Through the Lense: 90's

There has been a rise and subsequent fall of a resurgent trend, one that seems to rear it head in some form or another every few years; The 90's. Crop tops are back, Loose trousers are replacing the skinny jean, The tattoo look chocker is in every girls wardrobe. Thank goodness greasy look hair and thick lipgloss haven't been resuscitated. Some things are best left in the past. 

This recent trend has me thinking about the heyday of super models in the 90's. The faces of Tyra Banks, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss gracing every cover or editorial you could find. Not only this but the iconic style of the photography at this period is something that I have never tried to capture before. So I gave myself a challenge, Recreate the mood of some of these Iconic women through photography...

Photoshoots with supermodels tended to be focused on there apparent perfection. the true beauty of these women, They were not overtly sexualised or extremely posed however they all exuded confidence and created truly memorable images. 

When I was looking for inspiration for this shoot I was hugely influenced by this image. I loved the ambiguity of the models relationship and the balance between direct and indirect adress with the audience. The two shot works well and I decided that I too was going to use two models within my shoot and shoot it in black and white. I wanted to covey the same ambiguity within the poses and facial expression, Balancing between boredom and fear. Here Is what I managed: