Continuing Education – Beauty Photography 101
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A little bit of ongoing learning and staying up on what’s going on in rapidly evolving event photography is almost mandatory these days. So, I jumped at the invitation to NACE’s “Beyond Selfies Photography Seminar and Workshop.” Good thing, there were so many stylish colleagues there, as well.
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My savvy escort for the evening was Christopher Agostino , the sales and catering manager for Pier 5. Chris is wearing a Ralph Lauren blazer and polo from Facconable, both from Nordstrom. I ran downtown myself in a Banana republic summer V, over which I threw my new Club Monaco blazer that I’d nabbed at their Tysons Corner store.
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We had a chance to focus on how to deal with harsh outdoor lighting that often affects photo-taking at summer parties. My subjects here? Bridgette Hall of Wedding Wire and Melissa Benson, co-owner of 11 Course Catering. While I loved their style, I had to concentrate on what they used makeup-wise that made them glow in natural lighting. Melissa – on the left – relies on All Natural beauty products by Beauty Counter, and a beige and bronze-toned Smashbox photo-filter palette that easily adjusts to outdoor lighting. Bridgette – on the right – uses outdoor makeup essentials like Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF-20 and a Kylie Jenner lip plumper to stay selfie-pout ready.
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Had a great time and learned a lot, but it’s Preakness weekend and time to put those photo tips to work!
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The ultimate test came this week, when I was doing a Preakness fashion promo for Harbor East’s Sassanova boutique with owner Angela Tandy. After a mix-up in the morning over our shooting location, we made a mad dash to the very live finish to get our models Jessica Potee, Savannah Defontes, and Sarah Tzomides looking camera-ready – yet outdoorsy and glowing – in a hurry. I pulled out products from my arsenal – like that Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer and powder with plump nude lips from Kylie Jenner collection that I mentioned earlier – and they worked like a charm. Don’t you think?
Happy Preakness, Baltimore!