Shanice. That is the name of the model who helped me with my hair shoot the other weekend. Thought I'd put another pic up that I took on my 'prep' day with her. I found her when she was doing work experience at my work, great huh?
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December 2007
12/10/2007
Rent GHDs by the minute!
I came across a brilliant idea at the weekend. I was out in a bar on Saturday night for a friend's birthday and what did I find in the ladies toilets? Some GHDs on the wall attached to a machine that you could put your money in, which turned the babies on... well done to the man, or lady that thought of that!
12/07/2007
Top tips for a hair photo shoot
Remember this is for amateurs like me...
1) For your first shoot I would advise not to think about it too much - just go with the flow. Obviously prepare as much as you want to, but do it just to get a feel of the whole process.
2) If you're strapped for cash, start talking to people. Approach unis and colleges. There may be models, photographers, make-up artists that want to do the same thing as you (start a portfolio) in which case you're doing each other a favour and won't need to exchange any cash!
3) Look at magazines, clothes, music, shops etc for inspiration. See how it's been done before.
4) Start the shoot early in the morning so if time escapes you (which it more than likely will) you won't feel too pressured.
5) Choose the strongest images when selecting which pictures to use for your portfolio, or whatever they're for - even if it means just using one. It's easy to like the whole lot when you've never done it before - they all look pretty!
Hair shoot part III : the finished product
I did my first hair and make-up photo shoot at the weekend in Brighton! ...and I loved every minute of it. Ok, so what was meant to be a Helena Christensen and Indian inspired dream turned out to be more of a carefully prepared two or three hairstyles that then again, turned out to be more of an experimental shoot. Doesn't matter. What I've learnt just doing this one shoot is so valuable for me that I'd like to share it with you. So, in my next post I'm going to do a top 10 list of do's and don'ts for budding hair and makeup artists that would like to organise a creative shoot. Check out the barnets. I can't wait to do my next one and am even thinking of doing a professional make-up course. ......Anyone got Bobbi Brown's number? That's the make-up brand, not the eighties pop singer.
Farmers makeover photo shoot
In between organising my own hair shoot, doing my normal work in PR and Christmas shopping, oh, and moving house (hence why I haven't been on here in a while) I was invited to go along to the Farmers Weekly make-over shoot in Kingston in Surrey. Exciting I hear you say, well, it was actually. I was able to see the inside of the award-winning Headquarters hair salon and meet award-winning hairdresser Victor Pajak (who I've met at Salon International on the HJ stage). The reason I went was of course for work (it's not everyday the team on FW mag invite a girl along to a make-over). Anyway, I went along to film the whole day so they could use the footage as a webcast on their website. This meant a)I was meeting people in the hair industry, b)I could get some more tips from top stylists and c)I could get out of the office! See the before and after shots of the three agriculture students that were made over.