'Seasonal Update' Second Shoot Results

Despite Sharon and Anna telling me not to worry about reshooting if I really didn't have time and to just play around with editing instead, I re-shot my 'Seasonal Update' look today. I managed to get the same model that I used the first time, which I was pleased about as she was great to work with and had lovely skin.

I wanted to create the same glowy, luminous, rosy base that I did in the previous shoot, but without the use of flowers or the overly bridal hair. I perfected my models skin with a luminous base and concealed any blemishes and then went on to use the same products as before on the base (outlined in this post). I did have to adapt the foundation slightly as my model had just been on holiday and was very tanned and uneven in some parts. As it's not discussed in the article, I didn't want hair to be feature in this look at all, so simply scraped it back into a smooth high pony.

  

  

  

On the last shoot, I was pleased with how the lighting perfected my models skin, but felt the bright lights and white background felt very much like a commercial set up and made the images look as though they should be part of a perfume advert. I worked with Cher again for this shoot, so discussed with her in advance that I wanted to play around with colour gels. Some colour gels can look very 'neon' and bright but I thought if used on a very low light could create a lovely soft pink glow on the skin. We tried out this set up, but I felt like most of the images were too red and especially with my models tan, almost made her look sun burnt. Eventually we moved the pink tinted lamp to low on the floor, just to create a nice glow across the chest which I think worked better (Images below).

This is the image I will be using in my 'Seasonal Beauty' article. I like the poise of the face and think it is a flattering angle on her neck and collarbones. I really didn't like the hair for this shoot as I felt it looked quite cheap, so have cropped the image closely so that the radiance of the skin is the main focus. Although I am unhappy with this shoot as a whole, I am pleased I managed to get an image to use that doesn't feature the flowers!

However, I really don't love these images and I am disappointed as it feels like a waste of time to do a shoot and not feel proud of what I have created. Luckily I only need one for my 'Seasonal Beauty' article as I have supplemented it with product shots and the shoot I did of the hands using the pressed flowers. I did manage to get an image of my model holding one of the tools I discuss in my 'How To: Prep Your Skin for a Big Event' article, which is also something I needed and was very quick to create, so overall the day wasn't unsuccessful. I think I should have potentially chosen a different model, or totally rethought the theme, but as the look is following the look that is discussed in the article, I didn't have much freedom to change the makeup.