Humans as Birds...

As part of my project so far i have mainly focused on birds such as swans and flamingos but looking further into the way they behave i realised they share the same qualities humans. I got my little sister to kindly model for me to interpret the way they move and behave. I photographed her in a white dress and black leggings to highlight the idea of black and white from the influence of swan lake and the black swan....

This is my favourite image i think,i love the natural light that comes in, and she looks lovely and elegant especially with the drapery of the fabric.

Some of the postures i have re-created here, are taken from ballet poses.

I took this image from a different angle to get another take on what she is doing, i like the high angle as her arms become the main focus.

I am hopefully going to create some drawings from these images to personify and focus on the posture. Hopefully combine humans with birds to intertwine the two objects together maybe through stitch?! I have connected and mentally linked birds feathers with humans clothes and the way they move link with humans. This could get more in depth to come....

Jess x