Some time ago my
English teacher has told me about very interesting competition “The Fashion
Book”. After reading a regulations I though that taking part in it could be a
new experience in my education because it connects widely understood
photography and an opportunity of showing English skills by describing a
photo which has been done before. The contest concerned fashion in XIX or
XX century. Since I'm in love with the English, I decided to sacrifice some of
my free time and transform in pin up girl. One of my classmates, Szymon Stolarz, is
interested in taking photos so we've gone to a photo session. We have had a lot
of fun during meeting including some 'onlookers' who seemed very surprised with
my costume. Below I place 5 contest photos and description of one of these. I
hope you’ll enjoy it!
MODERN PIN UP GIRL
To begin with, I would
like to say a few words about style chosen by me. Pin up is a term that refers
to lots of trends and outfits coming from 40’ and 50’ of the 20th century. It
was of course reserved for women who were gladly observed and admired by the
remaining part of the society. It is also worth mentioning that for men the
view of happy beautiful girls going down the street or laying on the beach
wasn't sufficient. They wanted to observe them as long as possible so pin up
girls started to appear on plenty of easily available posters. As far as I'm
concerned, they were wearing skimpy tempting outfits containing lots of
recognizable features, for instance floral dresses, strips, bows or cherries. Nowadays,
girls very often refer to previous valuable patterns. As Coco Chanel used to say - "Fashion
passes, style remains". It means that over the years fashion has changed
but women still return to past centuries and derive the most significant
elements from them. The most characteristic marks of residue of similar style
are outstanding makeup and twisted hairstyle. We have an opportunity to see these
features on today’s pin up girls.
The contest picture presents a young woman who is at least 16 years old. I
guess the photo was taken on a vast field because of plenty of various plants
surrounding her.
The girl is being slightly bent backwards, sitting at the same time on the ground with crossed legs. In both hands she is holding an old glistening metallic camera out of which is protruding a piece of film tape. It looks like she's trying to focus on an object which she has just perceived in the distance. Maybe there was something interesting that she paid attention to. I think that this girl wants to capture the fleeting moment, which, from now, will always remain in her memory.
The woman has long, dark blond hair tied in a ponytail, falling over her narrow shoulders along the waist. One strand of her hair is being dispelled by the soft wind. We can also notice a navy cotton patterned bandana being wrapped around her head. There is a sharp but refined makeup on her face which can be noticed by the viewers. The makeup includes red lips and black lines on the eyelids which are being dimly visible because of squinted eye. Large stately earrings with brown border and white convex material located in the middle cause that the woman looks fashionable.
The girl shown in the photo is wearing tucked checked shirt with rolled up sleeves and unfastened upper button. The colors of upper part of clothes perfectly fit to burgundy sports shoes with rubber soles and white laces. Jeans shorts are being worn on a thin dark tights containing lots of holes. Aside from that she has also several brown bracelets and white wristwatch on her left hand.
On the left side we can see a wicker basket. It’s hard to say what exactly is inside it but I think it may be some old magazines or single pieces of paper. It’s also possible to notice a flowery napkin protruding from the basket and fragment of stripped material which is being hidden behind the one of the newspapers. In front of the basket there is a beige leather bag with suspenders and long strap lying on the ground. On the handbag there is a drafty bright flowery dress which is gently touching the tufts of grass.
The girl is being slightly bent backwards, sitting at the same time on the ground with crossed legs. In both hands she is holding an old glistening metallic camera out of which is protruding a piece of film tape. It looks like she's trying to focus on an object which she has just perceived in the distance. Maybe there was something interesting that she paid attention to. I think that this girl wants to capture the fleeting moment, which, from now, will always remain in her memory.
The woman has long, dark blond hair tied in a ponytail, falling over her narrow shoulders along the waist. One strand of her hair is being dispelled by the soft wind. We can also notice a navy cotton patterned bandana being wrapped around her head. There is a sharp but refined makeup on her face which can be noticed by the viewers. The makeup includes red lips and black lines on the eyelids which are being dimly visible because of squinted eye. Large stately earrings with brown border and white convex material located in the middle cause that the woman looks fashionable.
The girl shown in the photo is wearing tucked checked shirt with rolled up sleeves and unfastened upper button. The colors of upper part of clothes perfectly fit to burgundy sports shoes with rubber soles and white laces. Jeans shorts are being worn on a thin dark tights containing lots of holes. Aside from that she has also several brown bracelets and white wristwatch on her left hand.
On the left side we can see a wicker basket. It’s hard to say what exactly is inside it but I think it may be some old magazines or single pieces of paper. It’s also possible to notice a flowery napkin protruding from the basket and fragment of stripped material which is being hidden behind the one of the newspapers. In front of the basket there is a beige leather bag with suspenders and long strap lying on the ground. On the handbag there is a drafty bright flowery dress which is gently touching the tufts of grass.
In the background there
is an impressive sky on which we can notice barely visible slight clouds. Clear
blue tint of the sky is contrasting with strong yellow color of rape which is being
located below. Because of an open composition, I suppose that the colza is
occupying a large area. Between the sky and picturesque rape we can observe
some trees or, really, just a couple of green brown spots resembling these
plants. In the lower part, among the long grass, single dandelions are so
eye-catchy that they are hard not to be noticed.
In my opinion, the
picture gives a positive impression as it transfers nearness and value of the
nature as well as it shows us the idea of spending our free time in a different
way than every day. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning the wide range of
colors and other artistic values like calmness, harmony or ambient lighting.
Ola Krawczyk
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