My First Beauty Shoot **EDIT**

Brittany Alyse

Brittany Alyse

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My first go at Beauty Lighting!

I decided to try out a little lighter editing, although I don't know if I should have with the beauty shoot where it's all about the face and skin. I wanted to preserve the texture of the skin though, and see if it made a difference with the sharpness of the shot because a lot of my pictures seem to turn out "soft"... Hmmm.

Model: Amanda B
MUA/Styling/Photography:Me

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I've had that green and gold eyeshadow since Christmas and I've been waiting for the oportunity to use it!

EDIT:
Alright, I realize that the pose is not enhanced by this at all, but I could only crop it tighter... The light coming from behind is what I was originally trying to go for, but didn't really work out as you can tell from the first edit. Anyways...

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First of all, the make up is amazing (y)

Cutting off her head is distracting, as is her hand, it looks quite forced and uncomfortable :(

Nice idea though, I would be pleased with that :)
 
I agree with Betty about her hand, it looks for uncomfortable but i like the crop, possibly could do with a little bit less crop just up to her hairline.
The makeup is lovely, i would like to see more of these.
 
The cropping if the head is not so much of an issue for me, i do it a lot in my images. With fashion and beauty photography the emphasis is on the clothes and the make-up rather than the model themselves, which you have captured well in this shot. I do agree with the hand however, with this crop it almost looks like it could be someone else's hand coming up into the frame. I would also like to see a bit more 'pop' in the colour to really make the make-up stand out, but this may have been lost in the compression of the file.
 
From the makeup perspective: the makeup is nice, but am not too sure about blush, as most of the shoots I have been on, done, or seen don't really do that. The hair is a little bit of a problem for me, but then I like tidy hair. Also notice that the skin tones on the shoulders and the face is not consistant.

From photography standpoint: Beauty is all about light. Usually your background should be nice and clean. It is not here, and I find that a little distracting. You main light needs to be a little harder here. Hard light will help with your skin tones, and make editing a little easier later. Also your lighting is a bit flat here. Where is the kicker? Are you using any? Are you going for a style without kickers? I think a kicker on the left side (of the photo) would really lift the model off the background. I would move the hand further under her chin, and get a little more light on the lips. Apsolutely nothing wrong with the composition, just need to straight the photo a little bit (leans a little to the left).

I am not a stylist, so won't comment on that.
 
I also think that the make up is brilliant, and i like the close crop, can't work out if i like the hand or not?!

Very striking though, overall its an excellent shot, well done
 
OOOh I sooo love those lashes!
I agree with Franchise, great eye make up in gorgeous colours but the blush lets the look down a little, it needs feathering out a little more, as is, its a bit 80's.
I love the pose, in the nail industry its one Ive seen used a few times, however the hand appears disproportionately big to the face.
This is a problem I have encountered in some of my shots too... especially when Ive tried to get in too close using my 50mm.
All imo of course ... look forward to the edits :)
 
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