As a makeup artist I love doing creative work with award winning photographers. We take current trends, ideas, inspiration from movies etc. and re-create them for our own portfolios or to submit to magazines for ad campaigns. Many times we are given these same creative pieces or photos of celebrities by clients as examples of how they would like their makeup done for a special event or even their wedding.
This article from "Beauty Fool", a website I love, explains what really happens during a photo shoot.
I did the makeup for this photo during a creative makeup workshop with Jeff Dachowski. This lovely model is beautiful in real life and the placement of the makeup and color choices are key. However there are aspects of this photo that are enhanced with lighting and skilled photography.
Bringing photos to your makeup artist is a great idea for inspiration and to discuss color choices, makeup intensity and mood but remember...this is still a photo of YOU.
1 comments:
Jojo, thank you for your thoughtful commentary and the link to this very telling article. Retouching has been in the news plenty in recent years, but still it seems that we (women/girls) do not quite believe how extensive it is and how unrealistic and unattainable the images are. I recall asking last year you how I could get my new shade of burnished gold eyeshadow to look the same as it looked in the photo in your studio, and you quipped, "many, many layers and professional lighting." You made me laugh, but you also showed me that I had succumbed to the myth. Thank you for the gentle, loving reminder! Mwwwaaahh!
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