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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.
Bridal Boudoir (2)
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 21st, 2009
My first shoot with Anton De Beer. We had to shoot Bridal Boudoir looks – there are a variety of beautiful images that came from this.
Main Make-Up ingredients: MAC studio sculpt foundation, MAC eyeshadow: “brule”, “shale”, “bronze”,”garcon grey”, “embark“. MAC pigments: “lilly white“, “dazzleray“.PlushGlass “big kiss. “ Pro Longlash mascara in “Pitchblack”, YSL Touche Éclat.
Main Hair Ingredients: OSIS “upload and “magic”.
Photographer: Anton De Beer
Model: Samantha Laura Kaye
Make-up and Hair: Samantha Laura Kaye
Stylist: Nicky-Anne De Beer
Location: Houtkapperspoort, Constantia Nek
2009
My First Bollywood Experience.
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Behind The Scenes on August 13th, 2009
Atlantis, 6 degress Celcius, Ricoffee, frostbite, 2 square meters of shade, forty-something dancers, bikinis, limited sunblock, two toilets, chilli scrambled eggs, chilli curry lunch, bronze, shimmery fabrics, high heels in the sand, 12 hour days, 7am call time – an hour outside of Cape Town.
Seven girls managing hair and make-up, two fried GHD’s in the first thirty minutes, laughter, hunger, exhaustion, laughter trekking over sand dunes and sneaking photographs.
Main Make-Up ingredients: MAC lipglass “viva glam VI” and pigments in “tan” and “coco beach“, Eyeshadow : “bronze”, Eye Kohl: “smolder”
Day 1 – more to follow
Sam
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 10th, 2009
This is one of my favourite portraits. It’s from my first shoot with Robert Miller, where I was doing the make-up and modeling with a variety of costumes and wigs for a “pin-up” style shoot. This photograph is in fact a crop of a photograph of me relaxed and momentarily unaware of the camera, walking across the studio to fetch a new hairdo, my hair was disheveled from the violent way I’d pulled off the last wig.
Main Make-Up ingredients: MAC studio fix fluid, mineralise skinfinish “lightful”(ltd. “Corps de ballet“), bronzer “golden”, sheertone blush: “blushbaby”, lipstick “House Wine” and “Kinda Sexy” and “Honeylove”, Lipglass (clear).
Elms Koortzen
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 10th, 2009
Portrait of Elms Koortzen by Deborah Rossouw.
Deborah’s one of those Amazonian Art Godesses you think only exist in graphic novels and fairy-tales. Calming yet focused she commands respect for the casual process in which she takes photos and the powerful result she ends up with. When I see her sitting with a MAC I swoon over her mad skills. You can view her blog here: onesmallchange
Main Make-up Ingredient: MAC face and body foundation ,MAC cremeblush in “Pleasureful”, MAC pigment in “tan” and “coco beach”. MAC lipglass in “Viva Glam VI”
Photographer: Deborah Rossouw
Pix June/July Cover Original Crop
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 10th, 2009
Again, the original colours from the shoot, a crop of Sasha’s face and those amazing lashes.
Pix African Photo Journal asked Robert Miller to shoot their June/July cover. Robert brought Cally and I on board with the brief of “Apocalyptic Mall Rat”. Our inspirational images where somewhere between manga and alt. glam punk. This was the original colour scheme.
Main Make-up Ingredients: MAC pigment “azreal blue” and”navy stain”, fluidline in “Royal Wink” Kohl pencil in “smolder”. Limited Edition false eyelashes.
Photographer: Robert Miller
Model: Sasha Jagermeister
Stylist: Cally Palmer
Make-Up: Samantha Laura Kaye
Ashley eats a florist.
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 9th, 2009
This was somewhat of a challenge but a lot of fun. Rob was inspired by an image of a girl with flowers held over her hair, and once again we set out to “better” the wood nymph feel. We wanted to use purple Iris’s over her hair, though Cally could not find them so we used these greenish flowers – whose petals were recycled as eye-brows and eye-lashes with the help of DUO glue.
Main Make-Up Ingredient: DUO adhesive, fresh flower petals, MAC eyeshadow in “chrome yellow“, “parfait amour” and “thunder”(limited ed.) MAC pigment in “golders green” was used over her lips under clear lipglass.
The Girl with the Golden Glow
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 9th, 2009
I love the light in this image. Elms look like she’s stepped into a Lord Of The Rings Type big budget lighting scenario. Deborah Rossouw and Apple Mac make something religious.
Main Make-up Ingredient: MAC #42 lash, MAC pigment in “Azreal Blue” and “Silver Fog”. MAC lipglass in “Lightning”.
Photographer: Deborah Rossouw
Model: Elms Koortzen
Stylist: Samantha Kaye
Make-Up: Samantha Kaye
Hair: Samantha Kaye
Location: Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
2009
