Final look before shoot (Brand)

This the final look for the images on the brand advertisement. I had the brand YSL and the product Touché eclat so i wanted to keep the make up very natural and simple, focusing purely on the highlight. If i had done anything with the eyes or lips it would have taken away from the highlight on the high points of her face.

The make up went really well and i was very happy with how it came across on camera. The highlight looked amazing which is exactly what i wanted and the most important part. The only problem i had was the foundation creasing on the eye lids and you can see that if you look closely on the final images, however i will be able to get rid of that in post production.

The hair went really well with the make up as it was all off the face so you could really focus on the bone structures and exactly where i wanted the highlight to shine. Leah put Aj's hair into a low bun after i told her how i wanted it and it was perfect.

Final look before shoot (editorial)

This was the look right before the final shoot for my editorial image focusing on the word 'rebel' with research into gay pride.

I think that the final look went really well, i was so happy with how the hands went with the aqua colours, they went even better than when i had practiced. The only part i would have changed about it is the tattoo on leahs hand, i wish i had tried to cover that so the colours were even both sides in the sense that they were painted on bare skin.

The make up was just a natural look that enhanced the features leah has, i also added the white around the perimeter of the face, the hairline and the neck. That went well, however i wish that the colour was more pigmented and a lot whiter.

Face chart BRAND SHOOT

 

My brand for the inspiration to this shoot was YSL. The product that i was incorporating into the final beauty ad image was 'Touché eclat'. From looking at images of YSL beauty ads i have noticed that the skin is always flawless and the make up is very prestige. As my product was a highlighting product i knew i had to focus on making the highlight stand out in the final photoshoot. So i made sure to keep the rest of the make up flawless and natural so that the eyes of the audience would be attracted straight to the highlight.

As my word was 'rebel' and i also had to incorporate that into my image, so i chose to look at ysl fashion ads for this as they definitely had a sense of 'sex appeal' which is how i wanted to incorporate the word. I wanted to look at the face that when we see someone pose in minimal clothing/naked it is seen as rebellious to society and definitely not the norm. I looked at ysl banned ads and the majority of photos were the model naked or in very very little clothes. So to include the word rebel into my shoot i decided to dress my model in just a black blazer, influenced by the iconic YSL 'Le Smoking' suit and nothing else. I wanted to make the image 'awkward' to look at for some people as this is the first feeling that comes across when looking at images of naked / half naked people.

For the hair i am going to put it into a centre parting and slicked down, low bun so that the hair is very masculine to replicate the design of the blazer jacket.


Products used:
Soap and glory illuminating base
Kryolan foundation palette
Elf foundation palette
Illamasqua setting powder
Chanel 'bronze universal'
MAC 'give me sun' bronzer
MAC soft and gentle (highlight)
Elf eyebrow kit in light
Miss sporty mascara
MAC 'honeylove' lipstick

Tools used:
Zoeva small stippling brush
Zoeva buffing brush
Kryolan stipple brush
Zoeva luxe highlighter brush
Kryolan blush brush
Zoeva angled brush
Maybelline lip brush

Face chart EDITORIAL

My inspiration for this shoot was obviously from the word 'Rebel'. I chose to focus on the point of homosexuals being seen as a difference in society, therefore looking at gay pride. I interpreted the word 'rebel' as showing how in history homosexuals have been seen as being people who go against the 'norms' of society, therefore considered as rebels.

I wanted to keep the face very simple and natural this is why i didn't include any colour. I wanted the face to look just like a regular person. The white represents how effectively we can be seen as a 'blank canvas' and however we paint ourselves creates our personality, appearance, lifestyle, personal preferences..etc. It's all our own choice and we have the ability to change and adapt that. Partly relating that to homosexuals who feel like sometimes they can't be the person they want to be because it's not the 'norm of society' or people around them don't agree with the idea. I wanted the hand to be the colours that represent gay pride to show that i was focusing on this topic. Within my poses of my final images i am getting my model to pull faces as if she is fed up and angry at how society portrays homosexuality sometimes and how they try and silence homosexuals and cover them up.

For the hair i put it in a high,sleek bun so that it could represent both men and women. I also used a white supra colour in the hair using an eyebrow brush, just on the hairline to carry on the effect from the perimeters of the face.

Products used:

Kryolan foundation palette
Elf foundation palette
Illamasqua setting powder
Mac 'give me sun' bronzer
Anastasia contour kit
White supra colour & Illamasqua white skin base 01
Miss sporty mascara
(HANDS) Aqua colours

Tools used:
Real techniques sponge
Eyebrow brush for supra in the hair
Zoeva buffer brush (foundation)
Zoeva luxe highlighter brush (bronzer)
Kryolan stipple brush