Photoshoots of 2020 So Far

So far into 2020, I have done portrait photoshoots across the North with some very interesting individuals. Each person photographed brought their own artistic ideas to the shoot, creating a collaboration of ideas between us. Portrait photography is something I hope to develop my skills in over the course of the year so if you're reading this and would like to collaborate, send me a message on Instagram ( @shermanlovesthecure ).

Tilda James

The first photoshoot of the year was with poet and musician, Tilda James. Also known by their peers as Will, Tilda has embraced the queer culture that their move to Manchester has brought with it. For this photoshoot, we decided to include elements of drag, femininity, water and the destruction of gender binaries. Doing a photoshoot in a bath is something that I have wanted to do for a while now! Next on the list is to do a milk bath photoshoot! Tilda recently had an article written about their poetry published in The Mancunion!


RON FISHER

Ron Fisher is a musician based in Yorkshire and has released two EP's along with the odd single or cover here and there. Ron Fisher is the product of drug experimentation and the need to pursue a solo project with no repercussions for anyone but himself. Mr Fisher is a very secretive man and is never seen without his mask, even in the shower! My favourite tune is a song recently featured on his latestt EP, Where Did My Bud Go. It's a cover of The Supremes song, 'Where Did Our Love Go', along with the bassline taken from Soft Cell's cover. He describes his genre as 'cool guy music' and Ron is set to wear a gimp mask during live performances so we wanted to highlight this in the photoshoot. Paired with red lipstick and black eyeshadow, it really gives off early Depeche Mode vibes.



Alice Rose

Alice is a London goth who's moved to Manchester to study religion at degree level. The goth scene is a product of the post punk movement and popularised by bands such The Cure and Siouxie Sioux and the Banshees. We based this shoot on the romanticism of death and incorporated catholic imagery with the use of rosaries.




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