Monthly Archive for May, 2009

After your trial at our studio, you will know how your makeup and hair looks and feels in person, but what will it look like in your wedding photos?

Bridal trial photos are emailed same day.

We offer professional photography at our trials so you can see high resolution pictures of your makeup with even lighting. You can clearly see all angles of your hair design and best of all, we will send you varying contrasts of black and white to emulate what your professional wedding photography will deliver after your wedding.

Our trial photos allow you to look into the future and make any necessary changes before your once in a lifetime wedding day photography.

We are one of the only San Francisco Bay Area makeup and hair studios offering professional photography as a complimentary trial service. We hope that it gives you peace of mind before your big day.

After you are done with your hair and makeup, our studio manager and photographer, Robert, will snap a few photos using professional camera and lighting equipment (for the gear heads, we use a Nikon D3 with professional lenses, likely the same as your wedding photographer’s primary camera). We use professional, even lighting so you can clearly see Mei’s work. Camera shy? It’s totally painless, we just need a smile and we’re done!

Photos are also sent in black and white. Preview your look before your big day!

We are commonly asked:

• “How will my false eyelashes show in the wedding photos?”
• “How does the lip color appear in the photos?”
• “What does the back of my hair look like?”

With our quick and easy post-trial shoot, you, your friends, and family get to decide before the wedding.

Along with our detailed notes we compile after your trial, we always arrive with the photos of your trial for reference on your wedding day, ensuring that you receive the exact look you approved for the trial.

L-R: Color, low contrast, high contrast.

How does it work?

We email you large photos in color, black and white, and different variations of contrast. This is important, because most wedding photographers choose these types of effects when doing their post production work.

Do you Photoshop the images?

Never. Our goal is to show you accurate, unedited versions of what you look like in our makeup and hair. We leave the retouching, editing, cropping, and all other Photoshop work to your wedding photographer’s post production team.

So how much does all this cost?

It’s free! We truly believe this is the kind of high touch service that sets us apart. And not only is this included in your trial, you will have the pictures in your inbox before you get home! Send them to your friends, family, and Facebook!