So, being a Fashion Student, I thought "hey, let's do a fashion photo-shoot". I became a personal stylist for my friend and photographer for the shoot. We spent hours having fun getting dressed up and taking photos.
After spending some time editing these photos, whilst watching The Matrix, I began to look at them through different eyes. I began to see them through my own eyes, rather than those we have been programmed to look through by society. Those judgmental eyes that believe we are never perfect until we follow the crowd and become robots of fashion. No individuality. (Anyone seeing the Matrix influences yet?)
I then thought, well how about doing a photo-shoot that uses charity shop items? How about doing a photo-shoot that is "un-fashionable"? How about doing a photo-shoot with no make-up? How about doing a "honest" photo-shoot? So, this is where my genius plan was born... Get people to take photos of themselves as soon as they wake up. No make up. Hair undone. Being themselves. Not being the clones we become after getting ready to face the judgmental eyes of society.
So I posted on Facebook, only yesterday, asking for people to join my quiet petition against what the media makes us think is "perfection". I wanted to show to people that pictures that haven't been edited, girls with no make-up and guys with bed hair can still be posted in the media. We need to open our eyes and see the world for what it really is. More of this to follow as I had an overwhelming response on the first day but a petition is never over :)
Peace out xo
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