beauty shots references via M magazine [free pdf download]

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this note is meant for hobbyist who is into portraiture of all levels, in terms of skill sets.

this is for your reference,  a part of what you might want to know or persue, not absolute. please note the word “might” because you, as a (noobie / semi noobie / serious ) hobbyist, you have a choice on what you want to persue -  no one can dictate what you do.

with choices, you will make decisions, and decisions are often made with your judgement and/or experience. what you can takeaway from this entry – a reference point to add or for you to start to accumulate in your photographic journey.

when you have the interest of shooting beauty shots, you now have the basic knowledge to help you understand the needs of a makeup artist to build and/or strengthen  his/her portfolio. the benefits of these pdfs, you could see a variety of makeups, how they shot and/or crop shots and how they present it to their viewers. that does not mean you have to follow exactly how the images were shot – it gives opportunties to nuture your creativity and might inspire you on how to shoot your own images. by then, you’ll know what is acceptable, what not and what can be push to the edge. it could also help you to level expectations, in terms of what you could do now and what you could not do, yet.

when you collaborate or work with a makeup artist (which you eventually will), you will know how to communicate effectively on what type of look you previsualised for your set. makeup artist is the same as your model/s and your assistants (yes, when you are a serious hobbyist, you will eventualy work with a crew too) – they do not know how to read minds. one of the common pitfalls with many hobbyist i observed, failure to communicate what they want and/or know what they want. this is understable, how could one communicate something that one dont even have a grasp of?  i can relate to this as i am speaking from experience. i have my fair share of fuckups shooting beauty shots.

if one is exposed to such materials or know where to source for it at an early stage of one’s photographic journey, i believe it will strengthen one’s know how in later stages. someone told me this before – fear, is often what you do not know.