Disclosures:
I would like to make one grand announcement: as of January 1, 2015 I no longer have any affiliation or association with any cosmetic brand or company. I am completely on my own, back to basics of just loving makeup and using/sharing what I love.
In the past I occasionally received free products for promotional purposes, so I will continue to mark any such products with an asterisk (*) so you know I did not buy it myself.
Links
As of January 1, 2015 all hyperlinks are for convenience purposes only; I receive no compensation or services from you clicking them, I simply include them to help you out. :)
Photos:
Sometimes I will edit my Makeup Look photos using Adobe Aperture and Photoshop. Usually I will do as little editing as I can, which may consist of the following: smoothing skin and spot-healing temporary blemishes; cropping, resizing and watermarking; adjusting levels of exposure, color, contrast, and sharpness. Occasionally I enjoy being a bit more artistic and creative with my photography, and will allow myself a more generous amount of editing. However, due to the nature of the camera equipment I use, my photos usually require very little editing. Please see below for more information on my camera equipment.
Equipment:
For most of my photos I use a Canon Digital Rebel XT which is an older model digital camera; it's only 8MP and many cameras used by makeup bloggers today have way better resolution. As a result, my photos can sometimes look a little "unrealistic", especially if I have to crop to a small area like my eye.
I take my photos often in Manual mode, which gives me a lot of control over every setting. During the photography process, I adjust settings like exposure to get the best images. My photos are taken RAW and come out of the camera looking pretty true-to-life, so therefore require little editing.
I use 2 lenses, a wide angle and a 55mm.
For some quick selfies and product shots/swatches, I have been using my iPhone5; this is also what I've been using to film my videos.
I use a Diva Ring Super Nova ring light for my photos and videos.
This page was updated on January 23, 2016.
As of January 1, 2015 all hyperlinks are for convenience purposes only; I receive no compensation or services from you clicking them, I simply include them to help you out. :)
Photos:
Sometimes I will edit my Makeup Look photos using Adobe Aperture and Photoshop. Usually I will do as little editing as I can, which may consist of the following: smoothing skin and spot-healing temporary blemishes; cropping, resizing and watermarking; adjusting levels of exposure, color, contrast, and sharpness. Occasionally I enjoy being a bit more artistic and creative with my photography, and will allow myself a more generous amount of editing. However, due to the nature of the camera equipment I use, my photos usually require very little editing. Please see below for more information on my camera equipment.
Equipment:
For most of my photos I use a Canon Digital Rebel XT which is an older model digital camera; it's only 8MP and many cameras used by makeup bloggers today have way better resolution. As a result, my photos can sometimes look a little "unrealistic", especially if I have to crop to a small area like my eye.
I take my photos often in Manual mode, which gives me a lot of control over every setting. During the photography process, I adjust settings like exposure to get the best images. My photos are taken RAW and come out of the camera looking pretty true-to-life, so therefore require little editing.
I use 2 lenses, a wide angle and a 55mm.
For some quick selfies and product shots/swatches, I have been using my iPhone5; this is also what I've been using to film my videos.
I use a Diva Ring Super Nova ring light for my photos and videos.
This page was updated on January 23, 2016.
