Everyone has issues with their own self-confidence, their hang-ups, and their insecurities and I was no different. Feeling trapped in the daily grind of working irregular hours, presenting myself to the world as the person I should be. I was having a lot of personal issues which knocked my confidence severely but inside there was another me just dying to break out.

I'd thought about having a shoot for a while but it wasn't until I spoke to Faceless Productions that I finally had the courage to give myself the chance to do just that. I created another persona and we planned a shoot around her and how she would act... 

In today's world, the media is full of images of what the ideal woman looks like, slim, perfect skin, perfect hair, and perfect nails.. all the makeup in the world was never going to turn me into Scarlett Johansson but working with Faceless Productions during our consultations gave me the courage and belief that I could be the person I wanted to be.

With a strong theatrical background Paul, the manager at Faceless Productions was able to coach me on how to create a persona for our shoot. He told me to consider my own personal interests and things that I admire about others when reinventing myself.. all be it only for the camera..

I have an interest in Japanese Anime and Cosplay so took inspiration from the Anime Girls for the look I was going for. I read a lot of books that have strong, confident, and very sexual female protagonists. So, here was the inspiration for the way I wanted to portray myself on Camera.

Thus, Hine was born!

A bright bubbly red haired sex kitten! 

Now I had the idea of who I was presenting I needed to prepare myself. 

It's all well and good looking your best but if you don't feel your best then you will never be happy with what you are doing so I spent a lot of time thinking about what I didn't like about me and what I didn't want to have captured. Being a bigger girl I was very body conscious and had already decided I didn't want my tummy on show. Paul was great with this and suggested ways around my concerns that would still provide the look I was going for.

I was going for a Steam Punk /Gothic / Pin-Up theme so lots of lace, corsets & flowing dresses. I had a nice waistcoat and some rather raunchy underwear. Although I wasn't planning on showing anyone it helped me to feel more confident by wearing it. I brought with me some accessories as well.

During the shoot Paul showed me some of the images because I could see them as they came down I became more confident and daring. I became very involved in my character and forgot all about my hang-ups. I got absorbed in the experience and got a little lost in my own fantasy of Hine and all she was. This meant that instead of a couple of good images I was expecting I got so much more..

I even came back for a second shoot which was even more amazing as we already built Hine as a character and we both knew what worked for me. I was able to do much more and was even more impressed with the results.