I wanted this scene to have the same fantasy feel as Alice in Wonderland. The twist I wanted to created is that you would not expect to see someone sitting down at a table for a cup of tea by themself in the middle of a wintery woodland. Again, I wanted it to feel as though you are looking into her world and her winter wonderland experience without her knowing. I like the composition of her sitting between the two trees as though the table, chair, teapot and cup and saucer, had been placed nestled in that exact spot the whole time just waiting for her to come along and discover it for herself.
I particularly like the sharp focus on the ice covered grasses in this photograph. As she is lifting her cup of tea to take a sip she seems lost in her own world of thoughts and emotions. The cup of tea resembles something comforting that she recognises and is familiar with, even though it appears in such an unfamiliar and otherworldly place.
These two photographs were shot looking from the opposite direction, as I was concerned that the dress wasn't being shown off enough in the previous photographs. Taken from this angle, I like how you can see the sky and are able to look through the trees and off into the distance. The colours in both the scenery and in the props and outfit all work in harmony and really highlight the soft pastel shades of licas, greens and blues that you would imagine to find in a winter wonderland.
