During this shoot, I plan to get pretty much all my images done at once as I probably won’t get another chance to get everyone together to do multiple photoshoots.

What?

I will photograph different people dressed masculinely or femininely, depending on what they are comfortable with, and experiment with gender stereotypes and gender roles to explore people’s views.

Why?

I chose this project for multiple reasons, one is because the line between “Masculinity” and “Femininity” can be fragile and many people cross this line and experiment, I would like to explore the idea that masculinity and femininity are both social constructs that have been made from centuries of gender stereotypes. The second reason is that I experiment with gender and would like to portray my own experience with gender through both self-portraits and portraits of other people.

Who?

I have a group of around 10 friends who are willing to help with this photoshoot and even experiment with gender stereotypes by wearing clothing that wouldn’t typically be “assigned” to their gender.

How?

I will use my camera which is similar to the ones we use in class.

When?

It will be an afternoon on either Monday or Friday as that is the easiest accessible to everyone taking part in the photo shoot, most of the shoot will probably be done while it is getting dark.

Where?

Instead of going to an actual studio, I will set up a portable studio in the living room at home. As much as these images are for my photography project, I would like to prioritise the comfort of the people taking part in the shoot and I think the best way of doing this is by being in a home setting rather than a school environment. The living room is the easiest room to blackout in the house which is the reason why I will be using it for the shoot.