Photography Challenge - Week 33

13 August - 19 August

 Our weekly photography challenges are designed to encourage you to try new things learn and grow as a photographer. We’ve got 52  challenges to help inspire you – view the full list of challenges here.

This week's challenge is...

Beauty portrait image by Karl Taylor

Beauty Portraits

This week’s challenge is all about beauty, specifically beauty portraits. Beauty portraits are, traditionally, close up portraits, with the makeup and styling of these images varying from subtle, natural makeup to more bold, creative styles.

This week we’re looking forward to seeing how far you take your creativity — will you be daring with the makeup, or more subtle? What lighting will you use — hard, traditional lighting, or softer, more feminine lighting?

Retouching will also be an important consideration for this week. The harder lighting that is typically used for beauty photography will more than likely result in any blemish being highlighted, so some skin retouching will be required.

This week’s challenge provides a great opportunity to learn how to photograph beauty portraits (this type of photography, although more artistic, can also be used for commercial purposes), and practice your retouching skills too.

Below are a few classes that provide some creative ideas for beauty portraits and further inspiration.

Advertising beauty photo

Beauty-style advertising photography

Portrait photography using beauty lighting

Portrait beauty lighting with one light

Moody lighting for beauty portrait

Contoured beauty lighting

Beauty image being retouched in Photoshop

Practical demonstration on beauty retouch

Guidelines

  • Please rename your image file using your first and last name (e.g. Karl Taylor.jpg).
  • Only images uploaded using the form below will appear in the gallery.
  • Please upload no more than one image.
  • Uploaded images should be 3000px on the longest side.
  • Images can be posted in our members' Facebook group, but will not appear in the gallery unless also uploaded via the form.

Submit your image

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Week 33 - Members' Gallery

Alecks Dimitrov Aby Hamouda Alan Longworth Andrew Paquette Andrew Paquette Andrew Paquette Andy Greenwell Andy Weatherburn Aquilino Paparo Ariel Hernandez Barry Rufus Caroline Reed Photography Chris Bantham Diane Ross Dirk Valcke Doug Howell Franck Charlery-Adele Franck Charlery-Adele Franck Charlery-Adele Ian Jacob Photography Ian Jacob Photography Ian Jacob Photography Igal Ginzburg Janosch Simon Jonathan Mark Hedrick Jules Holbeche Maund Kevin Reuel David Lee Hayes Mark Glancy Narek Mtazbax Narek Mtazbax Narek Mtazbax Narek Mtazbax Narek Mtazbax Narek Mtazbax Philipp Oberhuber Pierre Nli Raffaele Lel Sorbi Ross Taylor Stephen Dauris Thierry Passeron Tony Whittaker Tony Whittaker Aby Hamouda Adrian De Klerk Andreea Rosca Anthony Knight Antonio Martez Antonio Martez Antonio Martez Brave Nguyen Chrystal Starr Colin Halford Dominik Probst Fotografie Japi Valadez Jay Ann Knox Jennifer Chen Jérémie Rousseau Jo Perez photography Julian A Renner Kaizer Allu Kenji Kanai Kiem Bao Lam Krzysztof Szelegieniec Lorrie Pearson Magdalena Szewczyk Marco Englezakis Maurizio Caravaggi Michael Muehlemann Nico Ohtop Peter Vari Petros Spyrou Robert Campbell Robert Campbell Robert Campbell Sanket Khuntale Stefan Krofft Tien Vo Vladimir Plavac Antonio Martez Antonio Martez Martin Králík Colin Halford Doug Mullis Holger Nesselberger Martin Brand Paul Bocking Paul Bocking Shoji Kudaka Chris Joubert Jerome Agboton Erik Van Den Biesen Murali Narayanan Julian Renner Michael Johnson Kashish Kaushik Dan Doke Joerg Siemers Vangelis Gouvelis Yuliya Ivanenko Tilo Riemer Rahul Sikdar Mercedes D Gonzalez Marijana Suvacarov John Van Veen Dan Hone Cristina Ene Colin Halford

Comments

  1. kenshi2008

    I loved the videos you have on youtube and your site. Love the lookbook with the fellow photographer shooting a clothing line and bag. Kudos to your team for excellent video.

  2. Ha-ha, I never thought that being good at jumping is a prerequisite that makes for a good candidate for a model. I guess, you, Karl, know something that I don’t. As a matter of fact it “looks like” you know quite a few things that I don’t.
    That’s why I signed up with your website.

    Best regards

  3. Oh, Karl! Where do you find your models? You realize that having made this portrait (Week 33, Photography challenge as displayed in your email notification) you are destined to go on ever unchallenged, don’t you? I mean looking at this beauty…and the way you’ve made her look even more beautiful…I just give up. That’s all.

    Best regards

    1. Ha Ha, I’m quite picky with my models but I’ll eventually find a selection that I like to work with. That lovely lady is now based in Dubai I believe, I haven’t seen her for years. I’ve just started working with a new one who has great potential and is good at jumping – check out my last two instagram posts!

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