My mask project

Over the last couple of weeks I have been photographing people in masks as shown in the one of my friend Hannah I blogged a few days ago. John's Dad found a world war II gas mask. When I decided I wanted to use John as my model and how I wanted to shoot it he said "you want me to do what?" Thankfully he is so supportive of my work that he let me get the shots I wanted. :) Thank you my lovely man. I was trying to think of my next image for the series, as I have to have 6 when John suggested I do some self portraits. AAAAAAAAaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Not something I enjoy doing as afterwards I can self hate for weeks. Thought to self 'If I really look like that I should start wearing that paper bag over my head again :)' I decided yes I would have a go and after setting up my equipment and finding my modeling light had blown again - bugger! - I had to decide what to wear. I had borrowed this mask from my friend Naomi and wasn't sure what would go with it - THE ZEBRA BOOTS! I bought these boots a while ago and felt so guilty because we really don't have the money to buy such luxuries as we find it hard keeping up with the amount of cereal our teenagers consume let alone ZEBRA BOOTS! I wanted the image to be vulnerable and not show my face or too much flesh (Bob forgive). So I put the mask on my leg instead and - because the studio was freezing - gave up after about 30 shots. True to form - I liked this one :) The rest - well I'll destroy them so any enemy of the future can't use them for blackmail purposes. So I now have 3 out of the 6.... x