I can honestly say that lady gaga had nothing to do with this shoot! I shot this photo a few terms ago here at Art Center. I was walking down Hollywood Boulevard and on a whim decided to go one of the costume stores down there. This is where I picked up that wig and the crown.My model was a girl I had been talking to and we had discussed how she had been taking acting classes so she was pretty excited just to have fun. We originally got together to do some photos outdoors and wound up taking some photos inside as well. She seemed pretty excited that this shoot gave her the ability to be someone else for a few hours. Honestly I think my inspiration came from photos of Courtney Love but now I can't show the photo without someone saying "oh that's soooo gaga" :(
