Hero Idea No'1

Steve McCurry - Afghan Girl

EVERYONE knows and loves this image. It’s so powerful and full of emotion. The story behind it and also the fact that the photographer Steve McCurry has went back to shoot the ‘afghan girl’ once again makes the image even more iconic. This image is so strong. I truly adore it and it would be great to attempt to recreate this image. However I wouldn't want to make a mockery out the image, I wouldn't want it to become a joke so I would really try and express the emotion and get the styling and feel of the image as close as possible.  

What I would need:   

• Green gels or a location with a green background such as this one. I think that I would be best to use the studio to create this image as trying to get natural lighting like this would be really hard this time of the year. 
• A red piece of material to create the veil. I would use sand paper to try and make it look messy and old. This is really important as I want it to have the same feel as the original.  And as the model lived in poverty during conflict it’s really important to have the small details such as the holes in the fabric. 
• Also need makeup or face paint to make my skin look mucky and dirty. I would also consider using contact lens for this image as the eyes are so powerful. I thought about editing the eyes in Photoshop however I wanted them to look realistic and not border on comical so I need to be careful of this.