make-up - photos turn out bright?

Question

hello,
i have an issue with make up it seems. I was wondering if there were any tips out there that could help me? Everytime i go out at night, and a photo is taken, the photo always seems to come out really bright and the light seems to go to my face making me look pale then i really am. Is there anything i can do with my make up to make it not as bright, or is it just a typical camera/technology thing?
thanks :-)

Answer 1

Camera thing. Tips:

Go easy on lipstick
Go easy on concealer since you may seem dark or fair at times
Go easy on powder
Go generous on mascara or eye liner
Go generous on rouge if you do wear
Go easy on eye shadow unless you have a professional taking pics of you
Go easy on clothes that make you look fat or your arms that make you look curvy
Go generous on hair styles

Go very very generous on your smile and your cheerful demeanour. Smiles and cheerfulness make a person look beautiful no matter however they feel themselves to be like...

Answer 2

this has to do with the flash of the camera, not your makeup. Unless you wore makeup 10x darker than your normal skin color, you'll look paler close to a flash--especially in night shots. If you have a nice camera, you can have whoever is taking pic hold an external flash at a different angle and farther away, but that's not exactly practical for going out on the town. Sorry.

Answer 3

Don't use foundation with SPF at night.

on eHow.com
How to do just about everything!

How to Apply Makeup for Photographs.

STEP 1: Make sure your foundation is yellow-toned (this applies for all ethnic backgrounds).

STEP 2: If you are African-American, it's a good idea to have light, medium and dark shades of foundation to allow for different gradations of color on different parts of your face.

STEP 3: Use the right color blush so as not to look washed out. Layer natural color first, and make it "pop" with a brighter color on top.

STEP 4: Define your eyes with shadow, but avoid dark colors on the lid - they make the eyes recede. Add mascara, but don't overdo it.

STEP 5: Choose deeper or brighter colors for strong lighting. Soft lighting, or daylight, requires less intense colors.

STEP 6: Apply makeup that works with your style. Don't put on a lot of it for more effect, but instead use more color and a bit more definition.

STEP 7: Avoid dark liner, extremely glossy lips, shimmery or bright shadows, and foundation and powder that's too pale.

STEP 8: Use good definition - e.g., careful lining of the lips and eyes - for black-and-white photographs.

Watch out for some foundations that contain Titanium dioxide (SPF product) because in some lighting and photographs you may have a ghostly white face.