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Beliefs: A Narrative Character Portrait by Chanti Holroyd (2015)

My character is Natalie Drew, a Christian girl who falls in love with a boy whom she discovers is Buddhist and this forces her to question her own faith. In the photograph, she doesn't know yet that he's Buddhist and she's lost in thought about the boy she just started dating and the feeling that she is about to fall for him. She also feels very connected with God and has no questions about her faith.

I was very particular with the lighting and the way it hit her face and especially her necklace. I wanted her to be looking slightly into the light to give an angelic feel to the photo and I wanted the cross necklace to really stand out to the viewers by shining in the light. She's also holding, what the viewer can infer to be the Bible which emphasizes her belief in Christianity. I had her wear a white sweater which reinforces the angelic feel and adds an innocence to her character. I gave her very natural makeup and hair styling to also represent her innocence.
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