cont. of photo shoot with Danielle Graham

Hey guys, here is my back stage shots of the photo shoot with the amazing stylist Danielle Graham, I have also included the final shots. This shoot was covered by a local news paper so I will be including those photos in the Press page ( first press coverage of my work as a freelance makeup artist) yay...

Back Stage Shots

Time for the make up

Some of the palettes I have used (review for each one of them coming soon)

Danielle Graham the Stylist and Adam Harnett the Photograher

Marie Graham the Back stage assistant (my partner in crime, love this chica)

Adam working his magic

Kaleigh Esthop doing her thing, amazing model

Retouching time, sharp and edgy red lips

Extremely concetrated, making sure th eliner is nice and straight

Indoors Picnic

Strike a pose

Danielle testing the accessories, making sure is on point,lol

My new job title, holding the flash

Wardrobe and insirational photos

Delicious props, which later became refreshments, yummy

Still holding the flash

Final Images (edited by Adam and Danielle)

 xoxo ~ Silvz

Photo shoot with Danielle Graham

Hi stylelistas, I have recently posted a video on my youtube channel a video footage of my first freelance job of the year.

I was invited by Danielle Graham a friend of mine also a fellow fashion student to do the makeup for her photo shoot, so obviously I said yes, and we had tons of fun.

The model was amazing to work with, Danielle's lil sister who was the backstage assistant, and Mark the photographer were all fabulous to collab with. I'm proud to present you the video which alsos has back stage photos and clips and the final photos. Enjoy!

PS In case you wondering I was wearing H&M Black turtle neck top, My Zara Patterned Blazer, Black Gap Pants and Topshop slippers/pumps! ( I like wearing black when going on a job)

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Victorian Lust photo shoot

Here is one of the recent shoots I had, a year after buying my camera my photography skills are still not the best but they are getting there, enough to achieve good photos. And I'm so extremely proud to show you some of the photographs from this shoot as it is my favourite of all times, I worked with two people very dear to me which are my cousin Tiago de Oliveira and my bestie Charlene Lewis I hope you enjoy, we had fun doing this shoot.

The Gown and the knitted shrug were designed and made by me and are part of my Haute Couture  project.

Designer Ladieswear ~ Silvia Gomes

Menswear wardrobe ~ TOPMAN

Model Male ~ Tiago Gomes de Oliveira

Model Female ~ Charlene Lewis

Hair/Makeup ~ Silvia Gomes

Styling /Directing ~ Silvia Gomes

Photography ~ Silvia Gomes

Sweet n' Sticky photo shoot

As Promised here is my very first shoot usig my  camera and using all the techniques I have told you about. Cheap and cheerful, these photos are not the best, as I was still working out how to use my camera.

This dress belongs to a acollecton I made called Sweet n' Sticky.

This dress will be up for sale on the SHOP page of this blog, so keep your eyes peeled if you like it!

Designer Silvia Gomes (me)

Model Charlene Lewis (my bestie)

Hair/Makeup Silvia Gomes (me)

Photography Silvia Gomes (me again)

A high quality shoots for less

As a fashion student, I have learnt how not to depend on others to achieve what I want, for example as students in any creative course, we tend to want to present our work in the best way possible and sometimes we get stuck with certain professional touches that we have to pay for, and they not necessarily cheap most of the time.

As a fashion student, in many projects I was required to design garments, make them, which I can perfectly do myself, without any help, but the hard bit is having a final photo shoot.

Now I must say is not as easy as it sounds as a photo shoot is more than  just bullying your bestie to wear your garments and head to the park down the street and sap a few pics with your digi that you have just used to snap last weekend's party.

Yes I have been in that position and worked, with what I had, I have doe just what I stated above.

But I was quick to identify what I need to improve and what I need to do to improve my final photographs for future projects.

So I went out and invested in a professional camera to be more specific Olympus E600, and I'm still teaching myself how to use the different settings on it. It also came with a software that I can use to edit and retouch my photos, so that is a plus if you don't have any fancy software like Photoshop or Illustrator.

To print the photos I usually order them from SnapFish.com , which are high quality and for very affordable prices, but when I dont have time to spare to wait for the prints I just buy glossy paper from Wilkinsons or any other stationery store and print them at home.

I began to read more about makeup, watched lots of videos on youtube on how to apply makeup and to create different effects and stuff. I built my makeup kit ( a train case full, a lot I know, but I also now work as a freelance makeup artist), practised, practised and practised... till I got it right.

I worked as a hair stylist, so hair has never been a problem.

I have searched for venues locally, to save travel money.( don't be scared to ask in local hotels, you will find that most of them wont charge you for using their premises for shoots, and many other places)

I was also blessed to have friends who are models and if they are not, most of them look like potential models. ( so no models fees, usually they receive prints of the final photos and some goodies)

There are many ways to save money when doing a photo shoot, there are many sites where you can find other creative minds who are updating their portfolio and are willing to work for free. so check the links below.

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The next two posts will be dedicated on showcasing some of my successful photo shoots in which I have used my camera. and also done the hair, the makeup, the styling, directing, and designed and made the clothes. I hope you have found this post useful, and if you have any questios, do not hesitate in leavig a comment down below or head towards the Contact page annd use any of the methods of contact.

xxxsilvzxxx