scattered innocence

• Concept

  This fashion narrative chronicles the threshold between childhood and maturity, set against winding paths and reflective waters. White lace garments and blue flowers create a visual vocabulary of transformation, while natural lighting emphasizes the transient quality of youth. The intentional use of soft, natural lighting and organic settings creates a dreamlike atmosphere that bridges the gap between youth's untainted perspective and the inevitable awakening to life's complexities. Through careful styling and composition, the series progresses from intimate portraits amid spring foliage to symbolic moments at water's edge, documenting universal moments of change. Rather than mourning lost innocence, these images celebrate the beauty of necessary transformation, where each frame is crafted to evoke the bittersweet nature of growing up, presenting change as a natural metamorphosis that leaves behind a haunting beauty in its wake.

• Technical

  Working exclusively in natural light with Kodak Gold 200 for its exceptional rendering of white lace and subtle foliage variations. Golden hour exposures create natural spotlighting effects, while wider apertures generate intentional separation between subject and background. The film's moderate speed allows slightly slower shutter speeds to capture subtle movement in fabric and falling petals, with its grain structure adding painterly quality to out-of-focus areas while maintaining crisp detail in the focal plane.

  Camera: 35mm format
  Film: Kodak Gold 200

• Credits

  Model: Madeline Ford
  HMUA: Andie Peirce

• Features

  Philocaly Magazine