Isolation

The story behind this collection was inspired by the lockdown, being isolated from my sense of smell & taste and being away from loved ones. In addition to this I have spent my entire life living in different countries so knowing where home is has always been a mystery to me until this lockdown, where through meditation & yoga I am coming to the realization that home is not a place but is actually within.

I usually shoot people and haven't really done proper self portraits, so working on this after taking this course, I found it incredibly liberating to be able to express myself in a creative manner. It definitely took ages to adjust the focus & get the right positions but hoping to improve on this. I also usually prefer shooting outdoors but I was a little nervous stepping outside to shoot myself in front of people passing by and first wanted to practice focus, shapes, composition...so now I am looking forward to taking the next step and shoot outside and see how I can play with nature :)

Absolutely loved this course, it touched upon all aspects I had questioned about self-portraits and it has sparked my interest to build on what I have learnt. Thanks Laura it has been such a joy to learn from you through this inspirational course!