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Wedding Professionals in Ventura and Santa Barbara: Make Up Artists & Hair Stylists

Wedding Hair & Make Up Photograph. As a photographer I have a special interest in the professionalism and quality of work the Make-up Artist and Hair Stylist I'm working with will produce and hopefully they have an understanding and appreciation for photography and the special attention required for looking good for the camera. Because cameras actually see things differently from the naked eye, every day make-up and application can make for not so good photographs.

Incorrect blending or incompatible materials can make what looks just fine for the street come out looking like clown paint on images. Similarly the smallest fishtail crimp in your hair can look like a check mark added with a magic marker on a print and some hairsprays give off weird rainbow shimmers while some shades and quality of dyes reflect green light.... Not good. On camera, Hair and Make-up requires some special training and a lot of extra attention to detail. This is not to say that hiring a Hollywood production stylist team is necessary but you do need to have the right stuff and pay some careful attention to otherwise insignificant details.

Here are some tips to finding a Professional Make up Artists:

I am a big believer in making sure they went to a makeup school with good credentials. There are a ton of wannabes out there who practice on their sisters and friends who have the gall to charge for their services. Any graduate of a reputable school can easily do makeup for camera. And at least someone who had the gumption to at least go to school for a year is a good bet.

Also, a professional Make-up artist will have a photographic portfolio to show you. Look at it carefully. You want to see multiple examples of their work on multiple people.

I would suggest a trial run. This may cost you a little, but it could end up being the difference between a Cinderella wedding and her ugly sisters on parade in your dress. During this pay attention to how confident they seem while they are working on you as well as how you like the end result. Again look carefully to see that the colors blend naturally and there are no "lines" like between your face and neck.

Hair Stylists I would hold pretty much to the same criteria as an MUA.

With hair, look at their photographic portfolio with an eye for fly aways, stray hairs or exposed fasteners. And again a trial run is in order.

If you are going to have you make up done by a non professional at least know this:

Purchase professional Makeup and be sure that it is the right color for you (a pro makeup shop should be able to help you there) and in the application: Blending!!! Can't stress this enough. If you can see the makeup sitting on top of the skin instead of being almost a part of the skin, it probably isn't good. Except in artistic or creative avant garde creations that are probably not what you are shooting for (forgive the photography pun)on your wedding day.

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