Chips

Alongside my Naked Lunch project, I am currently undertaking another project which has been inspired by the British tradition of Page 3 girls. I have been experimenting with newsprint and the nude female form, with the addition of chip-shop chips (which until very recently, were almost always wrapped in newspaper) in an attempt to bring to life the printed image of the female 'glamour model', and inviting the audience to question their own moral values on the female nude, and why certain images are to be deemed 'acceptable' and others are not.

This is also an ongoing project and I have received sponsorship from the Deep Sea Restaurant in Dundee Nethergate, who have been supplying me with all of my chips. If all goes to plan, this project will be the focal point of my degree show, featuring a photograph printed onto a large PVC banner.

In order to do this, I feel the need to obtain the perfect image, which I have as yet been unable to do, but as my photography skills are improving I feel that this will be possible with continued practice.

I have been gaining confidence using the medium of photography, which until a few months ago was a very new medium for me, and I have been learning more and more about lighting and composition, so I feel that the latest series of photographs for this project are much more effective than the last series, and so hopefully I am beginning to take a step in the right direction.

EDIT: I have chosen an image after undergoing three photoshoots. The image has been very lightly manipulated using Photoshop in order to enhance the tone and contrast.