Illemasqua make-up session for Heather.

[theMusicMan]

Well, I felt she deserved to be spoilt for a few hours, so yesterday evening after her rugby training was canceled I took Heather to the Illemasqua make-up stand in Debenhams after booking her in for a 1 hour 'Transformation' make-over.

She loved it, simple as that. The guy who did her make-over was smashing.

Anyway - please take into account when you look at these shots that she is plastered with make-up, and there's no (zero) photoshopping or skin smoothing going on. All I did in post processing was to lift the colours with saturation, and adjust for my poor wb setting.

I did have to correct exposure and brightness as well, as there was very little room in my house for the 42" umbrella when the black backdrop cloth was hung over the living room door! All post processing (100%) done in Lightroom 3.2

#1 - the eyes say it all...!!


#2 - Slightly 'warmed up' white balance for this second one

[OlyPaul]

Re: Illemasqua make-up session for Heather.

Great pics John and I love heathers make up.

[Ulfric M Douglas]

Re: Illemasqua make-up session for Heather.

Very cool.
Almost cyborgish. (I was going to say Androidish but then that would've sounded like androgynous, which isn't right at all...)
I'm glad you posted eyes closed then open, such a striking effect.
That honeycomb idea is cool too.

She going to rugby like that then? Scare the opposition!

[David Gethin]

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Just goes to show that many of the best photos are a combination of great photographer AND a great make-up artist. Wonderful lighting John to complement the make-up.

Heather must be extremely pleased with these.

[theMusicMan]

Re: Illemasqua make-up session for Heather.

Great pics John and I love heathers make up.

Thanks Paul. A very camp but totally smashing chap named Felix did the make-over for Heather. He works at the Illemasqua section in Debenhams, Cardiff.

Very cool.
Almost cyborgish. (I was going to say Androidish but then that would've sounded like androgynous, which isn't right at all...)
I'm glad you posted eyes closed then open, such a striking effect.
That honeycomb idea is cool too.

She going to rugby like that then? Scare the opposition!

Haha, now that would be a great idea! I loved the way they did Heathers eyes, just lovely.

Just goes to show that many of the best photos are a combination of great photographer AND a great make-up artist. Wonderful lighting John to complement the make-up.

Heather must be extremely pleased with these.

Thanks David, you are right... if everything that is correctly thought out prior to taking shot, well considered and effective then a decent shot is more likely.

The lighting for this was hastily prepared though, and I consider myself fortunate to have managed to get these results. In fact you can see both the catch lights in Heathers eyes.

FL-50 off camera, just to my left, with 42" shoot-through brolly, about 1/4 power. YN460-II above and right from Heather - which was intended for hair-light but I managed (unintentionally) to get it in at an angle for it to be seen in her eye.

Thanks though everyone for the comments.