Another photographer I looked at and interpreted was Edward Steichen, a key figure in the development of photography. He was the first person to produce fashion photography, and was also the head photographer for Vouge and Vanity fair.

The image I based my shoot on was of the image on the left of Gloria Swanson, who was an American actress and producer.

What made this image inspire me was the use of having a material between the lense and the model, giving more texture to the photo. I also thought this was a great technique as it makes just a normal head and shoulders portrait much more interesting and makes the audience view it in greater detail.

When it came down to doing my shoot I used my mum as my model. Up until then I had been shooting only men by presenting masculinity through the context of my work, my subject matter, the setting and style my editing, such as the framing and colours. When I took my shoot I was in a studio using low synthetic light so my mums face wasn’t so revealing and that the texture of the patterned netting I ripped off a dress would stand out and give a strong texture to my photos. I did struggle with this shoot as a lot of the images were either too light or too dark, so it was a long process but I enjoyed doing something different. A change I made with my shoot was that I came in closer with the camera rather than it being a head and shoulders portrait as its better to be closer up to really acknowledge the patterns and the rough texture it gives of. also coming in closer to the face makes the image have more of a mysterious feel to it as you are unable to see the whole face.