Makeup artist portfolio examples

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Makeup artist portfolio ideas worth stealing

Seven things that hold up across every makeup artist portfolio worth visiting.

• 1

  Show fewer pieces than you want to

  Every image you add lowers the average. A booker forms a view in seconds and remembers the weakest thing on the page, not the strongest.

• 2

  Lead with one strong image, not a menu

  The first screen should be work, not navigation. If someone has to read before they see anything, you have spent the only attention you were given.

• 3

  Put contact one click from everywhere

  Nobody hunts for an email address. A person who has decided to hire you should never have to scroll back up to act on it.

• 4

  Own the domain

  A site on someone else's subdomain is borrowed. Your own domain is the only part of this that stays yours when you change platforms.

• 5

  Split the navigation by occasion, not by technique

  Bridal, editorial, film and TV. Clients book an occasion. Nobody has ever searched for contouring.

• 6

  Lead with a before and after set

  It is the only thing on the page that separates your skill from a good photographer and good light. Put it above anything else.

• 7

  Full-bleed close-ups, not gallery thumbnails

  Skin texture, blend lines and lash work do not survive a 300px crop. If the detail is the work, the crop has to show it.