For this brief, I had the strange idea of putting plastic bags on human heads. This is because I thought of people being things and covering heads, and then I thought about consumerism, and then I thought that plastic bags could literally be consuming the person in my photos as people really are consumed by companies and brands. I additionally thought it was fitting with the recent plastic bag ban in supermarkets as it proved how much we rely on the bags shops used to give us when shopping.

Here are a selection of the photos from my shoot:

I think the ones with Tessa’s mouth open work best as it allows you to see her face more under the bag. The photos do look a bit strange but I think I am pleased with my outcome.

The black background was a good choice against the bright shopping bags as it allows them to stand out more in the photos.

I think the Sainsbury’s bag looks best with the bright colour of the orange against the background and the fact the bag is more translucent.