I did some research on Jamaica but found it really hard to decide which route to take with my final image. This resulted in me calling my model's Father and asking him about his background. He told me many interesting things about traditional Folklore and its' famous characters such as Anansi, an African god, and man crab. Although all of these traditional storie were great ideas and inspiration for me, I still struggled so I asked more about reggae style, but he said it was more a style of males. I then asked him about the famous Jamaican festival and he said although it was originally inspired by Trinidad's carnivals, I could definitely go down that road as it had been altered to be more patriotic for Jamaica.
I decided greens and yellows were a must as they are very traditional colours and would look amazing for eyes using bold eye shadow but to only focus on the eyes. I also love the way all the women have beautiful headdresses, and look constantly happy and are dancing so will use that when shooting.
(http://www.carnifest.com/events/jamaica/kingston/255/jamaica-carnival-2014.aspx)
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