Camera Ready Makeup

Camera Ready is a term that I believe most people truly do not understand. Does it mean full on makeup? Airbrushed? Remove the shine? What is camera ready?

I like this illustration because it's clean and simple, but dramatic. The eyes are minimally defined with mascara and shadow. The complexion is perfected and under eye redness is covered. The cheeks are defined with just a hint of blush and contour. The lips get a real pop of color, but that's simply personal choice. You can define the lips with any color you like.

This looks simple, and it is, if you know what colors to use and how to apply them. And as I always say, perfecting the skin is key.

If you're in the Dallas area and would like to book a consultation send me an email. We can also arrange a group session with friends or even corporate sessions. And if it's not possible to meet somewhere in person there's always Skype.

Thanks to photographer Ben Britt and model Stephanie Fisher.

For more before and after looks read A Simple Beauty Makeover.

before hair and makeup

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A Simple Beauty Makeover

This was a really fun and easy photo/makeover. A photographer (friend) asked me to help him with a class project. The goal was to show extreme contrast in one subject. He asked me to create a a simple hair and makeup style, and then to pump up the pretty factor, and he would adjust his lighting.


 To create the "after" look, I simply added more eyeliner, false eyelashes, and lip gloss. For her hair, which is long and straight, I changed the part to an extreme side part, then swept it across her forehead and pinned the hair up in the back. Simple, glamorous and easy.


 What do you think?

photography by Dick Patrick

photography by Dick Patrick