Belle.

model: Rizbelle Blanch Ostrea

MUA/stylist/concept/PP/photos/direction: me (Anne Uy)

lighting master: John Borga
shoot with Mara Mejos

To start off, somebody asked me about the make-up I did on Riz so I’ll talk about that. Actually, her friend was supposed to do her make-up but canceled on the last minute because something suddenly came up. (Too bad! I was really looking forward to another make-up artist coming in. I really like the idea of collaboration.)

Anyway, here’s a little something I drew for her so she could visualize what I wanted for the shoot.

So do I pass? =D

I’ve never attended make-up classes or anything, but my knowledge in basic drawing and painting skills has always helped me in a lot of aspects and unsurprisingly, that applies to the art of make-up! I have a lot of make-up stuff but I only use them for big events or parties (like twice or thrice a year. lol). Most of it I buy only for my models or for shoots. I treat my make-up stuff like my art stuff! It’s a lot of fun actually.

Click the picture to zoom if needed. Photo by John Borga.

So here’s the list of the make-up used in this shoot:

So that’s about it. The make-up’s really simple compared to my other shoots.

The main concept of this shoot kept changing and changing as we kept postponing the date. It took a while before we could find a good time when both of us were free. Until then, I went around and bought some tule and turquoise cloth that I thought of using for my concept. As I’ve said in another entry, this shoot was inspired by John Willian Waterhouse’s painting of Boreas from Greek Mythology.

Most of the shots were taken in my aunt’s room. I chose it for the big windows on one side and the floral wallpaper.

It would probably be a bit funny to look at our set-up from another point of view because we were three photographers fumbling to get that angle without obscuring another’s–climbing on chairs and going through obstacles. Haha! It was full of laughs and another experience for me dealing with a new model.

Eventually, we took it outside but I didn’t want her to stay out for a long time cause of the scorching heat. I fear damaging her perfect skin. :))

Mara bought mojos and pizza from Shakey’s for snacks. I told her to ask around what Riz’s favorite food are from any of her friends. I think we shot for around 3 hours and a half excluding make-up and styling time.

It’s not obvious but we used the same green bounce card from the slumber party shoot. Aside from that, it’s all manual aperture and shutter speed with natural light.

I’d like to thank Rizbelle, John and Mara for the time and fun! Especially to Rizbelle who was a pleasure to shoot. 🙂

To close this entry, I’d like to congratulate Fretzie Bercede and everyone who supported her. She placed third in this year’s teen edition of Pinoy Big Brother!