Posts Tagged ‘Water’

Skin Beauty Shoot

2 CommentsFriday • January 15, 2010 • by Donnie

For this shoot, I wanted to focus on body and skin images. Numerous beauty products are skin-care related. So, being able to shoot skin aesthetically is essential to being a well-rounded beauty photographer.

We booked Ali from MC2 for this shoot and it went just as I’d hoped. We started with a very diffused white background. This lighting tends to wrap around the model, which works nicely for body shots. Photo 1 is the best from that series. Next, we moved in a black background and did a series of shots with water falling. I always enjoy shooting water because each model reacts to it differently and the compositions are spontaneous. Ali’s enthusiasm was excellent and like the shoot with Masha, we ended up with a number of quality images to choose from.



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Water Shoot with Ania

0 CommentsWednesday • July 29, 2009 • by Donnie

Ania had just arrived to NYC three days before the shoot. It was her first time in the country and quite a change from her home of Moscow, Russia. Since her complexion was nearly flawless, I told the makeup artist to keep things simple: clean up the brows, add a bit of mascara, use no foundation to avoid texture buildup, and apply red lipstick. This was my first time incorporating water in a beauty shoot. I explained to Ania what I had in mind. After testing the lighting and making sure everyone was on the same page, I had the makeup artist start pouring the water. After only a few seconds, the water completely ruined the makeup. Luckily, we got the shot on the first try.

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