Unfiltered

When we think about portraiture we imagine the model with perfectly done and styled hair, flawless makeup to cover up imperfections, along with some editing in post production just to make sure everything is picture perfect. We are so quick to label anything less than perfect as “flaws” or “imperfections”. These portraits are supposed to represent who these models are as people, however, at the end of the day people are full of flaws and imperfections. That is what makes people human beings. We are all just humans, so why do we hide what makes us real people? The purpose of this project is to showcase that there is just as much beauty in “imperfection” and “flaws” by creating portraits of people in their most natural state. Bare face with no makeup, natural hair, no walls to put up who they want to become, but showcasing who they really are. The photographs we admire of ourselves we like because we look exactly how we want to look, but does it really represent who we are?