Make-up and Photography

Curious to see how much make-up you actually have to wear to show through in photos, I photographed my sister right after we got our make-up done at Clinique today (trial session for our sister's wedding). Well, let me tell you, Rachel hardly ever wears make-up, so after her Clinique session, she looked like she was super dolled up. But of course, as soon as she was photographed, you can hardly tell she has any make-up on. This goes to show that having enough make-up is important in portraits, especially if you want it to show through. Of course, make-up goes a long way to pretty-up a face, but there's also the photographer's side of it too. Making sure to get great lighting and to properly optimize the images after makes just as much of an impact as regular make-up does. Both hand in hand can help you to get great results in your portraits.



Posted by f/action member, Gabrielle Touchette.