Photo Shoot in Phoenix - Need YOUR Opinion!

[alysia56]

Hello ladies and gents. I have a funny feeling this is going to come across as extreme vanity, so I'd like to apologize in advance.

Basically, I've got a photo shoot coming up in a couple of months, and I'll be doing my own makeup (which is fine; I can deal). I just have NO IDEA where I want to go with it.

Would you mind terribly reviewing the following pics and letting me know which you think is best? Keep in mind, of course, that I'm not exactly a "model," and that several of them were taken at the end of long days at Disneyland, at which point I was super-shiny and exhausted.

I just really need some input, because I'm lost.

ALSO, IF THERE ARE ANY MUAs IN THE PHOENIX AREA (professional or not) who would like to help me out and play with some colors, that would be great. I can't pay, but I'd really like some assistance.

Thank you all (in advance). OH!!! My hair is dark now, no longer blonde...I figure that may be of some importance.

-Alysia

 

[alysia56]

Um....why are my photos not posting correctly? I am a little sleepy and it's early, but they look correct to me.

 

[blazeno.8]

Well as far as colors go, I personally could stick with a matte brown smokey eye if I wanted drama. Otherwise, I would go for a highly sculpted "natural" look. I guess the thing I would wonder is what's the weather like down there? It looks like your skin might burn a little from being in the sun, but SPF in foundation can cast a shadowy shine on your skin.

 

[gildedangel]

My favorite of the pictures is the third one, your eyes look so intense! Go for the natural/tan look. Go sculpted and chic.

 

[onepinkdiamond]

I agree with a neutral look just because that's what the 'season trend' is... I guess I would want to know about the shoot that you are anticipating to even advise on what look you should go for. Is it indoor or outdoor? Neutral is definitely in.

I'm in Phoenix. Holler.

 

[alysia56]

Sorry for not being clearer before. This IS going to be an indoor shoot. It's 87 degrees here by 7:45 in the morning as of late, so the thought of doing photos outside is beyond frightening.

So....what I'm thinking is a smokey matte brown semi-intense yet natural look.

We can pull that off, right?

 

[onepinkdiamond]

Are you going to be sitting? Headshots? Or is the camera going to be focused on your entire body? In that case, your face should complement your theme. If it's up close, then you'll be good with the matte brown. What part of Phoenix are you located?

 

[alysia56]

I still don't know exactly what the shoot is going to entail, but if I have my way, there's going to be a little bit of everything. I figure that if I can get my face decent, I can build the clothes around that. Does that make any sense? I just got a pair of jeans that makes my lower extremities look INCREDIBLE, so I'd like to get a few shots of like....uber-casual wife-beater and jeans sexy.

(Think Megan fox except way less hot)

If I can manage to pull that off.

On the other hand, I'd like to go a little bit pin-up; problem is the early summer we experience here has tanned me more than would work for that sort of thing. I also don't mind doing basic black, so I figure that just about any make-up style can work with that. Yes?

I still haven't met with the photog; that's taking place a week from today. But like I said, I'd like to get some sitting, some standing (posed...like leaning-against-a-wall) shots and some headshots. As of right now, I've kind of been given creative control, but I know that could all change once I get in there.

I'm in North, West-ish Phoenix, btw. Kind of the Deer Valley area...right about where the 101 and I-17 intersect.

 

[rbella]

I like your makeup in the black tube top!