From Iso's Suicide Girls set, So I Married An Axe Murderer.Okay, so I have a shoot coming up that is right up your alley! And it will involve a lot of learning on my part to pull it off. My friend (we'll call her "Her" as I haven't asked permission to talk about it) wants to submit pictures to Suicide Girls. I've known about the site for ages but had never delved into the content before. I figured I'd better brush up so that I'll have a better chance of getting Her the results she wants.
I've discovered a couple things, the main being that the Girls don't just submit random sexy photos; they put thought into a theme that holds the whole set together. While I have not yet looked through a full set (it costs monies to join!), I pored over about 16 pages of set preview thumbnails and got the gist on common themes:
colors (soft pink, indigo, black bed, against red)
music videos (fiona apple's criminal, MJ's thriller)
or, more broadly, pop culture references
(kiss army, the force, alphabet aerobics)
sexy-fying otherwise innocent scenarios
(making dinner, reading the paper, going fishing)
the "gritty" stuff (violence, decay, the devil, etc)
showcasing a hobby (polaroid photos, classic cars, deejaying)
showcasing a lifestyle (veganism, lesbianism)
embracing a body part/region (belly, faces)
evoking a feeling
(unleashed, soft touches, sunkissed, warning: may cause injury)
illustrating euphemisms/dirty phrases
(pearl necklace--but with an actual necklace)
and lastly, the ones that disappoint me...
lacking creativity/washed up themes
(back to school, hot tub/swimming pool/shower)
So, I'm thinking my plan of action is 1) think of any situation, then 2) consider ways to make it sexy and 3) plan a storyboard of sorts to build suspense/a story. Any ideas? In the meantime, some examples:
Scout's Sunday Times:
and Mary's humorous Gossip Girls:
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