Thanks to Allison, Renelyn, and Anastasia for modeling, and Madelyne Beckles for styling.
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The first picture is to die for! If hell has jackets like that, then sign me up!
Omeegaawwdd Petra you’re photos are just perfect!!!!!!! What camera did you use and I just lllluuurrrvvveee the little caption things. Damn you school just frikin end already!
xx Opi
jeez, these are amazing :O
This is brilliant! I love how you can turn something as mundane as a grotty school into such a fab. collection of photographs.
I LOVE THESE. probably my favorite rookie photoset of all so far. so good!!!
The last picture is so beautiful. The lighting is perfect. As always, you hit the nail on the head, Rookie. Tomorrow is my last day of middle school, and looking at this I was thinking “OH MY GOSH HIGH SCHOOL SOON AHHH!”
AMAZING
WHERE CAN I BUY THESE POSTCARDS?
So true – these should definitely be made into postcards! I want them!
These are so absolutely delightful! And accurate too… I wish I could buy some!
Petra never ceases to amaze! When I think of high school in my mind, these are the kinds of images that appear. Wonderful work and concept!
xo, Tori
Incredibly well thought out!
Yeah… This is pretty much what life is like right now, minus everyone wearing cool clothes! :)
Love,
Gwen
Yup– That about sums it up around here. Seriously, WHY CAN’T SCHOOL END ALREADY? And my school has 7 more days!
School WOULD be much bearable if we could wear those awesome threads, though. Damn you, school uniforms.
I’d like to know what’s the font in picture three because I really like it and it’s perfect for a t shirt I want to make.
These photos are really lovely! Are they in detention or something like that in number 8? Or that only exists in movies? (that’s probably a stupid question but there’s no detention where I live so I wanted to know. Where I live is also the explanation for my lousy engilsh. Sorry).
In my area detention is called In School Suspension. I’m pretty sure it starts with lunch detention, then as infractions or severity escalates so does the length of ISS, until the person is suspended and are not allowed on the schools premises, then expulsion.
This has been my life for the past couple of days. You know, general boredom in class and terror and anger regarding finals. Just curious did any of my fellow rookies have finals in middle school?
I did when I was in middle school–private school=so fun.
I know right :( I go to one too
Good news is, no matter how much they tell you it means something, it doesn’t. Don’t listen to them. Study the night before. It’s all bullshit. Take it from someone who’s in high school.
My thoughts exactly.
the dont forget to smile one is perfection
love these so much!! !
ohmygod i want to buy these and send them to people and just basically stare at them cause they are amazing
wow, these are gorgeous! total style inspiration.
This is amazing <3
definitely my favorite photo set so far! relateable and nostalgic and awesome
LOVE THIS SO MUCH.
These are really great!! I love the red menstrual-like stain on that skirt.
Someone needs to make an alt-teen girl show with these characters
witches-rave.tumblr.com
I really liked everyone’s outfits and basically the whole badass-ery of it all. Nice job!
You really captured the “ugh, school” vibe that I think everyone can relate to.
I love Petra’s work, especially the last photo. “Disappear Here” has always been one of my favorite phrases- such a loaded slogan utilized in both idyllic postcard photos as well as in the more grim sense like in Less Than Zero. Sums up high school perfectly.
i just cant get over how good these are PETRA! OMG
LOVE THESE!!! I’m so inspired by ripped and beaded tees right now!!! Very cool, very Pat Benatar!!!
I’ve got an old Gaga, Star Wars, and Jersey Shore tee I want to just tear into!!!
Petra, I just love these!!!
thanks guys :)
to answer your questions:
– There will soon be a way to buy the postcards(+other stuff)! I shall announce that soon
-The camera I used is my Yashica Fx-3
– The font is called “Honey Script”
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“Disappear Here”….Less Than Zero? <3
I love these so much! Definitely captures my mood for these last two weeks of school…
Highly motivating “postcards”! Great idea!
so, so, so amazing
isn’t this the Heathers font? lovely series Petra!! xx
That’s EXACTLY how the end of the school year feels like!!!
Awesome pics!!!
Disappear Here! I have that tattooed on my inner right arm. :)
If you turned the photos with the text into postcards, you’d have my love forever.
Petra is a genius genius triple-genius
groovy
OMG! this is me right now, one week of no sleep, going crazy with everything i have to do!!!! So great! :)
beautiful and sassy cool. i wish i dressed like that in high school
XX
Alright, the no. 5 dress WHERE IS IT FROM?!?!?!?! I sort of NEED IT.
so pretty!
AMAZING SHOTS!
totally recognized the tdsb logo in some of the photos, how on earth do i get in on this awesomeness! please accept me into your goosebumps-esque mail-in fan club!
Crying over how good that fake menstrual stain is. IT SPEAKS TO MEEEEE.
I want a white skirt and some magenta dye to do this with, now.
The picture with “don’t forget to smile” is by far my favorite one! And I love this photoshoot way much more than the one from the day before because it deals with something we all know, meaning school.
All of these pictures are brilliant and just so great. SO GREAT. I enjoy them :3
These pictures are friggin’ rad as! And seriously what are the names of those fonts b/c they are killin’ me omg, so beautiful!!!!