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1.10 Beauty Shot

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Objective

Highlight a subject’s face through creative makeup and enhance the skin texture with frequency separation.

Choose a Subject
Find a boy or girl with unique features you’d like to highlight in an artistic or commercial-style beauty shot.

Plan the Makeup/Face Paint
Sketch out what you will put on your model’s face on a makeup chart. It could be abstract designs, 80s glam makeup, high fashion styles, fantasy, etc.

Download makeup chart

Use soft, even lighting that wraps around the face in the studio. Avoid harsh shadows or overexposure.

Take 30+ close-up photos of your subject with a variety of angles and facial expressions.

Open your best image in Photoshop and follow the frequency separation tutorial below. Carefully clean up blemishes and blend tones without blurring skin texture.

Dodge and burn the face as well.

DOWNLOAD ACTION
Photoshop: click on File > Export > Export As and select the JPG format.
All exports should have the long edge equal to 2500px.

Upload your final photo(s) into a gallery block on your WordPress.com website.

Below, restate the objective and describe how you approached the project.

Novice (50%)

Student does not complete all steps, misinterprets the Psalm, or submits work incorrectly.

Apprentice (80%)

Student completes most steps or the message is present but lacks emotion or visual impact.

Master (100%)

Student completes all steps with strong interpretation, emotion, and visual impact (composition, lighting, focus, color, and subject placement).

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