Photoshoot 1

The first photoshoot I collaborated with this year was with 2nd year photographer Rebecca Elizabeth Tate. Although it is advised in 3rd year to try and work with 3rd years, Rebecca's website really caught my eye, with her style of photography being one I would really like to incorporate my make-up into.







After discussing the basis of the shoot through Facebook, Rebecca then sent me links to her Pinterest account, which showcased the ideas and concepts of the shoot, based on a young girl being sexualised and maturing too quickly, trying to wear too much make-up and become too provocative at a young age. The ideas of hair were left up to me but as the ideas developed, Elizabeth wanted extremely curly hair, from a model with straight hair, and a beautiful seductive smoked eye make up done, within a short time period. Therefore I recommended Rebecca also uses a hair stylist alongside my make-up application, and she got in touch with Lucy Rose another 3rd year artist.

Rebecca did not want to conduct a trial of the make-up or hair, but did discuss submitting the work to magazines, which is something beneficial to my own publicity and portfolio. Prior to attending the shoot I kept in contact with Elizabeth, discussing the colour palettes and ideas I had for the shoot. I also patch tested the model, with duo eyelash glue and also a patch of foundation, as she has sensitive skin. Both came back ok and this enabled me to complete the make-ups. This was a very small project, and I did not do designs for the application, as so often before I have attended fashion based shoots and there has been instant change of ideas, therefore instead I had a clear idea of the amount of looks required, the timescale given, the products needed, and also a confident ideas of my interpretation of the shoot.
The evening of the photoshoot (4-8) ran very smoothly. Lucy arrived to prepare the hair at 2.30pm, as the timescale had managed to be slightly adjusted, and I arrived one hour later and set up to complete the make-up application. Keeping in contact with Lucy was something I found important to consider as we were working as a team, and I believe our communications worked effectively in making the photoshoot a success. Below are three of the images I selected for my portfolio which best show off my make-up application, and I am extremely pleased with the outcome, which looks professional, eye-catching and also very edgy and unique. The 'webitorial' which will be published online by Jute Magazine is due to be published in January and I will do a small post on the feature, when the time comes.