Hunger Games

I just rented the Hunger Games last night. (I know I'm late to the party.) I loved the makeup and costumes, so today I tried to imitate it in the studio with stuff I already owned. Yes, I already had all that stuff. It's why people love to come and play in the studio.

Here's my take on Effie Trinket.

I did the hair and makeup myself so it's less than perfect. I think I stuck eyeliner in my eye several times. And getting the false lashes to stay on was a trick. The white makeup was really blue tinted, but that's fine when you have Photoshop. It took me 1.5 hours to do the makeup and another 1.5 hours to get the shot. Usually, I can shoot a set in 20 minutes, but there is a lot of walking back and forth to see what the images look like.

UPDATE: I edited the shot a bit more. I don't usually play with liquify, but I thought the lips could benefit from a little more heart shape. And while I was there I removed the shadow on the left because it made it look like uneven blush. And well, the uneven mascara was all my fault so I edited that as well. I also lightened the neck a bit. It seems that you can play with images forever.

And since I was there, I thought I would do a mugshot in that getup.