A CELEBRATED portrait photographer has posed her five-year-old daughter as famous musicians, re-creating iconic album covers in her home studio and garden.
Los Angeles mom, Stephanie Girard, found herself without any subjects to shoot due to the ongoing pandemic, and decided to dress up daughter Lola as her favorite musicians to keep the family entertained while isolating.
The stunning portraits show the little girl posed as superstars including Adele, Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, and even David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen.
Mom-of-two Stephanie said her eldest daughter is a huge fan of Gaga and became fascinated by the cover of her 2016 record, Joanne, which shows the blonde singer posing side on against a pale blue background, wearing a pink Philip Treacy hat.
“When we asked Alexa to play it, of course the album cover came up,” she said. “We played it over and over so the image was familiar to her.
“We used to listen to it a lot on the way to preschool, and of course now we’re not doing that.
“I’m constantly trying to keep things normal … I was like, ‘You can be Lady Gaga‘ and it took off from there.
“We’re doing some editing in photoshop, and bringing joy to people at a really difficult time right now.
“The first one was actually shot on the iPhone, but after that I started using my Nikon camera, Lola loves being involved in the whole process.”
In one adorable black-and-white snap, Lola can be seen looking glum with her forehead resting on her left hand as she recreates Adele’s hit 21, while another shows her as Gwen Stefani wearing a white t-shirt with her blonde hair in a side ponytail.
The little one can be seen wearing thick red, blue and black face paint to mimic David Bowie on the cover of his 1973 record, Aladdin Sane, and she got to try out winged eyeliner for her Amy Winehouse moment.
“We tried to work with what we had in our house, just grabbing what we could and being creative,” she said. “Of course the David Bowie makeup is her favorite, she was a big fan of that!
“We’ll make some prints for her room, she knows the artists now, she knows the songs, it’s music education.”
Stephanie, who has been shooting for more than a decade in LA, lives in Southern California with her husband Aluysio Garcia, who manages her business, and their daughters Lola and one-year-old Gigi.
She said she is usually booked up a month in advance and has had to reschedule every client due to the pandemic.
But Stephanie said they have many more portraits planned and her photos have already garnered thousands of likes on Instagram, with dozens of supportive messages posted underneath.
“There have been multiple comments like, ‘I look forward to this every day, and what she’s going to be tomorrow’ and that’s we’re continuing with it,” she said.
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“I don’t post a tonne of photos of my family or kids as I like to be private, but this is a little different, it’s brought smiles to everyones faces.
“On shoots, people get to see the professional side of me, but now they get to see the other side, a working mom.
“I’m definitely looking forward to being back in the studio and shooting more, but this is our way to stay creative throughout this time, it keeps it light for everyone.”
You can see more of Lola’s portraits on Instagram at @stephaniegirardphoto.
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