Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Oooops....We Did it Again!!!!



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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