{"id":1504,"date":"2016-10-19T10:17:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dorte.co.uk\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2016-10-19T10:19:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:19:57","slug":"before-during-and-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorte.co.uk\/index.php\/photography-for-women\/before-during-and-after\/","title":{"rendered":"Before, during and after…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBefore & After\u201d, not only does this title suggest that there is something wrong with the women \u201cbefore\u201d, but it also suggest that we do something secret and magical to transform her, and neither are true!<\/h2>\n

Because of this dreadful connotation I haven\u2019t really indulged in the whole \u201cbefore&after\u201d, but then Trine, one of my Danish friend came over to visit and we were just playing around and we did indeed end up with a bit of a \u201cbefore&after\u201d shoot. The important message from this is that we are all just normal women! There is nothing wrong with us \u201cbefore\u201d, but it is great to see ourselves at our very best.<\/p>\n

Before…<\/h2>\n

We did the \u201cbefore\u201d picture \u2013 it is done in the same place as the \u201cafter\u201d pictures in the same light, there I no \u201chidden agenda\u201d here, it is just a quick picture before we got going with hair and make-up.<\/p>\n

I am not a hair or make-up artist, and I always use a professional make-up artist at my shoots, but on this occasion I did the hair and make-up. Beautiful portraits usually aren\u2019t about dramatic make-up, they are about the women in the picture, so more often than not I go for quite a natural cover. Now \u201cnatural cover\u201d is not to be confused with no make-up! Great hair and make-up together with clothing will make or break any shoot. Definition and a beautiful foundation will instantly give a fresh clean glow to your images.<\/p>\n

During…<\/h2>\n

Posing, posing and posing is the main ingredients for the actual shoot. People tell me again and again that they were surprised by just how much I pose them. There is no \u201cfreestyling\u201d or \u201cstrike a pose\u201d on my shift \u2013 it isn\u2019t your job to know how to \u201cpose\u201d, it is my job to photograph you in a flattering position!
\nSo we tried a variety of poses for Trine, and they certainly aren\u2019t all comfortable, and they definitely don\u2019t feel natural, but the important thing is they look great in camera. <\/p>\n

After…<\/h2>\n

I have known Trine all my life, and we were just playing so she sat with me and did the post-production \u2013 the secret magical part where we transform people, right?
\nTrine chose her favourites, and we then did exactly the steps I would do on a normal paid shoot. It was really interesting for me, because I would say \u201cshall we soften the skin a little bit\u201d and Trine would say \u201cno, I think it looks fine\u201d\u2026 i.e. it isn\u2019t a matter of the images needing polishing beyond recognition! I would be using my (soft and subtle) Photoshop brushes and Trine would say \u201cI can\u2019t actually see that they are making a difference\u201d \u2013 that is how subtle the polishing is. We tweak the colours and add final touches and hey presto, we have our final shots ready for printing. Trine posted one as a profile image on Facebook and instantly got well over 200 Likes and endless comments \u2013 it is a tiny thing, but it definitely does boost your confidence :o)<\/p>\n\n\t\t