My idea for the social issues in Blackburn was based around young people. I decided to go with teenage pregnancies and teenage attitudes. I used this as maybe this could be something that, the students (majority young people), could relate to. I had two options for this area of the brief. I could either find somebody who fitted the situation in real life or have someone model for me. Due to the fact I don't know anybody in this situation and the short time-scale I had to complete this brief I decided to have somebody model for me. I decided to shoot this image against a shutter so to symbolise how teenage pregnancies tend to be an urban thing. Below are my contact sheets.
I found this to be a very successful shoot. The model in these photographs is my girlfriend. She was dressed in her old school uniform and a red polo shirt. I felt this to be the best way as it would emphasise the teenage in teenage pregnancy and attitude. I had her apply her foundation really badly and maker her look slightly orange. To look the part even more, I had her wear big hoop ear-rings and put her hair up in a 'chavvy' style. The final touch was an old pram. I did this as I felt it would make her feel more comfortable having her photo taken and so that I could avoid making her have a 'pretend' bump as I thought this might not look very good.
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