Eyeshadow looks bad in pictures!

Jun 2, 2014

Maggie S.

Hi everyone! Whenever I do eyeshadow looks, (gradient, smokey, cut creases, etc.) when my eyes are open, it looks great, well blended, pigmented, etc. When I close my eyes, it looks horrible! How do I get it to look like the pictures you see on the internet? Is there any blending techniques or what?

Jun 2, 2014

Jamie V.

Try blending with a brand new clean brush that you hadnt used for the other shadows~

Jun 2, 2014

Hannah K.

Does it only look bad in pictures, and fine in real life? Because most of the pictures online are super edited to make the makeup look better. What I do to take pictures is stand next to a window, put the front camera up to my eye (so I can see what I'm taking the picture of) and then just go for it. I use my iPhone 4, and I have no clue how to edit, so you can look at my profile and see how it turns out/if it would work for you. An unfortunate downside to most cameras, though, is that they tend to downplay your blending skills, and make your pictures look a lot more harsh than real life.

Jun 2, 2014

Maggie S.

Thanks Jamie!
Hannah, yes it tends to only look bad in pictures, I too use my iphone, so maybe that's it. Otherwise, I might want to look into some editing programs ;).

Jun 3, 2014

Lorna G.

I definitely agree with Hannah and Jamie! I do blend out a lot more for photography and I also sharpen my photography so the quality looks nice. But I also must tell you, the quality of photography also makes a significant difference. I used to use an iphone and the quality was rather horrible to pick up the pigments, or eyeshadows as they were in person. I then opted for a DSLR and when I take a picture the colours look exactly the same as in person. Another factor that comes into play is the lightening. Generally I have a camera in one hand and hold a lamp in the other and shift both around to find the perfect angle to take the photo.