Paris-based jewelry designer and photographer Adeline Rapone talks through her quarantine self-portrait series, and how the photos helped serve as an emotional release.
, a Paris-based jewelry designer and photographer, decided to begin documenting herself, self-portraiture style, in isolation.
When she started social distancing back in March, Rapon began sharing daily self-portraits that only captured moments of her time spent in quarantine, but also thoughtfully—and quite literally—tapped into the past. “I felt posting as if nothing was going on would feel off,” explains Rapon of what compelled her to narrow in on a singular theme. “I wanted to take photos, but needed a purpose—something that would be educational.
The thing is, many of the postcards I pinned are actually very objectifying, as they were mostly sent by tourists to show what people looked like in the islands. I desperately looked for paintings depicting those women, and I can tell you that they are like a needle in the haystack. I wanted to show another side of the lives of West Indian women, and by re-creating certain images, I could really look at those women in another way, which was the purpose of this project.
What kind of camera do you use to shoot your self-portraits, and how do you go about styling yourself for them? I shot with my Canon 650D, using different lenses, and a little remote to be able to shoot myself without help. The editing was mostly about lighting, but I had so little clothing with me, I also changed a lot of the color of the fabrics. As for styling, it depended on whom I was channeling. Sometimes I wouldn’t wear any makeup, but if the woman in the image I was re-creating was wearing it, I tried to be accurate. It was mostly lipstick and mascara.
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