When one of my favorite photographers Claude Studios
(www.claudestudios.com) messaged me about a shoot he was inspired to do; I was
like no problem. I made my way from all
day shoot on Ormond Beach to Dynasty Studio in Winter Park.
When I arrived I looked around for the model, couldn’t
identify her at that time from the inspiration I had been given. I soon realized our poor subject had just
been bamboozled by a local “hood” salon.
Her gorgeous short locs had been replaced with a synthetic
shiny lace front that looked like it had been purchased from Party City.
Her luck got worse, in addition she had recently been burned
by some hot grease at her day job which was a local burger joint and she had
just had a painful outbreak of acne.
Because she was just getting into the industry her wardrobe
was very limited.
The photographer and I quickly made some adjustments so that
we could accomplish our goal. I
remembered a black scarf I had thrown in the car and I was able to wrap it
around her head.
We went totally dramatic with her make up in order to keep
the fullness of her brows and bring attention away from the scarf.
I took my time to apply her foundation in layers with a
variety of hi lighting and contouring techniques to chisel out her facial
features.
We went with an implied nude to totally negate the wardrobe
situation.
What we got….well it was lovely. A true beauty shot.
You take a look and tell me….I say in the words of a popular
song…..Oooops we did it again.
Until next time Stay Sexy, Soulful and Sophisticated.
Lena G
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