project 1a

all change...

so my friend/colleague has just completed a professional make-up artist course and together we are going to work on some shots for her portfolio.

we have recruited a model and have been sharing ideas about images, styles etc.

the first shot below is a national geographic entitled "circus" i think it's great but i know it won't show the make-up at all.

i'm really not sure where i got this little image from but i'd saved it about twelve months ago and used it as inspiration to take some portraits of colleagues. see below

these following shots are of my colleagues at work.
Allison, Collette, Allison again and Emma.
now i need to write my proposal!

the main difference/challenge for me with this theme is that i will have to create the image and carefully consider what i want it to 'say" or demonstrate.
this is new for me because most of the photography i have done until now has been very spontaneous, taking shots of what i see. the second and third image i have shown (above) of Allison and Collette were slightly staged. i asked Allison to lift her chin and Collette to close her eyes but that was all.
with this theme i will need to show off the make-up in different lighting situations, i'll have to consider colour and texture too. I'll have to guide the model and set a scene. i also have an idea that i want to photograph the process and show the make-up artist at work and perhaps a product shot of the tools to be used.
can i include watching all 16 series of America's Next Top Model as research?