Forest Fae I
๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ; ๐ช๐ต'๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด; ๐ช๐ต'๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ. - Breneฬ Brown
I've shot self-portraits before. But I've never attempted character portraits with me as the subject. I guess 2020 has forced us all to step out of our comfort zones and try new things. Desperate times call for desperate measures they say. So, not being able to work with models due to Covid-measures, Iโve decided it's time to put myself in front of the camera again.
To be honest, I really don't feel comfortable in front of the lens. As a photographer, I like being on the other end of the device. But, inspired by my dear friend who shared an encouraging post about how all courageous acts require for us to be vulnerable, I thought I'll have a go with being brave and try something I've not done before. So I grabbed a โฌ12 dress, modified the sleeves, added a cheap wig and decor, put on my fab antlers, et voilaฬ. I'm actually quite content with the result, even if it took me 200+ frames.
I took the photo in our tiny living room (had to move around furniture to make space) with a single speed light and a 85mm sigma lens. Nothing fancy really. Edited in Lr and Ps.
Lesson learned: I guess our creativity can be inspired by a great many things around us, quotes, encouraging comments from friends, and perhaps even by an otherwise devastating pandemic.
Photo|Edit|Concept|Make-up|Styling: @hajnalkaberen.photo