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So a couple months ago I got a Wacom tablet FINALLY and I'm feeling kinda dumb for not having one all this time. I'm trying to steer my photography from alt/tattoo work more toward couture and beauty photography, or at least find innovative ways to blend the two. If you're not familiar w Cervena, she's very popular in the tattoo modeling market. But I found this particular shot very striking from a hair/makeup perspective and went to work on some retouching, and I wanted to post it for critique before "officially" adding it to my portfolio!  - Justin | www.justingillphoto.com May 29 13 02:24 pm Link First glance, yes very beautiful, with alt flair. Taking a closer look only 2 very nit picky things, her nose stud should be edited out or made more pronounced .. Looks kind of as as it is. And the way her lips are pursed is not really attractive in my opinion. May 30 13 05:53 am Link I'll consider removing the stud. The lips I don't think they're pursed, so much as that's how the lipstick was applied, with a little dodging/burning to make them look fuller... Thanks. Anyone else? May 31 13 02:00 pm Link J u s t i n G i l l wrote: Then please consider add ethnic and gender diversity to your book... you'll not be taken seriously by those in the fashion arena with only Caucasian females... J u s t i n G i l l wrote: Have you considered shooting with a full team i.e. hair; makeup and wardrobe... May 31 13 02:48 pm Link RachelReilly wrote: Totally agree, in beauty lip symmetry is everything... May 31 13 03:03 pm Link ArtistryImage wrote: I work with stylists all the time. btw, you'll not be seeing much ink or face metal at the agency level in beauty work... For actual agency level work, I'll be working with agency models. Which is why I want to step away or at least minimize tattoo/alt model work. Don't believe your branding watermark does anything for either narrative... That particular photo you posted was from several years ago, when I was trying to rebrand. The photo I posted reflects current mark. btw, the transitional border of the hair to chest in the central lower part of your posted image is screaming retouch... not good, best to learn/master how to blend hair/skin if you want to do beauty, k? I'll try to work again on hair/lips. May 31 13 03:58 pm Link Ok. I've removed nose stud, I've made the lips more symmetrical, made background less pure black, and I really went to town on the edges of the hair, literally painting individual stands (which frankly could not have been done without a tablet) I feel REALLY good about this version, what do other people think?  - Justin | www.justingillphoto.com Jun 01 13 12:49 pm Link |
