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Sean Laurenz – Lingerie
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on November 6th, 2009
Make-Up: MAC: Skin: Studio Fix Fluid, studio finish concealer, Prep ‘n Prime transparent finishing powder. Cheeks: “Buff” - matte blush for under the cheekbone and “Pretty Indulgent” - silvery shimmer for a cheek highlight. Eyes: “Blackground” Paint Pot, topped with “Cinderfella” Mineralize eye-shadow (limited edition – similar to “black tied” eye-shadow) and “carbon” (matt) eye-shadow. Lashes were coated with “Zoomblack” mascara and then MAC’s #47 lash for an extreme effect. Finally I lined her water-line with “Fascinating” eye-kohl. Lips were coated with “Explicit” lipgass and lined with “Stripdown” lip pencil.
Hair: Hair was sprayed with hairspray for texture, and then braided into a loose side-plait.
Sean Laurenz – Lingerie on Level 3
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on November 6th, 2009
Make-Up: MAC: Skin: Studio Fix Fluid, studio finish concealer, Prep ‘n Prime transparent finishing powder. Cheeks: “Buff” - matte blush for under the cheekbone and “Pretty Indulgent” - silvery shimmer for a cheek highlight. Eyes: “Blackground” Paint Pot, topped with “Cinderfella” Mineralize eye-shadow (limited edition – similar to “black tied” eye-shadow) and “carbon” (matt) eye-shadow. Lashes were coated with “Zoomblack” mascara and then MAC’s #47 lash for an extreme effect. Finally I lined her water-line with “Fascinating” eye-kohl. Lips were coated with “Explicit” lipgass and lined with “Stripdown” lip pencil.
Hair: Hair was sprayed with hairspray for texture, and then braided into a loose side-plait.
Sean Laurenz – Fashion
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on October 30th, 2009
Shot on the roof of the Grand Daddy Hotel, this is one of my favorite of the fashion series Nena and Sean and I created one unsuspecting Spring Sunday. I love seeing Cape Town city behind her, that tiny patch of blue in the corner, and how everything except for Nena is slightly out of focus.
Make-Up: MAC: Skin: Studio Fix Fluid, studio finish concealer, Prep ‘n Prime transparent finishing powder. Cheeks: “Buff” - matte blush for under the cheekbone and “Pretty Indulgent” - silvery shimmer for a cheek highlight. Eyes: “Blackground” Paint Pot, topped with “Cinderfella” Mineralize eye-shadow (limited edition – similar to “black tied” eye-shadow) and “carbon” (matt) eye-shadow. Lashes were coated with “Zoomblack” mascara and then MAC’s #47 lash for an extreme effect. Finally I lined her water-line with “Fascinating” eye-kohl. Lips were coated with “Explicit” lipgass.
Lyndall Jarvis – Black Tied
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on September 17th, 2009
This image is taken from a series of images shot for Pasella – where I was given exactly 20 minutes for hair and make-up (including liquid liner and false lashes.) I like this image because it’s clearly a portrait, yet one cannot make eye-contact with the model – which makes this image (compared to the others from this shoot) more powerful in my eyes. Lyndall had just received her title as FHM’s sexiest SA Woman for 2009 and I felt very privileged to have worked with her.
My favorite of Rob’s experiment with cross polarized lighting
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on September 9th, 2009
Another colour extract from Robert Miller’s JemCat shoot.I think this might be my favorite. Robert had a very interesting lighting setup for this shoot. He placed Polarization filters over his beauty box in order to block out “hot spots” and experiment with cross polarized lighting.
Robert made the cat ears himself in order to get the spacing and direction and texture the way he wanted.
Here Kitty Kitty plays with a roll of Gaffa tape. Jemma is a fantastic model, she was relaxed, is naturally beautiful and played kitty-kitty with intoxicating conviction.
Exhibit Fashion Shoot (3)
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on September 2nd, 2009
Robyn Hobson wears dress by Nucleus.
Main Make-up Ingredients: Studio Fix Fluid Foundation, MAC “Hello Kitty” half lash, cremeblush in “brit wit” and Mineralise skinfinish in “light, medium and medium-dark”.
Main Hair Ingredients: Rollers, OSIS “grip” (mousse), LOREAL “Play Ball – Silky Sunrise”
Photographer: Mark Freeborough
Model: Robyn Hobson
Hair and Make-up: Samantha Kaye
Clothing: Nucleus Clothing
Assistant: Frank Moody
Location: The Barnyard, Tokai, Cape Town.
2009
Exhibit Fashion Shoot (2)
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on September 1st, 2009
Robyn Hobson wears boob-tube and skirt by Nucleus.
Main Make-up Ingredients: Studio Fix Fluid Foundation, MAC “Hello Kitty” half lash, cremeblush in “brit wit” and Mineralise skinfinish in “light, medium and medium-dark”.
Main Hair Ingredients: Rollers, OSIS “grip” (mousse), LOREAL “Play Ball – Silky Sunrise”
Photographer: Mark Freeborough
Model: Robyn Hobson
Hair and Make-up: Samantha Kaye
Clothing: Nucleus Clothing
Assistant: Frank Moody
Location: The Barnyard, Tokai, Cape Town.
2009
Exhibit Magazine September 2009
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 31st, 2009
The September cover for Exhibit magazine. A most entertaining shoot involving chickens, pigs, a pony and a beautiful girl. Talented team, great feminine clothing and a photographer who is both talented and sincere.
Main Make-up Ingredients: Studio Fix Fluid Foundation, MAC “Hello Kitty” half lash, cremeblush in “brit wit” and Mineralise skinfinish in “light, medium and medium-dark”.
Main Hair Ingredients: Rollers, OSIS “grip” (mousse), LOREAL “Play Ball — Silky Sunrise”
Photographer: Mark Freeborough
Model: Robyn Hobson
Hair and Make-up: Samantha Kaye
Clothing: Nucleus Clothing
Assistant: Frank Moody
Location: The Barnyard, Tokai, Cape Town.
Christmas Wish (3 of 5)
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 22nd, 2009
A series of Christmas Wish pictures. This one was Emma’s idea and involved her sitting in a bath whilst we threw polystyrene balls over her in order to create fake snow. The challenge was getting the polystyrene balls off of her false-eyelashes for each take.
Make-Up main ingredients: MAC #20 lash (half lash), MAC fluid-line in”blacktrack“, plushglass in “Ample Pink”
Photographer: Anzio B
Model: Emma Lombard
Make-up: Samantha Kaye
Hair: Samantha Kaye
Location: Anzio B’s studio, Cape Town.
Date: 2007
Pink Lady
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 22nd, 2009
This is one of the images from my first shoot with Robert Miller. I’d seen the wig whilst choosing costumes for a “pin-up” inspired shoot at Annies, which used to be in the same building as Snap Studios. I kept the eyes neutral toned, and sculpted them with texture, applied some individual false lashes (I find the individual lashes look more natural as they lack the “spine” visible with a full false lash) to bring out the shape of the eyes and then matched the lipstick to the wig with MAC’s Amplified Lipstick “Girl About Town“.
