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Looking Through the Window at Life
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on September 17th, 2009
This is one of Anton De Beer’s “Bridal Boudoir” photographs
“Looking though the window at life. You look amazing to me” is the title given to this photograph by the model, Kira Wilkinson. Kira and I shared a chalet whilst touring Jo-Burg with Madame Zingara and when she finally returned back from the UK I felt privileged to finally work with her on a test. I really love the ambiance of this photograph, the lighting, the reflections in the glass and the neutral colour palette. I hope to work with this team again soon!
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.
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“.
Kira
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 18th, 2009
One of Anton De Beer’s “Bridal Boudoir” photographs, “Kira” is a sexy and powerful portrait of Kira Wilkinson.
Kira Wilkinson is a South African Actress who I felt privileged to work with. She has an amazing body, accompanied by a powerful face and powerful soul. She pulls off this shot fantastically!
Main Make-up ingredients: MAC: Face and Body in C6, brow-gel in clear, MAC eyeshadow in “brule”, “woodwinked” “embark”, “cork” and “shroom”, technakohl liner in “graphblack”.
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).
Jem Cat (2)
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 10th, 2009
Robert and I drew inspiration from a Heidi Klum Cat-ear arrangement and set out to play kitty-kitty with Jem.
This is one of the first edited photographs, I’m keen to see the end 4 x 4 arrangement. Robert Miller made the cat ears himself.
Main make-up ingredients: MAC #7 Lash, DUO adhesive, MAC paintpots, MAC technakohl liner in “graphblack”
Photographer: Robert Miller
Model: Jemma Pearce
Hair: Samantha Kaye
Make-Up: Samantha Kaye
Location: Snap Studios, Woodstock, Cape Town
JemCat (1)
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 10th, 2009
This is one of the first edited photographs from a series inspired by the Heidi Klum cat-ear shoot. I’m keen to see the end 4 x 4 arrangement. Robert Miller made the cat ears himself.
Main make-up ingredients: MAC #7 Lash, DUO adhesive, MAC paintpots, MAC technakohl liner in “graphblack”
Photographer: Robert Miller
Model: Jemma Pearce
Hair: Samantha Kaye
Make-Up: Samantha Kaye
Location: Snap Studios, Woodstock, Cape Town
2009
Japanese Garden
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Portfolio on August 9th, 2009
FHM/GQ style shoot for stock. Camilla is beautiful.
Make-Up main ingredients: MAC eyeshadow “Mythology”, “Shroom” and MAC Pigments “Vanilla” and “Tan“. Face and Body Foundation. Kohl Pencil in “Teddy“.
Photographer: Danny Steyn
Model: Camilla
Make-up: Samantha Kaye
Hair: Samantha Kaye
Location: Japanese Gardens, Durban
2008
