This photo is an attempt to emulate the photography style of photographer Diane Arbus, who's work takes ordinary and regular people and makes them extraordinary. Her photos essentially expose the awkwardness which can be found in everyone and support the ideology that there is no truly perfect being and that everyone has their own unique flaws. The young woman in this photo, Kayla Demoss, is a pretty girl with pretty features unique to her. However, following Arbus' style, even a beautiful young woman can be transformed to reveal someone who has the potential to be awkward in society. In order to ensure the awkwardness of this session, I requested the young woman to do things that were uncomfortable to her nature. I believe that awkwardness is derived from something artificial or in other words, I believe people have a tendency to become awkward when they do things that are not natural to their behavior. The girl in this photo said she never showed her teeth when she smiled because she truly believed it didn't suit her. Upon hearing this I immediately knew that showing her pearly whites in the picture is what would bring about the desired awkwardness. This session produced a successful photo.
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