Just for laughs! I know I look back at some of my older work and crack up. Post what is in your opinion, some horrific makeup work that you've done in the past. Example:
I was practicing the whole glossy look and as you can see, I had issues....
T
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Washington, District of Columbia, US
Faces By Alexis wrote: Just for laughs! I know I look back at some of my older work and crack up. Post what is in your opinion, some horrific makeup work that you've done in the past. Example:
I was practicing the whole glossy look and as you can see, I had issues....
Rayrayrose
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Los Angeles, California, US
We all had to start somewhere, it might be encouraging for the more exprerienced artists to post pictures of some of their earlier work or first tests.
I'lll post one of my first tests.
This image has not been in my book for a while now. But, we all had to start somewhere and find a photographer who was willing to take a chance on a kid with no book, just snapshots of friends and family. While, I don't think the make-up is anything spectacular, I keep it around to remind me how far I have come and to keep myself in check when I am quick to judge others.
I'd have to dig 'em out of some dusty file in the basement and scan 'em...that's way too much work for me.
Suffice it to say that my worst makeup would trump any posted thus far... so there.
Well, I was going to post that mine were far away on my backup hard drive hidden in my closet, but then I thought that it would be fun to actually post some. SO! Without further ado, my two very first photo shoots (from when I was in school):
After school, I took a three month break and then set to work building my website. That's when I did these lovely makeups:
Haha, I think it's safe to say that I've, er, "grown" in the last two years.
S.
PS - Here's my latest work, to compare:
I've accomplished a lot in the year and a half I've been building my portfolio, but I've still got a long ways to go. I'm only now doing shoots where I am ecstatic about the results, and I'm still working on meeting the right people and making good contacts with photographers, hair stylists, wardrobe stylists, etc etc. It's taken a LOT of hard work to get where I am, and I'm not where I want to be yet, so I've got years of more hard work. I'm looking forward to it, though.
This was my then 10 year old sister.
About 17 years ago.
I was a freshman in HS.
I used to practice on her and I thought I was such a bad ass!
I even made the dress too. I was such a dork, Id send her off to school with all that makeup on!
Rayrayrose
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Los Angeles, California, US
Diana wrote:
LOL!! I used to have those crazy bad nails in the late '80's early '90's. Obviously I wasn't an ma then.
Can you imagin trying to do makeup with nails that long?
Come to think of it, I wonder how I did anything with nails that long!
I was getting acrylic tips on my nails for a couple months, and I got them at a very sensible short normal length (I was a nailbiter for a long time so mine are really brittle and flakey), and even then it was a pain to keep them clean and sanitary, product would get under the nail and I would always get a gap inbetween the tip and the actual nail, so I would get junk in there. It was gross- even though my nails were BEAUTIFUL :-( So now I just rock the stubs with a clear gloss or sheer color for the most part.
Sian Melton wrote: Well, I was going to post that mine were far away on my backup hard drive hidden in my closet, but then I thought that it would be fun to actually post some. SO! Without further ado, my two very first photo shoots (from when I was in school):
After school, I took a three month break and then set to work building my website. That's when I did these lovely makeups:
Haha, I think it's safe to say that I've, er, "grown" in the last two years.
S.
I like all of them! You must be a natural or something
The Powder Room wrote: i used to love drag makeup...except, sadly these were not drag queens. but they are my first two pictures ever!
and trust me, the new stuff needs to be replaced too! i will get there
i just love the clip in her hair...oh and the nails...hahahha
Sorry to butt in, but I think this make-up is beautiful, k, not the hair clip, but the make-up, the blending was done really well, the eye shadow on both models I love - sorry, I really like it!!!
Debbie Lezemore
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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Kelli wrote:
Sorry to butt in, but I think this make-up is beautiful, k, not the hair clip, but the make-up, the blending was done really well, the eye shadow on both models I love - sorry, I really like it!!!
Envy Photography wrote: OK...so that's why I'm a photograper and not a MUA...I don't think any of them look all that bad! You guys are all so talented!
They're very talented and the pics aren't that bad.. until you compare them to the artists current work.
You see, this is why many 'just add water' and newbie mua's think they're pro and ready to charge way before they should.
What would be great is if those that have posted pics would edit to include the best pic of their current work so newbies can really see the difference side by side.
This is in no way a diss to the artists that have posted. I have already mentioned that my worst makeup trumps any of those posted thus far.
Rayrayrose
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Los Angeles, California, US
Diana wrote: They're very talented and the pics aren't that bad.. until you compare them to the artists current work.
You see, this is why many 'just add water' and newbie mua's think they're pro and ready to charge way before they should.
What would be great is if those that have posted pics would edit to include the best pic of their current work so newbies can really see the difference side by side.
This is in no way a diss to the artists that have posted. I have already mentioned that my worst makeup trumps any of those posted thus far.
I put a couple of my more recent shots up... I need to test some more... haha I spent too much time in the past year working in TV. haha. But there is definitely more to come- lots of stuff that has not been published yet or I am still waiting to get back.
On another note, while not "bad" to most people's standards- I don't know if anybody else is like me- but I am very much a perfectionist. So the make-up that I did earlier in my career, I would NEVER show to another client- usually it has a lot to do with multiple factors: model, photographer, color choice, technique, etc...
rachelrose wrote: I put a couple of my more recent shots up... I need to test some more... haha I spent too much time in the past year working in TV. haha. On another note, while not "bad" to most people's standards- I don't know if anybody else is like me- but I am very much a perfectionist. So the make-up that I did earlier in my career, I would NEVER show to another client- usually it has a lot to do with multiple factors: model, photographer, color choice, technique, etc...
Your new ad is fantastic Rachel and the pics of the girl uner the umbrella and eating watermellon are two of my fav images from your portfolio. Leaps and bounds from where you started! Amazing!
This is from my first shoot ever. I remember sitting in my car and wanting to throw up because I was SO stressed out. I got hired by showing pictures of my own makeup because I had nothing else.
The instructions were: smokey eyes, matte skin and invisble lips. Poor girl ended up looking like I used a whole compact of pressed powder on her face. I cropped it to spare you the bad wardrobe
I think it's important for artists to remember that it takes YEARS to develop a really strong portfolio, and also that you don't have to use images from EVERY shoot!
I have had good luck lately with gaining useable images, but even if you don't, look at it as a learning experience and break them down and figure out what didn't work. Move forward with it. Don't just add images cause you shot them and think they're cool.
KatAragon
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FAIRFAX STATION, Virginia, US
hahah ok i have to post through the tears of my laughter. I hope I get through this okay. Here is my sister looking really disgusted at my atempt to channel Alex Abigiu's ink art looking makeup. LMAO! I think I was so scarred at how bad I was at stepping out of the box that I didn't try anything creative again until 2 years later! LOL! I'm so dying from laughing right now. I can't believe I'm showing this!
My current attempt at the black line drawing and very latest...
KatAragon wrote: hahah ok i have to post through the tears of my laughter. I hope I get through this okay. Here is my sister looking really disgusted at my atempt to channel Alex Abigiu's ink art looking makeup. LMAO! I think I was so scarred at how bad I was at stepping out of the box that I didn't try anything creative again until 2 years later!
And that was a good thing 'cause you did what senior artists are always telling the newbies to do... master flawless skin and nuetreal, clean makeup before you attempt the more creative stuff.
You figured it out and look how well it paid off and in such a short time!
Those new images are stunning Kat.. simply stunning.
KatAragon
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FAIRFAX STATION, Virginia, US
lol im STILL laughing!...and thank you Diana, what you say is VERY true. Stick to perfecting the natural beauty and everything else will be a little easier when the time comes.
I applaud the candor! It takes a lot to show your roots--and though I'm sure there are probably worse images that aren't being posted for some dignity's sake I think this is wonderful to compare the THEN and NOWs of your portfolios.
LoniONewby wrote: I applaud the candor! It takes a lot to show your roots--and though I'm sure there are probably worse images that aren't being posted for some dignity's sake I think this is wonderful to compare the THEN and NOWs of your portfolios.
Kudos!
Trust Loni.. there are far worse... they're in my basement. lol!
Imagin bad makeup from 20+ years ago.. now THAT is scary!
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