Are you neglecting your skin? The photographer’s view
Get your skin ready for a photo shoot.
So I was shooting with a friend of mine a few weeks ago, and after the shoot was done, I went home and began dumping the images onto my computer to do some compulsory post production work… you know, white balance, sharpening, etc.. Now I’ve shot with this model before, so I expected minimal processing for her skin tone and some color correction of her eyes, and hair. To my surprise, I began to notice a slew of stuff on her skin. I took a closer look and I see that her skin is dry, I mean like the Kalahari, and there is a multitude of breakouts in different regions of her face. So I took to clearing her skin for some selected images.
Last week I met her at Caribou coffee and sat down to a nice cup of coffee, I gave her her pictures and asked her the questions that I was sure would elicit a slap to my face. ” Hey Alex, (short for Alexis) what happened to your skin?” I asked, and all I got back from her was look of confusion. “I mean two weeks ago when I photographed you” I responded, and she looked at me for a minute and I could see the light bulb going off (sorry Alex, no pun intended here). She tells me, “Oh, well, see, that was kind of a rough week for me; I went out a few times, and got hammered, and OMG; the night before the shoot, me and a few friends went out and…” the rest might as well have been Blah, Blah, Blah… Alex committed a carnal sin of modeling; failing to care for her skin. This is as bad if not worse than cutting your hair or getting a lip piercing the day before a photo shoot!
Know what happened here? Alex here dehydrated her skin, I mean really really dehydrated her skin. When it comes to photography, this is bad; bad like running through a mine field the day before you run the marathon, or deciding to singe all of your taste buds before you cook for your in-laws the first time. See where I’m going with this?
So what can you do? Turns out that caring for your skin is actually pretty simple, as long as your willing to do it on a regular basis. Here are some tips:
This especially applies to brides to be, since standing in front of the camera may not be a regular happening for you, this may be a good time to think about getting your skin ready for the big day.
Do:
- Drink a good amount of water, you don’t need 8 glasses of water; but you need at least three – four glasses depending on your life style. Tea, soda, Vodka, and coffee all have water; but be moderate with the latter three.
- Wash with a mild soap, antibacterial soap has no business on your pretty soft skin (unless of coarse you somehow manage to get a significant amount of bacteria on your face).
- Moisturize your skin, not with a 100 dollar moisturizer and not with a 2 dollar moisturizer; something middle of the road that achieves results, but won’t bankrupt you.
- Water (especially hot) can strip your skin of its natural oils
- Don’t take long baths
- Don’t take long HOT baths or Showers
- Use a face mask at least once a week
- Exfoliate, some people say once a day, others say once a week. Really this depends on how dirty your skin gets. If you work in a coal mine, or you happen to wear a pile of make-up then consider regular exfoliating with shorter intervals. If you happen to work in an office and are a fan of the natural look, then there really is no reason for exfoliation on a daily basis, is there?
- REST, need I say more?
There are hundreds, No, thousands of skin care products out there with as many opinions about the right method; but these seem to work pretty well for everyone I have worked with. So create your own routine; but remember to stick with this. There’s nothing worse than having your skin go on strike a day or two before you have to stand in front of the camera for a photo shoot, For you or me…
Enough of this for now, I’ll put more up after I get some reset.
Tags: beautiful skin, camera, clear skin, glamor photography, photography
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