No Makeup, Still You (a series)

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I don't wear makeup.

That shouldn't change whether or not you do. It's just my personal preference for myself. For some people makeup is just part of personal representation to the world, like any other basic hygiene such as deodorant or shampoo. But in my opinion, too many people require makeup to feel "accepted", by themselves or even others. They do it to fit in. I believe that using any substance or object for this purpose is proof of a deeper problem: fear. Fear of judgment. Fear of rejection. Fear of self.

With or without makeup, just be you.

This series features individuals with no makeup and no skin editing to demonstrate that even without makeup, you are still you.

No Makeup, Still You
Host: Sundry Models
Location: Marc Reynolds Studio in SLC, UT
Photos: Wendy Hurst Portrait
Model credits at end

Technical Stuff
Backdrop is seamless gray paper. For lighting I used my go-to setup, a main plus a fill. Both were a speed light in a 43" softbox umbrella.

Main Light: camera right, pointed down at subject at 45 degrees and feathered away from backdrop so that the edge of the softbox (the softest part of the light) would spill onto my subject's face.

Fill Light: camera left, pointed directly at subject, feathered slightly away from the backdrop to prevent spill. 1/4-1/2 power of the main light.

Settings: Most images were taken at f/7.1 at 125/s, ISO 200.
I bumped my shutter speed to 1/125s to block out any artificial studio light, and set my aperture to f/7.1. I used my f/2.8 24-70mm Tamron lens and tried to keep the zoom between 50 and 70 to compress the background.















No Makeup, Still You
Host: Sundry Models
Location: Marc Reynolds Studio in SLC, UT
Photos: Wendy Hurst Portrait

Models (not in order):
Emily Lauren - @emily_lauren_model
Brigitte Biber - @brigitte.model
Makinzi Jackson - @kinzi_jay
Forrest Setzer - @forrest.setzer
KayDee Call - Mom Chari Call - HMUA - @kd___47___67
Azucena Rojas - @Sassy_Susaan
Allison Merrill - HMUA - @allisonmerrill1
Emma Whittier - @emmaoliviaw13
Jaycee Call - Mom Chari Call - HMUA - @jayceec321
Emily Higley - @higleyemily
Aliyah Romero - @Alirmodeling @Jdanesi9006
Kimberly Rhodes - HMUA - @wolfkim9
Kali Beckstead - @krenbeck
Cayt Perkins - @caytlinperkins
Location: 385 W 700 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

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