Nevertheless, this is thefirst time I actually created a costume myself, and for myself as a model. I usually pose in what can be defined my “everyday clothes” - well, it’s not like doll up in lace and brocade to go buy the bread, but I do wear that kind of clothes on special occasions - so modelling with something I wouldn’t normally wear was an interesting change.
The general idea for the photo, which turned out exactly how I first planned it, stuck me suddenly while listening to the song in the airport on my way home (some half an hour before Blood, Tears & Gold actually), and was most likely born on the trail of the Vogue magazine I was reading before. Although this time no particular photo inspired me, I already had it clear that my own would have to look very fashion with a gothic costume including a ruffled black veil and two red roses, and I would have to look very androgynous; basically, something in between a bridal veil and widow’s weeds. While looking at other fashion photographs, I also thought a heavier make up than usual would be useful, and the basic idea was born.
After making up with Kiko Colour Sphere Duo Eyeshadow and adding the thorny swirls with my MAC eye pencil, I started struggling with the veil to get the effect I wanted. Well, it wasn’t much of a struggle, as it only took four or five hairpins to fix it and a couple of hairgrips to secure the rose, and I was ready to shoot (quite cautiously, though, as the whole thing was not particularly stable). After I was done, I was quite impressed myself with the lighting: it was natural from the window, but looks really professional, and that’s what makes the difference and gives the whole photo a fashion look. I asked some friends and they wouldn’t have guessed I was kneeled in my own bedroom in front of a random white bed sheet rather than in some studio, which was very flattering! Again, I relied on timer and manual focus, to very satisfying results.
I can’t promise there will be some works soon (I did after the last photo, and then the whole month turned out quite awful), but I’ll try my best. Tomorrow, my mother DamaInNero will be back home, and perhaps I’ll be modelling for her too, if we get the occasion. I’ve got plenty of ideas waiting to see the light, so I’m not stuck in some creative block or something, I’m just waiting for the actual possibility to take photos. So, let’s cross our fingers.
Meanwhile, here is the first testing shoot of today’s session. I particularly like it, so I want to share it. Click to enlarge:
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