a harsh reality.

A portrait very dear to me. I believe too often in our world today too many girls my age get far too caught up in the way they look. Being in high school still, I feel I am especially exposed to this irrational insecurity. The glossy supposively "perfect" people we see in the media tend to feul the fire even more so. Even supposed "snapshots" of celebrities are photoshopped to the point they are no longer realistic in any means. It is devestating to me that so many young people feel they can not compare with these standards, especially when these people in magazines and adverts have professional makeup and hair artist, professional stylists and photographers, and not to mention countless hours of photoshop to reconstruct them into things of beauty. Not to say that these stars are not beautiful, merely saying that they are completely refurbished beyond reachable grasps.

So before I get ranting, (haha too late,) I did this and a few other shots I may be posting later to illustrate my point. I do not believe I am the prettiest girl. I do not believe I am the ugliest. But even just a full cover of makeup and some multi-colored contacts can make all the difference.

Okay I'm going to stop before I start saying ridiculously sappy things.