TUTORIAL WITH ELIZABETH
After completing two shoots I felt it would be beneficial to seek some creative criticism for Elizabeth Barnett who has a lot of experience with shooting beauty looks. The main concerns I has about the previous shoots were that the makeup has been bleached out by me choosing to use harsh coloured gels to light the entire frame. Although she agreed the makeup is hard to pick up in the imagery she felt I could balance this out by producing macro images from each shoot, this will bring a focus to the detail of the makeup. These images can be displayed side by side, the layout of my website will show both pulled out images and close up images.
Elizabeth also suggested in future shoots I focus the coloured gels behind the model so there is more control on the way the lighting hits the body. This will be a great way to achieve the overall feel I am trying to create within each shot, as well as keeping the makeup and hair at the forefront of the image. I am aware that the images I have produced so far display more skill within the photography and lighting than specifically in the makeup and hair that is visually evident in the final images.
Moving Forward...
- Use gels behind the model and control light on the body.
- Introduce the use of macro photography, using 7D or 5D camera with 80mm or 100mm lense.
- Use less harsh lighting to show case makeup and hair skill.
- Reshoot macro close ups (from same shoots).
- Experiment with Nick Knight editing ap.
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