If you are involved in portrait or fashion photography, there will come a time when you realize you need to either: 1) employ a make up artist (very expensive) or 2) do it yourself (you need a make up course). Consider this a required supplement to online photography courses.
Doesn’t matter if you are photographing guys you say. Not true, a good application of make up will assist your photography with both male and female clients. If you photography a lot of females, this is essential. If you are photographing models or shooting composites or folios for prospective models or actors, you simply can’t ignore make-up. Your photographs will suffer and it will be recognized by your clients immediately. You won’t be getting any return work, that much is sure. Some models can apply their own make up, but you can’t rely on this. You simply have to get involved.
For guys, this can be a somewhat daunting area, but this is a skill that can be learned and anyone can do it. If you want to be great with professional portraiture (studio or environmental) you absolutely need this skill!
