PhotoJ: Honest Emotion/Relationship

This week the assignment was to capture "honest emotion." The emotion could be shared amongst multiple people or focus on an individual. Basically the purpose was to get close and document real reactions from people experiencing real circumstances. Emotions can range from despair to elation, and I ended up focusing on the positive end of the spectrum. Originally I had ideas to document emotions spurred by the superbowl, but I felt like it was much too expected. Instead I recorded the flurry of emotions that occurred backstage at a Toni & Guy hair show. 

“It hurts!” screams model Katie Lincoln, 19, as her stylist, Amanda Carter removes a headdress from her hair. Carter, 18, tells Lincoln, “Pain is beauty” to rationalize her discomfort. Lincoln and Carter participated in the Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy’s third annual soiree titled “Capelli Forte” that exhibited student ingenuity on Saturday, Feb. 5. About 1,075 people attended the runway hair show held at Mount Baker Theater.

(from left) Lindie Ellis, 18, and Katelyn McHarness, 17, admire another model's ostentatious dress.

Kestrel Garcia, 18, preps her "rockabilly" demeanor before rehearsal for the the runway show.