Following my maps and culture themes, I decided that as red is my colour and it is also the colour of prosperity in China, this therefore decided the Asian influence in my project. Luckily I have recently been to the V&A Asian exhibitions and looked at structure in Kimono's, origami and attention to detail in pattern, leading me to this path anyway.
I wanted the shoot to be plain and simple, with Geisha-like make up with a modern twist. Chopsticks in the hair, bold eyebrows. Vogue Japan, Fashion Asia and a book called 'Zen in the Home' were my main inspirations, and I took images from these, along with others to create my boards. I decided not to use an Asian girl, but instead a Caucasian girl with similar features. This modernised the shoot and gave it a twist on the vintage Japanese look I was originally going for.
Once I knew my influence for my shoot it was easy to find images that portrayed how I wanted it to look and inspiration for props and colouring. When I was looking through the Zen book I found a picture I knew would be a perfect set up; a grungy green coloured room with a single figure in the foreground. Other images I found that inspired the shoot included parasols, kimonos, red lips and odd bits and bobs scattered in rooms. I felt this mood board was more successful than my last, as I was greatly inspired by it and it was well balanced whilst the images still flowed.
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