think about that angle before you post it!
If you missed my post about taking impactful before & after photos, this is a continuation of sorts, so be sure to read that one first. I wanted to chat about the opportunity you’re missing when you post a photo of an angle like this, versus posting a photo of the eye open, looking at the camera. Sure, these lashes look decent. Especially to an untrained eye, they even look great. But if you look at a photo of them taken straight on, you’d see where I missed the mark.
I’m kicking myself because while I did take a straight-on photo of these lashes, I deleted it and lost it forever. Ugh. You will just have to take my word for it that these lashes were not good. I was new to volume and this particular client looooved her lashes long, wispy and full. I was not ready for that and the outcome was not a cute, spiky or wispy line… it was disordered and just didn’t work. It was not an appealing photo of lashes to look at… which is why I didn’t post it. LOL.
I have a sneaking suspicion many of the closed-eye lash photos I see posted don't look as great with the eye open either. Furthermore, if you did a banging lash application full of dimension, layers and fluff, how would we ever know that or see all that hard work and beautiful artistry you did? While a client or other lash artist might appreciate a beautiful closed-eye photo purely for aesthetic reasons, it simply does not showcase your work.
Think of it like a photo of a haircut from behind. Sure, it looks nice, and maybe you can even see some layers. But there’s no way of knowing if it’s right for the client’s face shape or how it might accentuate her features.
Again, I challenge us to post these closed-eyed lash photos sparingly and instead, choose to really show off the set with the eyes open.