When
I first got this opportunity I was so pumped and excited to start, but
weeks went by before I heard from her. When I finally did, she asked if I
was available to do 3 people's head shots, obviously I said yes and we
set everything up.
Now
going into this, I knew nothing. Not the age, skin color, look in mind.
So I went into this not knowing what to expect or what was expected of
me. Now as it turns out, it was 1
elderly lady, about 80, a woman in her thirties, and an 8 year old
girl. So because of my personal style of makeup, I go in on the older
lady prepping for full face with contour. I only found out that was
wrong when the owner shouted it was all wrong & from now on I was
only instructed to do foundation, blush, mascara, & lipstick;
everything must be very natural. I wasn't even allowed to cover
blemishes! I was told that was Photoshop's job.
Now
being a fan of a full face, how all 3 women turned out was
cringe-worthy to me! I was so very displeased with how they looked, it
did not showcase my work, and if anything it made my work seem extremely
uneducated and talent-less. But the owner was happy, so I went with it.
About
3 months went by before I heard from her again, which didn't entirely
bother me because it wasn't something I enjoyed doing to begin with. But
she called me and said she had 3 clients again and what the job paid
(mind you, the rate she paid me did not include travel and her rate for 3
people compared to my rate for 1), but since I was barely using any
product and I was finishing each client in under 20, I justified it.
This
time my clients consisted of 3 kids, one 19 yr old girl, a 14 yr old
girl, and a 14 yr old boy. What threw me off from the beginning was she
told the 2 girls to come with makeup on! WTF? Why did I drive an hour if
they already have makeup on?! Mind you, the girls were wearing
foundation that was at least 6 shades too dark for them. I explained to
the owner & she told me to just layer a lighter color over it. This
clearly was my last straw.
Now below are the head shots from my first run there. Clearly, this is not great work.
Now after the 2nd time, I had a
meeting with the owner and I said that I don't feel that this is a great
fit for me. I'm appreciative of the opportunity but I don't feel that I
am advancing my skills by doing this type of work.
