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A Year of Beauty- Photography Challenge- Year 2

September/October is here so break time is over!

Time to start with some fundamentals. Photography has it's own set of "rules". Which of course are meant to be broken, but it's really helpful to know some basics. Starting with the rule of 3rds in composition. What you do is place your subject on one of the "imaginary" lines that cut a photo into thirds ( 9 sections). I do this rule often, but sometimes parents don't like it in their pictures and want the subjects centered. Included is images with the lines showing. Just basic set up so you can see it. One of the easiest ways to get something on one of the lines is to crop it down. When you crop an image you usually get the lines that show up, using those lines tells you where the "thirds" are, and just line your subject up with one of them. 

 

If you want to get really technical I encourage you to look up the Golden Ratio and learn about it. It has many names and it is way too mathematical for my brain to comprehend. To my knowledge I don't think I have ever taken a golden ratio image. I have golden triangle but not ratio. Check it out! photoworkout dot com/golden-ratio-photography/  

 

Hopefully you can see the lines...I should have thought it out and used a dark background. 

 

 

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What a great first year we had!! Even if I dropped the ball sometimes! I decided to change things up this year with the themes. They will be a little more challenging this year.

 

 

2023-

April- DOF 2 images.

May- Flash/Artificial Light.

June- What you see vs. What I see

July- Break

August- Break

September/October- Rule of 3rds.

 

2022 challenges-

April- Lipstick

May- Eye Shadow

June- Primer/Foundation/Concealer/CC/BB

July- Highlighters

August- Brushes

September- Sheet Masks

October- Hair Care

November- Fragrance

December- Nail Polish

January- Blush/Bronzer

February- Candles/Wax Melts/ Diffusers

 

 

The challenge and "rules"-

1. Flat lays and staged photos only. I'll post examples below. But no faces or people allowed in your photos. (Though you can include photographs).

 

2. All photos you take must be your own. 

 

3. Post as many images as you want, you have a whole month to get creative with each theme. Post one, post everyday, doesn't matter.

 

4. Let's talk gear and products! Tell us about your image. List the products and colors, talk to us about your concept and how it came to be, taken with your phone or DSLR? 

 

Here are some helpful reads- digital-photography-school dot com/flat-lay-photography/  and digital-photography-school dot com/tips-for-getting-started-with-still-life-photography/

 

Here are some of my example images I've taken in the past-

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Gucci Bloom Eau De Toilette 1 oz/ 30 mL 

Floral Street Sunflower Pop Eau De Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz/ 10 mL 

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 This one was hard!  I do like how it turned out though and how think pink from the beauty blender was reflected on the LYS foundation.

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@faeriegirl I can see you have a beautyblender ORIGINAL BEAUTYBLENDER Makeup Sponge  definitely my favorite tool to blend my foundation.

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I love that pink reflection too, @faeriegirl 💗🙌🏼

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@faeriegirl ooh I also love that pink reflection! Definitely a hard one, and you did great!

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@faeriegirl, the pink LYS from the beautyblender is very cool! 🤩 When I first saw this photo, I wondered if LYS had released a LE / special packaging for its foundation. 

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It is a beautiful photo @faeriegirl , sponges colours are lovely and your choice of foundations is amazing.

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It looks spectacular @faeriegirl I love it! You did a great job! And yes, that pink reflection on the Lys foundation is just perfect! 😍

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Last month got ahead of me and I didn’t share any eyeshadow photos so I am jumping in early this month to makeup for that. 
I am not big on foundations but adding primers and lighter coverage products, I think I can drop few entries.

 

Here is the first one. Macrene Actives Tinted moisturizer, consider other products a prop. Photo is taken in natural light with IPhone 12 Pro Max.

 

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@fatimamummy, this is one of those shots where I think “This is beautiful. Oh, I’d like that … and that … I just want everything.” 😍 Your placement, lighting, angles and feel of your shots are exquisite. Always. ♥️ 

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Thank you @itsfi  I am pretty happy how the things worked out in this shot 🤍

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Lovely @fatimamummy , the Ivory is so calming too!

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Thank you @Sunnysmom 

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@fatimamummy WOOW!! This is so pretty!! I really do think your work belongs in ads!

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@Samtian @itsfi  You girls are so kind. Thank you so much 🤍

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@Samtian @fatimamummy I wholeheartedly agree with that! 

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Nice mood to this photo, @fatimamummy !  The lighting. 😊

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Thank you @tsavorite 

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Always so perfect @fatimamummy !! Such a masterpiece! 😍

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Thank you so much Sarah @Saradestin 

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Lovely photo, @fatimamummy !  The colors and layout are great! 💖💖💖

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Thank you @Titian06 !

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