Creating Mrs Laderman

This week I created my Mrs Laderman character inspired by the 'American Horror Story, Coven'. I was pleased with the way that the look turned out and I think that I managed to convey my character the way that I wanted to. I wanted to make my character look strong and controlling. I think that I managed to achieve this through the use of the make up, posing and styling. I think that I followed my plans well and the face chart. Overall I liked the way that the make up turned out and think that it looked strong but flattering. I also liked the way that the hair turned out as I was previously concerned about how I would style the hair as it is so short. I also liked the styling. I was struggling to think of an outfit that would fit with my idea of a mentor who was strong and controlling. I considered using a female trouser suit along with a bow tie, but worried that this would be too cliche and masculine. I therefore decided to go for a simple white shirt and a black gown that was originally from a university graduation. This also made me think of how it could fit with the idea of Mrs Laderman being a teacher and mentor to Claudia.

In terms of things that I think I would have done differently or could have been done better I think the lips could have been improved. I think that the shape could have improved. I struggled with their shape  as I wanted to try to enlarge them to make the look more impactful. This therefore meant that the lips looked slightly messy, and due to the colour of the lipstick that I was using it was quite messy when trying to correct it. I also thought that the skin could have been improved. I struggled with my model as I had not previously worked on many models who had more mature skin. This therefore meant that the make up that I used started to look cakey as it settled into the fine lines on my model's skin, but this was not as bad as it was in the practise as I made sure that I moisturised more heavily and carefully. Fortunately this could not be seen in the final images.

Although there were things that I wished I could have improved upon I am pleased with the outcome of the shoot and enjoyed the freedom of being able to create a look and character that I wanted.