As a man, do I need makeup for professional pictures? (head, look)
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"PROFESSIONAL photos", as in suitable for publication, headshots, you trying to put yourself on a book jacket, on a Prospectus? I'd take the options for makeup + even hairstylists + wardrobe consultant.
Look very carefully, at your own Youtube searches for "Men's Natural Makeup" tutorials, especially for skin tones close to your own. In my opinion, the emphasis is to cover blemishes, dark circles, even out the skin tone - not to make you look like Drag Queen RuPaul with purple lipstick + blue eye shadow on.
Think "subtle improvement" - I defer to Youtube on this one - 1080p video is worth 10,000 words here.
They didn't suggest it or anything. It's just an option that's available. I'm wondering if it's standard to do so.
If your skin is uniform in pigmentation, I'd say skip it if you have to pay for it. For one thing, they can retouch anything that needs it before they print the photos.
My late father was a professional portrait photographer, and even before Photoshop, it was easy for a skilled retoucher like my stepmother who worked for him, to do a little magic.
If your skin is uniform in pigmentation, I'd say skip it if you have to pay for it. For one thing, they can retouch anything that needs it before they print the photos.
My late father was a professional portrait photographer, and even before Photoshop, it was easy for a skilled retoucher like my stepmother who worked for him, to do a little magic.
Yeah, it doesn't seem necessary now that I think about it. Seems like unnecessary extra costs.
A little powder to eliminate shine is probably all you need. Or they may be able to even out skin tone with some foundation if that's an issue. But if they offer photo editing, you may not even need that.
This right here ^^^ you are probably perfectly beautiful, but little make up tricks can really 'up' a photo.
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I’d look at their past samples and asked which people had makeup.
For women it can make a huge difference.
I have retouched a lot of people and a good retoucher can do a lot. But then it means more work and possibly higher costs for,production.
IMO flattering lighting makes more of a difference than makeup when it comes to getting an attractive photo. Diffused fill lights cover a multitude of sins.
A lot of photographers aren't very experienced at correctly lighting dark skin...if their portfolio shots are all fair and light-skinned people, I'd consider going elsewhere.
I would definitely want to see their samples of portraits with makeup of people with your skin color before I said yes. Getting the color right takes some know-how, especially for men. Women have had years to learn which color foundation is right for them. Better option is Photoshop to do touchups, like the movie stars.
The person who commented that if your skin is even in pigmentation you don't need it is probably right.
I am a retired portrait photographer (never offered makeup to clients but happy if they wore it) and when photographing darker skin it is the quality of the light that makes a big difference. Large umbrella lights give the best light quality, luckily many photographers use them. Some older studios still use smaller lights with harsher specular quality (not good for dark skin).
In reality ... if you watch TV carefully, you'll notice that a lot of men use makeup
If I was you, I would.
TV isn't the same as Photography. The lights are hotter, the image can't be "touched up" in the same way, etc...
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