Getting ready for a photo shoot is always a difficult task: to decide on the images and clothing, accessories and locations, and if it is a photo shoot, for example, family or with girlfriends – to get everyone together and it seems to be an impossible mission. More often than not, plus the other tasks is the question: to be or not to be makeup at the photo shoot? My answer is, of course, yes! And in this article, I will give my arguments in favor of choosing the services of a professional makeup artist before the photo shoot.
First of all, makeup is the very accent that can accentuate the image you have chosen. And you won’t have to think about what kind of lipstick or eye shadow to choose. For example, before I do a makeup look, I usually just want to find out what kind of clothes and looks you are wearing, what colors you like, what kind of colors you like, and what kind of things you are used to and what you might want to try. Based on all of this, I suggest the version of makeup that will be the best in my opinion, and together with you we can correct or complete it according to your wishes.
An important nuance that you should always keep in mind is what kind of photo shoot you are going to have. If it is a pregnancy or family photo shoot, usually the choice falls on a more gentle, daytime makeup or nude, so that you would look harmoniously in your image and against the other members of the family. If it is, for example, a business portrait and you need the picture for work, then the nude makeup will be perfect, you can add a thin arrow to it and it will be enough. But if it is your personal photoshoot, here you can “play” not only with the images, but also with makeup – bright shadows, arrows with glitter, dark lipstick or classic “smoky eye” – why not? The main thing is that your makeup should complement your image and not stand out from it.
The second reason to ask for a makeup artist in the photo studio is that he will know all the details about the makeup for your photos. The fact is that lighting plays a very important role in a studio shoot. First of all, in studio light, the colors lose about 40% of their saturation. So those colors that we see in daylight or in makeup artist’s mirror quite bright, on photo will look about half as pale. And secondly, the main point is that when you do makeup, the sculpture of the face is always carefully worked out – cheekbones, folds and curves of the eyelid are highlighted, and if you do not do this, the face will look rather flat on the photo.
And the third reason is not only makeup for the photoshoot, but for a makeup artist in general-the process of creating a makeup usually takes about an hour, and in that hour, just imagine how many questions you can ask me and how many answers you can get!