Here's the scenario. You are a hair stylist with a plan to showcase your skills and decide the best way to accomplish your goal is to either start or upgrade your image portfolio. The first thing you do is identify a few clients who are willing to be hair models and begin dreaming up the styles to show off your diverse skills. Next, you need a photographer, so you start asking around or you turn to someone you've worked with before. At this point everything seems to come together and all you need to do is lock in a shoot date and you are all set. The problem is, your project may have been doomed the moment you selected your photographer - especially if you were only focused on the cost of the photography or the availability of the photographer. Here are a few important things to consider when selecting a photographer to help you capture the vision you have. Don't get stuck on the price - usually the first thing a client asks about is price. Unfortunatel
Photography: Julian Rance Makeup: Monique Branch Model: Erika Chase The Golden Rule is a theme created by make-up artist Monique "Mo" Branch. After working with Monique on several themed shoots, we decided to kick things up a notch and go in a different direction. Not only did we call on our muse, Erika , but we also decided it was time to place Mo in front of the camera. With that in mind, Mo decided to focus on contrasting skin tones, but added a unique twist that included flakes of gold and bronzer that created subtle golden highlights on her and Erika .