My All Ages, All Sexes, All Races Editorial

Individual Images and Models Used

The four images I will be incorporating into my Mac collage are shown above. I am so happy with the range of models I decided to use because they all look so different. I am annoyed at myself for not being more adamant that my blonde model wore a black top; however when I put my collage together I will make sure that my blonde model's grey top does not show. I am also really happy with how the makeup looks together because I wanted the too youthful girls to wear more heavy makeup and the male and the older model to wear more natural makeup; I did this because I wanted the makeup each model was wearing to be suitable for them. 

My Mac Editorial Collage

In the editorial I wanted to highlight Mac's mission statement of All Ages, All Sexes, All Races because I think it is so important to never ostracise anyone, whether that be because of their skin colour or because of their age. Many high street brands do not cater for people with darker skin tones as they don't have any shades dark enough for them. It is also common for people to not be able to find their shade because their skin is too fair for the makeup available. Whereas Mac really do cater for everyone, whether you are a male looking for very natural makeup or a drag queen looking for very heavy and dramatic makeup. I wanted this editorial shoot to not only look beautiful by combining different ethnicities, ages and sexes, but also to portray the message that we are all in this world together and we should all appreciate and love each others' beauty, no matter what you look like. 

I am happy that I chose all white writing because it looks very strong against the black background and it reflects the colours of Mac's logo. I definitely wanted to include Mac's logo in my editorial so people know what brand it belongs to, but I also wanted to include Mac's mission statement of All Ages, All Sexes, All Races so make the message of the editorial loud and clear. 

I am so happy and excited with how this editorial shoot came out! I was nervous how each makeup look would look together and how each face would fit together but I think it looks great! I really like how all the skin tones contrast with each other, from the golden tan to the pink toned pale skin, showcasing all the different skin colours the Mac products provide for. All the models had very different face shapes so I wasn't able to line up every facial feature; however I like that it look more abstract. I like that I included every model in the eyes because I think that's one of the biggest differences with different ages and ethnicities. I also included every model in the lips because I gave them all a different lip colour to suit them and I liked the contrast between all the colours and shapes. The blonde model was wearing a grey top, which I was not happy about, so I edited it out to make the whole collage surrounded by black. I like that many 2016 spring/summer trends were included in this editorial collage because it keeps the editorial very on trend and current, which is what Mac is all about. 

I edited each image individually first to make them all look flawless before I started creating the collage. I used the technique of frequency separation to make all their skin look flawless; however I made sure not to do as much editing on the older model because I still wanted to see her wrinkles and more saggy skin. I tested out a few ways to edit all these images together before I worked out a way that would work best for me. I first tried layering all of the images and then cutting sections out of each image until all the images underneath were showing through; however this didn't work because all of my model's faces were different sizes and shapes so that features didn't match up. I next tried cutting sections out of each image separately and then positioning them onto a black background, I found that I could manipulate the sizes of the features and line them up more easily; however it was difficult to line each section up symmetrically because I was basically creating the shape of a face free handed. I finally decided to layer all of the images and make them as close to each other in size as possible. I then cut out sections from each image and positioned them on top of the top face, meaning I could manipulate the size and position of each section and I had a face to use as a template to follow. I made a plain black background to the image every now and again to see if the face was looking lined up. I didn't want all the features to be lined up perfectly or for the edges to line up because I wanted my collage to have a slightly messy and chaotic composition. I also didn't want all the sections to be the same size or shape, so I made some more square, some pointy, some larger etc. I am really happy with how the composition of the collage came out because each section matches up to the next seamlessly, leaving no black spaces. I didn't want all the sections to match up perfectly as I think that would look too forced, so I made each section slightly higher or lower to break up the lines, giving it a more abstract look.