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"My room is my sanctuary. I only have enough money to rent myself one small room in a little apartment. I love the afternoon sun, the view from my window, the art I've chosen to hang and the immediate sense of comfort I feel when I shut the door behind me. I wanted to use the I Shot Myself project to help me express the sensuality that I've withheld since I lost confidence in my body. Strangely enough, as soon as I took my clothes off and put the camera in front of myself I felt sexy again. I enjoyed trying to incorporate my style into my shoot without using my clothing style as my only outlet. Using the sunlight that entrances me daily to highlight beautiful parts of my body and exposing my vagina (which I usually strive to hide) was the best. I had so much fun and I can't wait to be naked again!"
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"I vlogged my photo shoot, documenting my ideas behind the individual photos and the themes behind them. The filming was super fun and it was great to just do some stream-of-consciousness talking to the camera regarding nude photos and what the experience was like in the moment. Filming is totally different to simply taking photos, and it almost feels like you have to portray yourself in a more realistic way (it's easier to act in photos than to act on camera), which was an interesting challenge. It also made me realise how doing a nude film project would feel very different to nude photography! Perhaps though it's just the next challenge for conquering body confidence!"
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"I was chilling in my house naked right before the shoot so I actually had to get dressed for it haha. My aim was to show that all bodies are beautiful regardless of whether they fit societal norms or unachievable expectations. My body isn't "perfect" as deemed by society but I wanted to show how much I love my body despite this and to say that YES IT IS PERFECT! I don't feel pressured to conform to the expected Barbie type body, there's many other forms of beauty and perfection. I wanted to capture pictures that demonstrate the internal struggle when women are confronted with this (particularly on social media). I had a lot of fun using the Barbies in the shoot to represent this pressure and the comparisons that I would make between myself and others. The rest of the pictures are to celebrate a natural body, especially the ones with the princess crowns haha!"
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"You caught me just hanging out in my adorable bedroom! I am lucky that my princess castle bed leaves so much room for activities! You might see my cuddly Little Pony called Cloud 9 or even Snuffy the Snuffleupagus!"
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"This shoot was shot inside Pentridge which is an abandoned prison, I live near the prison and have been spending a lot of time exploring the ruins and trying to get further inside. Recently I discovered a way to get into the enclosed yard the prisoners use to spend some of their leisure time in. The area definitely has a weird vibe lingering around it which really makes me curious. Nature is taking back the prison which makes for great scenery. Undressing in the abandoned prison was both scary and exciting, but the sunshine felt nice against my skin."
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"I had so many exciting ideas in relation to incorporating nature, as that's how I really align my body's vibration. But freezing rain kind of held me back. I found that I ended up taking this folio much deeper in raw truth to the tale of what my body carries. With close ups and scars, bad angles which I may not be super duper smiles with, I get to exhibit the truth of the tangible self. I also had fun playing around with silly little toys."
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"For this shoot I wanted to experiment with clothes a bit. I have been working on building my self confidence and I felt that working with clothes (or lack thereof) would help foster that. I sometimes felt like I was using clothing to hide my body and reinforce that feeling of discomfort. By using the clothes in my shoot I have discovered a new way of viewing myself. I felt confidant and sexy during the shoot. I loved the process of slowly removing pieces of clothes until I was fully undressed. I got really excited about the look of my body through the clothing whether it was looking underneath what I was wearing or items that were see-through."
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"This shoot encouraged me to feel more comfortable about my body and enjoying being naked. Becoming more confident to be naked so I can let my boyfriend enjoy a show. I had lots of fun with the shoot and tried to have different angles especially showing my tattoos, they are my favourite thing and they all mean so much to me so I wanted those to be the showcase. I also tried photos with less make up and with a bit of a message to remind everyone (but mostly myself) to "Always be Kind" more so to yourself but 100% to others also! I loved the opportunity and my boyfriend loved getting some sneaky looks while I was taking photos!"
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"I was so excited to do I Shot Myself a second time. I used a friend's beautiful backyard and he helped me set up shots with lots of mirrors and flowers. Something I didn't take into consideration about doing a shoot outside is all the twigs you get stuck in your butt. Ouch. But aside from that I had a lot of fun. I loved experimenting with so many mirrors and different angles. I hope I can do another shoot one day."
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