Photographic Make Up

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

One of the most important tasks, and one which creates a vast amount of work for a professional make up artist, is photographic make up. To those without experience it might seem strange, or you may not have considered the idea that makeup for a photo shoot needs to be approached differently to everyday application. As with any artistic endeavour there are themes, objectives and aesthetic qualities which the photographer wishes to achieve and a large contributor to the success of the finished images is the make up.

Photographic make up isn't necessarily about making someone look natural, it could be part of your remit, but it's not the most exciting aspect of being a make up artist. There is undoubtedly a great skill involved in painting someone up to look as though they are actually naked of product, and this is something included in the syllabus, but as artists we get our kicks from creating something new and exciting. At the LMA we encourage the creative beast within our students, enabling them to develop their skills and define their own sense of direction and style.

Putting a course together in an area like photographic make up requires that all our staff are professionals themselves with the experience and vision to direct students down the best path, providing them with the potential for a long and successful career in an ever-evolving industry. Being based in London means that we are at heart of British fashion giving us the advantage over those schools elsewhere.

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