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Building your camouflage portfolio: tips for new artists
"In the beginning, your portfolio is everything." Here is how to build one that is honest and convincing.
People need to see your work before they trust you with their skin. That is the reality of starting in camouflage. Evelyn's advice, from the Academy video, starts here.
Choose models carefully
Offer a few free or discounted treatments in exchange for permission to photograph results. Choose clients who are good candidates: mature, pale stretch marks or flat, healed scars. A poor candidate will give you a poor photo, no matter how good your technique.
“In the beginning, your portfolio is everything. People need to see your work before they trust you with their skin.”
Evelyn Alvares Vega, SKINEAV Academy
Get clear consent
Written permission for how photos will be used: Instagram, your website, ads. Some clients agree to body photos but not their face. Respect it exactly.
Real results and real moments
Photograph consistently
- Same light, ideally neutral daylight
- Same distance and angle
- No filters or smoothing
- Before, immediately after, and healed
How training works
- Free callTalk through your goals, the right format and current offers.
- Reserve your seatIn person in Vaughan or live online via Zoom.
- 3 intensive daysColour theory, technique and supervised practice with Evelyn.
- Six months of mentorshipFeedback on your work while you build your business.
Show healed work
Fresh results can look better than they will heal. Healed photos build trust with clients who know the difference. Read how clients read before and after photos.
Tell the story
Do not just post the photo. With permission, share what the client felt, why they came and how they felt after. Stories get shared, and shares become new clients.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get my first camouflage portfolio photos?
Offer a few free or discounted treatments to suitable models in exchange for written permission to photograph results.
Should I post fresh or healed results?
Both can be useful, but healed results build the most trust.