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How to Make My Digital Photos Look Presentable for My Makeup Artist Portfolio

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Makeup should enhance the photography subject's facial features.

When wearing the wrong makeup, the camera can exaggerate flaws or even create artificial flaws on the subject's face. And so, when showcasing your own makeup artist portfolio, it is essential that you ensure your model has the suitable styling, wardrobe and makeup to showcase your best makeup skills. Although this age of digital photography already allows you to manipulate your photos using any accessible image-editing software, keeping these enhancements to a bare minimum puts credibility to your work as a makeup artist.

Things You'll Need

  • Foundation
  • Powder
  • Makeup sponges and brushes
  • Concealer
  • Eyeshadow makeup with options for dark colors
  • Dark eyeliner, preferably black
  • Dark mascara, preferably black
  • Blush on
  • Bronzer
  • Dark eyebrow liner, preferably brown or dark brown
  • Lipstick, at least black two shades deeper than intended color
  • Lip gloss and lighter lipstick shades (optional)
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Instructions

    • 1

      Use matte foundation and powder, and avoid using SPF makeup products. SPF makeup results in too much light being reflected by the face, especially when there is a strong light source or a camera flash is used when shooting. This also makes the face look more pale and leads to the blush and eyeshadows not showing up properly on the image. Using too much illuminating concealer also results in similar problems.

    • 2

      Create a crease on the eyes when applying eyeshadow. Wearing a single color of eye makeup during a photo shoot usually doesn't show up well, especially when using neutral tones. Generally, applying a dark eyeshadow to the crease of the eye is best in photos. Make a full crease or just an outer crease in order to accentuate the eyes.

    • 3

      Apply dark eyeliner and mascara on your model, even if putting a brown eyeliner is typically better for everyday look. Generally, except for an experimental, surreal or fantastic makeup style, brown eyeliner does not show up very well in photos. A black-brown eyeliner can also be an option. Ideally, the darker the eyeliner color, the better it will show up on the picture, especially when enhancing the model's eye features. Black mascara also shows up on the eyelashes better than lighter mascaras. Match your eyeliner and mascara with your eyebrow makeup. Usually, an eyebrow liner that is one shade lighter than the eyeliner and mascara works well.

    • 4

      Put heavier blush on the cheeks than what you would in a regular day makeup to make sure the blush shows up on the photo. Otherwise, the model's skin would look too pale or washed out. Use a bronzer to provide a natural or slightly sculpted look to your model. Lightly apply a darker bronzer shade or blush to the cheekbones and just above the outer corners of the eye and to the temple in order to enhance facial features and definition.

    • 5

      Apply a lipstick with a bold color as this generally works better in photography. However, depending on the makeup being utilized for the model's final look, you may still use nude colors. As a basic guide, when intending a natural makeup look on a photo, don't use a natural-looking lipstick as it won't show in the same way it would in real life. Instead, use a lipstick with a slightly darker shade like a light berry color for photography purposes.

Tips & Warnings

  • Generally, a shade that is at least two shades deeper than the intended color works better in your makeup needs for a photo shoot.

  • For a more pouty look, apply a lighter lip color or gloss only on the center of the model's lips.

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  • Photo Credit Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images

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