07Rough It Out

Editorial photography, styling

2024-08

Rough it out is a photography project inspired by a commitment to make the most of everything. In a storytelling format, I wanted to challenge the idea of refinement and crack the lens of perceived control in aspects of life, for one of the shots I wore a prom dress and waded into a swamp, stepping in, slipping and embracing the fall. When structured as a 3x3 grid, the progression illustrates a design thinking approach: embracing constraints, testing limits, and adapting in real time. The final image, smiling after the fall, reinforces the core idea: true adaptability comes not from avoiding obstacles, but from engaging with them fully. The second shoot displays a new carefree abandon, this time fully immersed and bordering performance art, the styling being simple to represent the rawness of the moment

Collaborators
Isabel Marshall-photo(1st)/// Charley Jean & Daniel Von Steun photo (2nd)

Collage of nine photos showing a person in a light-colored dress exploring muddy terrain and wetland areas, captured from various angles and distances

Person in a pale yellow dress and muddy boots standing on wet soil, framed by green foliage with a natural earthy background

Person in a cream silk dress bending down among tall reeds and wetland vegetation near a small stream, with a footbridge visible in the background

Person in a cream slip dress standing on a fallen log by a calm pond, surrounded by trees in a natural setting with reflections in the water

Person in a light-colored slip dress and muddy boots standing on a concrete path, holding part of the dress fabric, with greenery in the background

Person in a beige bodysuit sitting against a rusty yellow bulldozer blade with a red tractor visible in the background, wearing white knee-high socks

Performance art photograph showing a figure in a beige bodysuit lying on a concrete surface with shallow puddles, creating a stark contrast between industrial and organic elements

Artistic photograph capturing a figure in beige clothing ascending a steep hillside covered in dried grass, emphasizing the scale of nature against human presence

Person in a nude-colored bodysuit lying across a large tractor tire, with farm equipment visible in the background

Person wearing sunglasses and a beige bodysuit sitting in a muddy puddle on a dirt road, with mud-splattered white knee-high socks