Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Wesołych świąt!

          Photo: Fabienne Karmann, Model: Alicia, Clothes Designer: Sharina Lichtl., mua: Artmission

I hope guys you will have great christmas with yours relatives. Liked I promise to you, I would share with you all my thoughts about how awesome this year was for me! When I moved to Berlin I didn't think how much stuff will change in my life and how much I will get! I want to say Thank you to all people I had opportunity to meet and work in this year. Without some people I wouldn't have 
opportunity to took part in so many great projects so... All those who appriciate my work, and give me a big support thanks once again!

One of my last projects in this year is a shoot with Fabienne and Sharina. I need to say that Sharina made amazing colection, she had vision what kind of look for make-up she wants and we just made this vision happen. I used for eyebrows some material that she used for mask to match all details that we can!

It's almost end of year and like always I choose my favourite shoot, I count all likes on my facebook page and I try to see in which direction I should go. In this year I had few big projects on, few of them I still didn't publish because a lot of people work on them to publish etc. If you asked me which one I like the most, I will probably say all underwather project and Asian mood that I will soon publish. Both of those projects give me chance to deal with something new and I like finall results. 
If you asked me which one was important for me, because thanks to that shoot I had chance to show my skills it's a shoot with Maria and Vashka.

It was really good year for me. Not only in make-up profession but also in privat life. Sometimes when you think that nothing good will happen but you have hope and full of energy...always something good is comeing back to you. So, for all those who sometimes loose their faith... Life is hard, catching our dreams costs a lot...sometimes we must to forgot about them and just keep on going but in the end it's worth to have a dream because one day if you realise even 3% of them your hart is full of love.

I hope that I will be able to share with you guys more great shoots in next year, I hope that I will have more work, and in my privat life I will work out everything. 

Like always I invite you to check out my facebook funpage! 

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And check out new post in 2014!

Ideas with no perfect make-up.

                    Photo: Kelly Robyn Mann, Model: Mari Kn Knofe, Mua: Artmission

I think that for all make-up artist making no perfect make-ups it's always a hard chalange because in our nature is preparing very clean and good quality make-ups. When I saw a moodboard for this shoot with Kelly and Maria, I found really amazing example of make-up which was playing with form. I decided to go on this direction and make inpression of dirty eyes. I was worry how it will looks to the end because those kinds of make-ups needs good history, and they need to be planed with background and model. I think that we made good job and all people get what we tried to show.
The second make-up from this shoot was more clean and glamour we just tried to make  2 totally different looks.

Photo: Kelly Robyn Mann, Model: Maria Kn Knofe, Mua: Artmission

I don't know when I will write another post I hope I will find time to share with you my thoughts about 2013 and remaind you some of shoots that I took part in. Like always I invite you to check out whats going in Artmission world on  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Karaś-mission/215159385174903?ref=stream  . 

Lookbook

I need to say that I love to work with other creative people.
In this month I had chance to work on few Lookbooks for ClothesDesigners.
For now I can show you amazing work of Clara Kaesdorf  http://clara-kaesdorf.com/ 

   Model: Miriam Stadtpflanze, outfit: Clara Kaesdorf Modedesign http://clara-kaesdorf.com/
   make-up: Agata Karaś artmission, photo: Chantelle Gomez http://www.chantellegomez.com/

When you are working on that kind of project you need to remember that you can make suggestion, you can help to choose specyfic make-up ideas but last word have only the person who is asking you to cooperation. Everything it depends on designer but most of them prefer natural/nude and simply make-ups! I'm not suprise...in their Lookbook the most important thing is to show outfits. Potencial client need to focous on clothes not on make-up! Of course make-up bild some impression... and helps to create all look (no doubt for that! ).  So when I was taking with Chantell and Clara we all agree that for those outfits we should go on simply ideas. I love what we all did, and it was such a pleasure to work with them! 

I need to say that after few my experiences with ClothesDesigners I would like to have more often jobs to help them create their Lookbook. I hope I will be able soon to show you some photos from other Lookbook project I had yesterday with another really talented person! 

Like always I'm still waiting for sign when I will be able to publish some other photo shoots I had durning the summer and begining of autumn time but cross your fingers and check out once in a while whats it's going on in Artmission world 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Karaś-mission/215159385174903 

It's been a while..

It's been a while since I made my last post here, but believe me guys, I had a lot of stuff on my mind.
Like always I'm waiting for results or a sign that I can publish some photos and I can't wait finally when I will be able to share with all those project with you.

Photo: Tamboly (http://tambolydesign.com/), Model: Lena Bogacheva, MUA: Artmission

I got in last week few photos from underwater shoot. I think that for now this one with Lena it's my favourite one. I think that her outfit... those flowers and make-up create all magic mood of this photo. Can't wait to see other shots from underwater shoot that I made with Tamboly. 

Photo: Martencja, Model: Karolina, MUA: Artmission

It's a shot from old shoot with Marta. I really like this photo it remainds me romantic mood of 60'. 

I think that for today I will finished, I can't wait for new stuff that I will be able to share with you guys more my thoutghs and don't double my ideas, inspiration :) Be patience like I try to be!

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Satisfaction!

So yesterday I check out all my work since last few years and... I realise how many things I need to make for my portfolio.
I met a lot of fun people I worked on a lot of really good projectes but also on bad ones... where quality of make-up or light is not enough good that people could see and appriciate my work.
I wish to make so many projects but for now I need to wait for better weather. I knew thats sooner or later this time when I wont have so much to do will come... and finally it happend.
It's hard time to deal with specialy if you get use to it that all the time you do something creative...more or less...

                                         Photo: Tamboly, Model: Daisy, MUA: Artmission

Before I will write what happend in next few weeks I want to make a little announcement.
All photograpers... who love Beauty mood (some romantic really sexy looks with perfect nice smooth make-up ) and they are really good in this topic and all those people who would like to make something in Fashion Crazy style( I mean something really colorfull and wild! ) just don't be affraid to write me a message on ARTMISSIONAK@GMAIL.COM.

So what I was working on in last few weeks?
I meet some new creative people... like Eddy Ballardi, Borys and Nathan.
I'm still waiting for final result of my cooperation with Eddy and Cristina but from shoot with Nathan and Fran you can see a little sample below.

Photo: Nathan Wright (https://www.facebook.com/MrCozmic), Model: MissFran Love (https://www.facebook.com/pages/MissFranLove/292525650814304?fref=ts), MUA: Artmission

All idea for this shoot comes from Fran! She gets a chance to make a shoot which will be publish in Kultur Mag in next year in September probably. She create special dress from latex and she asked me for help to pick perfect make-up for this project. I create few really diffrent looks but in the end we choose this one. It was the most peacefull version because few other was really crazy. But when I saw her dress I realise that it's really smooth and sexy one so I didn't want to look her like a doll but more like sexy Woman in amazing dress. I'm not satisfy about make-up in 100% (if you will find any post where I'm satisfy about my work let me know because I have a feeling that I'm always finding something to complain about!) but I hope that Fran love this look!
From where I took inspiration? I was focours on colours... I knew that dress will be in black and turquoise colour so I didn't want to make her all in this colours because... when is to much of one thing in specyfic look you can be sure something will goes wrong! So I choose purple...and it was perfect choice because Fran had purple shoes ;p;) and she looks really good in that kind of colours so... then I tried to focous what kind of shape we can make. In the begining I draw diffrent shape of this make-up specialy on eyes and now I'm regred that I didn't stay on this but... I'm very satisfy that I decided to make purple eyebrows.

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Time passing by.

 

I can't belive that time is passing so fast. Last year on that time I didn't had so much work... I was living in Berlin only 3,5 months and I was trying to figured out how to deal with all my life. 

So one week ago I made smaller version of my portfolio with new photos. I had big really awesome album (thanks to my future brother in law it looks really good!) but it's so heavy and big that I have always problems to take him with me so just in cause I prepare something more easy to transport ;p It's maybe not so good qyality like my Big Book but it's always good have some exaples of your work when you have a meeting with photographer wich you like to work with or...stylist etc etc. I can't wait to put some new photos from last few project I was working on to this new album but for now I need to wait :) 

So few days ago I got a message from Anna Nova (u can check out her name on facebook or find some other songs to listen on youtube ) she is a Polish singer living in Berlin, she record really great album in PL and Deutsch version ... here in link below you can see effect of our cooperation in April. 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1udPXh3HcrM

 Right now I'm waiting to show u some many photos... but before it will happen I need to wait for sign from few people if we get some submitions. 

Soon I will try to share with you some shoots with Cane in Asian style, Some freaky fairy mood with Maria Kn Knofe, Berling calling mood with Maria once again.. :) some photos from shoot directing by Cristina the stylist ... but we need to be cool and patience:) I didn't realise it's so hard to submit photos...because it;s so many talented people all magazine could pick what they want and they never hurry with answers! ... 

Tomorrow I will meet once again with lovely MissFran Love. She is not only the great model but she made really cool outfits from latex and tomorrow we will make shot one of her dresses:) Can't wait! :) 

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Lulu la piscina - Bitch I'm fabolous!

http://www.vice.com/ro/read/lulu-la-piscina

So two months ago I had opportunity thanks to Cristina Chirila to work with her on this project which was published in Vice webside. 

For Cristina it was really important project because she create him from the begining to the end with little help of me, Vincent, Natalia and of course Teresa. For me it was so cool to work with all of them and learn something new. I like to observe Cristina because she is always good prepare, she always know on which way model should pose and how clothes should lye on her. It's really uniq to have that kind of person durning photo shoot and not only for me but specialy for photographer and model! 

It was also so nice to work with Vincent. I like his style and way he is working with people and of course he is really good photorapher! 

I think that all of us make good job. Cristina created great look, Teresa just jump in new skin and show the best thing she have, Natalia made really cool modern illustrations and Vincent capture everything in perfect way! Just check it out link ...and if you want to see whats happening more in Artmission world just pump here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Kara%C5%9B-mission/215159385174903

MUA: Artmission
Styling, Concept and Art directing: Cristina Chirila
https://www.facebook.com/CristinaChirilaFashionStylist
Photographer: Vincent Barker
https://www.facebook.com/Vincent.Barker.Photographer
Illustrator: Natalia Uryniuk
https://www.facebook.com/uryniuk
Model: Teresa Peitz @99Grad Models
http://www.99-grad.com/files/teresap_1.pdf
Photographer's Assistant: Ariana Dongus
Location: Berlin

Vier Elemente :) // Four Elements Aqua Der Welt / Aqua World

So heute, spreche ich auf Aqua Der Welt Foto-Sessions. 
Dies Make-up ist sehr schwier aber möglich. //
Ok maybe it's enough for now to try write in German a new post. But hey guys! I'm trying and still learning! 
But it's so difficult to write everything I want and still don't know so many words... but I'm working on this!
So today I want to share with you some photos from underwater shoot. I'm still waiting for more photos from this "topic so more you can check out on my funpage soon :) 
What is important on that kind of photo shoot? Good quality of foundation, more grease foundations and... it's good to mention that you also need time for some retouches. After few shoots with Tamboly I realise that even if we had to prepare 6..8 models by one shoot I didn't had time for retouches after girls made her first test and before they jump to the water second time. Because of that I know that T. had more work to do than normaly. But thanks to that experience I know how to act, in what way work and what use and what not use at all. 
The idea for make-ups was very spontanious. Normaly I always agree few days before shoot what I will do but on this project with T we always change mind in last minute so I was trying to match up make-up for model her clothes etc. Those 2 photos are with simply make-up... Astrid Have nude make-up with darker lips, Daisy had grey smookye eyes with nude lips and after time with red lips. We all the time try to change a little bit of make-ups ..for example or another shoots we made more darker... or colorfull make-up. So we will see how this look was working on this kind of mood for this shoot:) 

                                          Photo: Tamboly, Model: Daisy, MUA: Artmission

                                          Photo: Tamboly, Model: Astrid, MUA: Artmission

Yesterday I got some news from girls I was working with them earlier.
Maria send me some photos from our shoot with Mario Zimbalski and Cristina Chirila. Guys I really can't wait to show u what we did. But first Mario need to make some final retouches and Maria will try to find a good magazine which will try to publish this shoot so...cross your fingers for us:)
And also probably on Monday I will have good news but about that maybe next time ;)

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Ich habe zu viel gearbeitet;)

Like u see my Deutsch is in bigger progress than few months ago... bit still I'm learning and
it will pass some time before I will make all post in german ;)
For those one who don't understand german language my today post is calling " I was to much working".
Today is the first day after some time that I have free time, I can chill and relax :)
I'm still waiting for a lot of photos from last shoots but untill that I will present some old stuff and two backstage photos:)
I tired to catch all possibilities to work because I know that in next few weeks weather will fucked up totally and then it wont be so much work. A lot of photographers will make a break untill next spring time and another goup of them will start to make studio shoots. What I will doing durning this time?! Learn german and had hope that maybe something will pump in to my schedule!:)

Photo: VashkaK, model: Maria Kn Knofe, MUA: Artmission

I know I showed u one photo from shoot with Maria and Vashka but we made 2 kinds of look one colourfull make up and this one more in beauty style. I adore how Vashka retouch this photo. It was just normal hotel bathroom, nothing special but he made here such a beautiful mood....
Sometimes is so incredible how people could change all idea of place where it was shoot or film set.
For example when I was working on one of film sets it was raning...but in film u have a feeling is a great beautiful weather... - people right now can make so much magic things!
Like u know I met with Maria few times more... I love to work with her because she always know how to get to perfect mood, how to pose... I wish that every model could work like that!

Those two photos are from bactsage. One of them is a shoot from July (I probably wont get any photo from this one shoot...such a shame it was so great stylization by Cristina my great make-up and Maria as a model...) and another one is a backstage photo from Thursday shoot. It was another part of underwater shoot :) So like u see I didn't sit on my ass and I had productive time... Soon I should shere with u some photos from 5 diffrent photo shoots. :)

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Jelous.

I know that titule of post it's not optymistic but I wont write to much about bad stuff.
Make-up artist profession have two sides. Great, colourfull one and this second one where your back is
killing by pain and you meet sometimes on your way some people who just dream to show you in bad light.
You need to be ready to deal with it. It's maybe a lot of other MUA's but it's important to know how to work with other people and respect to each other (such a shame that somepeople sometimes forget about it)!! I wont write here some of my bad experiences... I need to admit I had them few times in my life but I have more lucky than most of people in this profession.
So my advice? Don't care what other people could think... if you know you are good in something just fallow your heart voice and be Awesome ;)

  

Photo: Photo: Patrick Jendrusch, Clothes Designer: Shrekahnth, Model: , Miriam, MUA: Artmission, thanks to FIER management

I got a chance to make this lookbook for Shrekahnth thanks to Lisa from Fier management. When I saw all outfits...I felt in love in them just right away... make-up idea was really simply, because all of us whant to ephasize all those great clothes! When I spoke with Shrekahnth he told me that he spends a lot of months on looking perfect fabrics or colours... but I think that his ideas...and work it;s just outstanding! So here u can fallow him and check out what he is doing right now

 https://www.facebook.com/shrekahnth?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser

 Photo: Agnieszka Talarska, Model: Sandra, Stylist: Ewa Grzeszczuk MUA: Artmission

It was really nice summer day. I remember that with Ewa and Aga we made so many jokes and laugh... talk about life.... just like always. Sometimes I'm really miss about those days. We had really great time together!!:) I loved to make shoots with Aga because we made always photos around those special place in Poznań that are special for me... 

I'm waiting for a lot of new photos.... sometimes it's hard to wait but as soon I will get them I will for sure public them on my facebook page :  

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Kara%C5%9B-mission/215159385174903 

and make some new post here :) Can't wait to share this stuff with you guys! ;)

Fortune Teller.

I'm not a fortune teller.
I'm just a dreamer.

 Director: Matteo Tonarelli, Actors crew: Connor Atkins, Stella Sophie Kieffer, Wlada Igorevna, Carlo Loiudice, MUA: Artmission

Few months ago when it was really cold and lot of us dreamed about spring time I took part in this project. 
I wont tell all details about movie. If you want to check out more just jump in to this few files!
 http://vimeo.com/72539101 -teaser
https://www.facebook.com/TheFortuneTeller
http://vimeo.com/63421259 -trailer

I wrote to Matteo a message in the begining of January. He was looking for a crew for his movie. On the set I met a lot of crazy, positive people. For 4 days we were like little family. 
With some of them I met in other projects...I hope that in future I will also meet with other guys:)
To this day I remember the best brownie baked by Bettianne, and how Carlo made all of us laugh :) 

It's no easy to work in winter time. Specialy if a lot of scenes are taken outside. For make-up artist it's difficult to fight with red ears and noses:) But I tried to handle with this as good I could!:)

Guys believe me you need to check it out!! ;)

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Make my day.

Thank you.
I want to starts from this words because today one person who spend (probably really) a lot of time to check out almost all of my works make my day. So I want to thank all people who ever support me!

So today I want to share something diffrent with you.
Men shoot.
It's true that I didn't prepare so many male models than female models but on my list I met few really handsom funny and cool guys who are as much interesting on photos as girls! 
With guys is always funny because they hate make-up and they always react like little babys on sponge, foundation and all that "girl stuff" - not every of them... for example Ernest that u can admire on lower photo he just love photo shoots so make-up is for him like a starter before first snap of camera!

It's important to don't put to much cosmetics on their faces, they very often don't need to much foundation and they should look more natural and in men style (only if the idea of make-up is more theatrical then u can do what you want but in test shoots you need to be carefull what you do!).

So maybe I didn't write today to long post but I had a need to share with you something diffrent than always.
P.s I'm after really amazing shoot so I can't wait to share this with you guys!:)

And in this saturday Artmission will prepare few models for LIVE NETWORKING FOR FASHION & ART -17.08.2013 in Berlin! Cross your fingers for me!:)

Photo: Giuseppe Morales Volpe, Model: Ernest Look, MUA: Artmission

Photo: IZY Photo, Model: Denis, MUA: Artmission    


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Patience

Photographer: VazhaK. ( https://www.facebook.com/VAZHAKGEO), Model: Maria Kn (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maria-Kn-Model/347788925348369?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser), MUA: Artmission

It’s not easy to wait for another project to show up. Sometimes you need to wait for long weeks before you get any message or short note. It’s easier if you take everything…paid job and TFP projects… then you have 80% of TFP projects and 20% of normal paid work.

One year ago I decided I wont do TFP project any more. It’s not easy decision because when u work in this profession u know exactly that it’s not so many photographers or models who get paid for their work… so you feel that you are the only one who have strick rules.  But after so many years… after so many shoots you need to know when to say… “No for TFP”. It’s not only about respect for yourself… I spend in one month so many cash for cosmetics, brushes and other stuff that you realize that it’s not only a hobby… it’s your work…and if you want to be treat as a professional if you want to be better time after time you need to invest in yourself..but money don’t fall down from the sky… foundation don’t dripping from a faucet – my very good  friend also make-up artist said that and I love to use that sentence- before someone ask me about cooperation I always make my point and tell them ..for me it’s not important to get paid for my work… min. I expected is that someone will pay for my reimbursement for used stuff. I don’t have high price list, I’m also a human being.

So all Dear Make-up artist…models…photographers.. it’s good to work on TFP base when you just started… you can meet a lot of people,  create interesting portfolio…but you need to remember one day you need to wake up from TFP madness and fight for your right..

So this shot is from few weeks ago, I once again met with Maria but this time as a photographer  work VashaK. We still waiting for more photos but first 3 which Vazha choosed are great…

I love the light… his point of view to capture reall beauty of Maria… ;)

I had really great July…I’m still wondering how it will looks like August … ;)

Like always I invite you to check out whats going on in Artmission funpage!;)

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Summer time.

Photo: Ewa Kaczmarek (https://www.facebook.com/ewakaczmarekphotography), Model: Alicja, Clothes designer: Geometrix, MUA: Artmission

I love summer time. Normaly at that time of year I have a lot of project to work on.
Even if it's to hot.... I love this cool atmosphere when everybody are full of energy and you just want to do it your job all day all night :)

This time I presents you one of my favourite shoot. It was 2011...I met Ewa on Maxmodels.pl
we were talking about few ideas... she had very specific view on this project so I was just looking for inspiration in internet that kind of inspiration that will  fix to very cool outfits and hairstyles:) Because on this shoot were to models one of them was Alicja.
I remember that I was very hurry up at that day and I didn't stay to the end of project...I always try to be to the end because it's important for me to check out  if everything is ok with make-up -normaly it is and I don't need to make any corrects but still it's better to stay to the end.
I never understand that kind of Make-up artist who will made their job and just run away.. it's fun to stay with team... it's difficult to meet new people in 30 minutes ....when you are focous to make your job as good you can and just leave after that...
As a MUa you create some look.. thanks to that model could fit in to her shoot role and try to make some magic.. if you don't give anything from yourself and you don't give any energy to those people on set... one piece of all puzzles mist so remember guys if you agree to take part in something you need to be sure you doin this in 100%!

Like always more work of Artmission you can check out here:
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Just do it.

Last time I told you about cooperation with the best crew ever ;) So in the begining

I want inform you about my second internet publication:

http://institutemag.com/2013/07/05/parallel-future/

Just check it out! ;) I’m very proud what we did -  that we just rock with this project so much!

So right maybe I stop to celebrate this moment so much and I will straight go to the point of new post!

Why “Just do it” ? When I visit my hometown few days ago I talked with one of my friends about fallowing dreams. She told me that she don’t know what to do with her life… she have boring job, no idea what to do with her free time.. any passion. I incourage her to find something only for her. It’s very important to all of us to find something special that will feed our soul and peace of mind! Maybe it’s not so easy to find for all of us passion. Somebody need many years to find it .. but still if you don’t look for this at all how you want to find it? Just try it baby! You think that make-up is interesting…watch youtube chanels, search on google what people wrote about it… The most important thing is to make first step. 

 (photographer: Paul Barclay, Model: Frany – MissFrany Love, MUA: Artmission)

 

So I saw Pauls work on Modelmayhem. I leave him a tag that I love his work…

And he just wrote to me that he will come from Schotland to Berlin for few days and he really want to do something together. I was surprised because I didn’t know that he planed to visit Berlin ;)

We shot on that day 3 models. Today You can see Frany, but also it was there with us Maria (then I met her first time.. ;) )and Crisi. Every of them had different look. In the beginning we search for perfect location – and it wasn’t easy because weather was really suck and we was worry all the time about rain…when we found perfect location (old bulding, abandoned) the Police kick as out from there and in the end we make this shot in Pauls hostel . But still I think the results looks pretty good – I’m still waiting for all photos but this few I got allready from Paul looks just great!

Like always I invite you to check out my facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Karaś-mission/215159385174903 new stuff soon!:)