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Posted on January 20, 2012 – Copyright 2012

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Lingerie: Victoria's Secret

Posted on January 1, 2012

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……….Elizabeth currently studies English at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She hopes to pursue the field of Public Relations upon her graduation. She sought out modeling at the end of May 2011, and currently spends her free time partaking in shoots. She was signed to Reinhard Agency in Philadelphia in August of 2011. She hopes to continue modeling full-time upon graduation and model internationally.

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Her interests include volunteering at the Camden County Animal Shelter in Blackwood, NJ. She specifically nurtures felines in preparation for adoption. Other interests include: tutoring elementary age children, fashion, reading the classics, baking, traveling, and attending cultural events in the Philadelphia area.

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Silf-Portrait 2011

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Tony Ward

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……….I would like to thank all of the contributors, friends and colleagues who have supported TWS over the course of an extraordinary year of growth. You have made this a very special year for the audience that follows TWS. Your contributions have been most inspiring. I look forward to the coming year with great enthusiasm, anticipation, and the expectation that our audience will continue to grow and expand – well in to the new year and years to come.

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I would like to especially thank my colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania for providing an exceptional venue to share information, and most importantly, the students who have taught me the joy and importance of teaching. Happy New Year!

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Posted on November 20, 2011 by Kaitlin Levesque

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I really don’t enjoy traditional portraits, at least not taking them. I think they can be beautiful and require skill, but they are not real to me; they do not breathe and live in the same way that other photographs can. It is for this reason that I favor candid portraiture. Now it’s difficult to create candid self portraits because you have to take on the roll of artist and subject but I did my best to take the assignment in that direction. I felt the composition of varied shots tells so much more about me than a traditional portrait ever could.

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One key element of all of these photographs is that my face is never completely visible to the camera. This is meant to remove the area which tends to draw the most attention from viewers and force them to explore other, sometimes overlooked, aspects of the self-portrait. I’ve used only exterior shots, with divided frames, and extreme contrast to give a unified, crisper than life, almost surreal feel to each photograph and the collection as a whole.

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I chose the location for each shot carefully; they are all places which fascinate me, the previous discussed elements of the photographs are used to fascinate views in the way I, as the subject matter, am; in other words, to draw them into my world. When I first started working with film photography I was greatly influenced by three things: the clean, traditional full framing of a photograph, old, candid snapshots, and Henri Cartier-Bresson and his “decisive moment”. I hope these influences are as prevalent in my work to the viewers as they are to me.

About The Author: Kaitlin Levesque is a sophomore enrolled in the College of the University of Pennsylvania. Class of 2014 – Copyright 2011

A.H. Scott

Posted on November 17, 2011 by A.H. Scott

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………..I couldn’t resist sending in this poem. It’s not sexy, but it’s definitely political. I was inspired to write it after the ouster of the Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park in New York City. Something that isn’t broadly mentioned in the media, is the fact that Diana Taylor, who is on the board of directors for the company that owns Zuccotti Park (Brookfield Properties), is the girlfriend of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It got me to thinking about the power of connections and associations. Brookfield Properties were the ones who sent a letter to the Mayor’s office to get the protesters evicted in a post-Midnight raid. Now, coincidence is something I believe in. Yet, this action by the NYPD didn’t just come about out of thin air.

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So, this poem is titled, “PILLOW TALK SCREWS THE 99%”. I think the title explains it all. The games the rich and influential play are like puppet-masters to the marionettes of the masses.

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Lolly was a lobbyist who did her job well
Her bank account always filled to a swell
Loopholes written by others she slid through with ease
To all of her clients, she did what she had to do to please
Paul was a politician with a Pepsodent smile
He relished his position of snorting at the public well
No one would say he was a pig
Yet, his coffers of donations continued to get big
Bart was a banker who knew all the right palms to grease
This even brought lovely Lolly to her knees
Bedfellows and bed-gals do the Potomac Mambo between the sheets and lines of morality
Those who have access to the three sides of this twisted triangle, bare a leg and a wad of green
Lolly, Paul and Bart lived for an ultimate turn of the trick
For the ones who they adored screwing the most were
Jane Q. Citizen & John Q. Public
Pillow talk screws the 99%, again and again…..

About The Author: Draped in freedom’s spirit, A.H. Scott is a sizzling scribe of unveiling sensuality. Residing in New York City, this writer is armed with pouting pen of passion and pulsating digits pounding against keyboard. Between this lady’s manicured fingers, a snaggy stylus lacerates parchment and masticates digits against a misting keyboard towards a just climax literary longing. She’s a new voice and vision of fiction. who has been writing short stories and poetry ever since childhood.

Daniela Chamorro

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Daniela Chamorro

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……….There’s a big difference between standing in front of a camera, and standing behind one. Needless to say, there’s also a very big difference between being a character, and being yourself. I’ve always struggled with both: finding that line between being the artist and the artist’s creative influence. For this assignment, I spent days thinking and rethinking what I wanted to do. I had to be both the subject and photographer; something I had never been told to do. But more importantly, I wanted to capture the essence of my character. My persona in a photograph.

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Daniela Chamorro

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I’ve always been attracted to the simple and the pure. In other words: the bare. Today’s modern world is full of white noise, and over-the-top exhibition. Rare are the artists that are tempted to capture purity in a photograph. I wanted to incorporate that aspect into my series. Which is why I decided to use a white background. For my self-portraits, any distracting background seemed unnecessary, as well as any overblown clothing or props.

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Daniela Chamorro

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Another component that seemed extremely important is the face. Although many photographers chose to avoid using their face as the main focus, naturally, to me, it is the most important aspect of a self-portrait. I wanted to have my face, and the emotion I put behind each photograph to be clearly evident. Adding this to my previous thoughts, I wanted my face to be the main focus, which is why adding the white background, was essential. Furthermore, I wanted to keep the face in close proximity to the dimensions of the photograph.

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Daniela Chamorro

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There are a few phrases that I live by. Phrases that have been very relevant to the unfolding story that is my life. That’s why I decided to include these phrases into my pictures. I’m also very known to write things on my arms, or hands when it’s on my mind (kind of like using my body as a canvas). Thus, I put both things into play into 4 photographs. The four phrases reveal a small part of me. The fifth photograph (“the thoughts in my head”) really tied in the entire series. I wanted that picture to collect the other photographs to leave in one theme. It put the period in the final statement.

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Daniela Chamorro

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In short, this series was most definitely a challenge, but an interesting one at that. I wanted certain aspects to shine through, most importantly, the simplicity that appears to be each photograph, but the complexity that lies behind it. These series of self-portraits, in all its nakedness, will forever be extremely close to my heart.

About The Author: Daniela Chamorro is a freshmen enrolled in the College of the University of Pennsylvania. Class of 2014 – Copyright 2011

Nicole Malick

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Nicole Malick

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STUDY OF THE SELF

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……….It started with the location. The library on the fifth floor of Provost Tower in Riepe College House peaked my interest the first time I saw it: at two stories tall and equipped with spiral staircases and turquoise accents, I knew it could serve as my mise en scène. What I remained unsure of was the concept to coincide.

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I decided to start with the fashions, since, while the pictures were to be self-portraits, they were also to be fashion images. I interpreted the idea of the “self-fashion-portrait” to mean an expression of my personal style, and thus knew my next step, after settling on the library, was to design my ensembles. I considered texture and shape within the limits of my own wardrobe, which was a challenge at first. It was difficult to stick to a cohesive concept with an ever-developing wardrobe. I feel the outfits in my final pieces are indicative of my personal preferences, and are therefore successful. My reliance on dark bottoms is evident, as is my desire to juxtapose multiple patterns or textures (for example the splatter-paint top with the cut-out design of the heels, or the light denim jacket with the dark wash jean pants). I also highlighted the way my overall appearance is altered depending on my hairstyle – something most are quick to notice after seeing me with curly, wavy, or stick-straight hair.

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Nicole Mallick

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I found the process of photographing myself fun, but challenging. Though I could easily frame the pictures as a friend stood in for me, I couldn’t always position myself correctly, or capture my body in relation to the scene exactly as I pictured it. The biggest challenge was directing the shoot – because I was both giving and taking the constructive criticism after every few shots. The library provided numerous corners, tables, and spaces with which to work, and I tried to capitalize on each angle I could find. In my final images, I feel I captured the different spaces well, without making the image set too disjointed.

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My story for this portfolio is one of exploration. I reinterpreted the idea of studying in a library, surveying the library itself and my relationship with it.

About The Author: Nicole Malick is a freshman enrolled in the College of the University of Pennsylvania. Class of 2014

Ayasha Guerin

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Ayasha Guerin

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LOCATION
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……….This self-portrait spread was shot in my own bedroom. I chose this location for both its personal and impersonal connotations. My bedroom is decorated minimally – with white furniture, spreads and curtains. This block-coloring acts similarly to a studio backdrop, allowing viewers to focus on the fashion that the model (me, in this case) is wearing. However, there are also some color details in my bedroom’s decoration, which serve to develop my brand as a photographer. The polished wooden floor, for example, that attests to the material quality of the brand. Or the wall graphics that I move from room to room (from berlin, to Madrid, to Philadelphia) that reference a certain design culture, and internationality.

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Ayasha Guerin

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STORY

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The photographs tell the story of a young woman getting ready for a party. Many images catch the model in movement, implying that the viewer is receiving an inside view at the life of this young, fashionable party-goer as she prepares for a night of festivities. Neon-colored latex balloons appear next to the vintage silk, beaded and lace fabrics, creating a textural juxtaposition that references the contemporary lifestyle of the brand.

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Ayasha Guerin

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FASHION AND SELECTION

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The fashions displayed were chosen for their unique forms. Most of the collection is vintage, and therefore nearly impossible to locate elsewhere. The camera highlights the fashion items, often cropping out the face of the model. The shots appear to have caught the model “in the act”… the fashion’s relationship with nudity give the items an edge they otherwise wouldn’t have. I reviewed my RAW images several times, before making my photo selections , and switched the “bathtub” shot of the model in profile for a more posed shot with a pink balloon, to give the set more diversity of form.

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Ayasha Guerin

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COLOR

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I layered a black and white version of each picture with a color version and hard light filter to create the specific look of the brand: saturated and solarized.

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Ayasha Guerin

About The Author: Ayasha Guerin is a Candidate for Bachelor in Environmental Studies, Ecological Urbanism; Anthropology Minor at the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2012.