11/14/17: Decades - 90s

INTRO: The prompt for my final photo project for Directorial Mode was simple - shoot something you love and that interests me. I love to shoot people, and the past interests me. I decided to split my final project into four different parts - with four different decades. I did intense research on the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, watching movies, looking at old magazines, and reading reading reading. After I reached out to the models I chose, I made an extremely ELABORATE look-book powerpoint breaking down my makeup/clothing/accessory/pose/props/concept expectations to show my models.

To stop this from being an ordinary, basic, vintage wannabe fashion shoot, I wanted to go a step farther and a step deeper. Not only did I research on the fashion of that decade but I read about the social, cultural and political movements going on of that era, and I wanted to portray that with my photos.

PART FOUR: The 90s. A decade I actually witnessed half of! Here, multiculturalism was creeping up and hip hop was born. My inspo was easily Queen Bey and JLO in the 90s, rocking the bandanas, hoops, flannels and denim. My beautiful curly haired friend Nadine who I've previously shot improves with my direction just as much as I improve on my part behind the camera. And how could you not love the lip liner

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