Self-love - the process
When first tackling this concept, my initial reaction was to shoot in my bathroom because that's where I find myself at peace, as well as my bedroom.
Although I do like the photographs, they felt repetitive from my first concept 'pretty' in the up-close, facial look. I wanted to get as personal as I could.
After having a drafted layout, I went through another trial and error of photographs and sequencing.
Reflecting on these images, I realised I was trying to get in more content than I needed and was losing the simplicity of my overall look. I liked the tap photograph and my self-portrait together so I kept them in the sequence.
During a day of "self-care" I noticed that I spend a lot of time in bed which led to a series of bedroom shots.
I photographed myself, the interior in my room, the view from my window, the tech I use in bed, but it didn't feel strong, it felt as though I was over-doing it. When trying to shoot myself in bed, I first set up the angle and took the shot of my bed without me in it. This sparked the idea of just having a photograph of my bed as though I was just lying in it (which I was).
I wanted an image to compliment the bed photograph. My cat of 13 years was lying on bed. Every time I feel myself spiralling or in need of company she's always there. So I decided to take a portrait of her.
This is how this sequence came about:
