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pathway to happiness This article tells a story of a girl named Janelle A who explores her identity through her fashion and gaining confidence. By Aradhana Mishra
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he first image on the left is the starting of a series of three photographs presented in this article. The image on the left is locked in focus on Janelle’s eye, which is looking down as if she was thinking about something deep and meaningful. I made her look very feminine by her necklace, eye make up and polka dot clothing because that is the type of woman Janelle already is and I wanted to explore more of her identity. Her pose is quite closed, showing her shyness and lack of confidence. The photograph on top shows the young girl as if she has found what she is looking for and is more for confident in who she is. The background is a
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forest and she is surrounded by trees and nature. She walked along a long path, as seen in the image, symbolising the path of life that she has taken to find herself and gain confidence. The short depth of field emphasises on her eyes, which is staring right to the audience.Again, her femininity shows through her fashion, long hair and giant ring on her right hand.
All three images of this magazine work together to tell the audience a story about a young girl who seeked a path to find conidence and happiness.
The third image of the right is the final image of the series as she is left confident and happy. She is not wearing any jewellery but she is wearing a classy French beret and elegant eye make up. She looking back at the past to see how far she had come and how much she had learnt. vogue.com | 123