Monthly Archives: November 2010

Grooming for menswear ads

Yes, men need a little makeup love too when they’re going to be in front of the camera all day – that goes for models appearing in print ads, actors and personalities on TV, as well as everyday-Joe grooms who don’t wish to look like shiny, blotchy messes next to their immaculate new brides! For the most part, makeup for men is a subtle affair – just enough touching up to the skin to make it look smooth and even in photos. Here are some examples from a recent ad campaign I did with Jackson & Connor, a local designer menswear retailer. This was an especially fun shoot because John and Paul, the guys in the pictures, aren’t models – they are local businessmen. I think this was the first time either of them had been made up for photos!

Here’s a little behind-the-scenes glimpse (I’ll bet fellow locals can tell where we are!):

EDIT: and here’s the behind-the-scenes video from the shoot!

Photos by The Terrible Child; styling by Candice from Jackson & Connor. Check out their store in Thornes! I’ve shopped there before, though (haha) not for myself, and I can highly recommend them – amazing clothes and the owners are incredibly helpful! It was a treat to be able to work with them on this shoot.

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Happy (belated) Halloween!

This photo was from a group shoot several weeks ago; I meant to post it on Halloween but I was taking Amtrak back from NYC that day so I completely forgot! Anyway, some of the models wanted to try out a little B-movie vampire glam, so this is what I came up with:

…and then everything went STRAIGHT TO HELL!


:)

Models: Manda & Josh

Photography: Lesley Arak

Hair & Makeup: Me

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Babe on a billboard

My hairstylist friend and frequent collaborator Jenursa told me she drove by a rather familiar photo on interstate 91. Sure enough, an image I worked on appears on a billboard situated near King Street in Northampton, facing northbound highway traffic:

Here’s the billboard image file, so you can see how it’s laid out:

And here’s the image from the billboard; photography and digital art by 2010 Hallmark grad, Kris Atendido:

That was such a fun shoot (I wrote about it here) and it was purely for Kris’s final portfolio. None of us had any idea Hallmark would select it for their advertising. Pretty cool!

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Interview with yours truly!

Wedding, portrait, & boudoir photographer extraordinaire Shannon Grant interviewed me recently for her blog, and the article is now up and available here – check it out for some of my thoughts on wedding beauty, inspiration, product recommendations, and tips for brides!

Here is a sampling of photos I have done with the lovely Ms. Grant – I love her romantic style:

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