Posts Tagged ‘fashion photography’

Behind the Scenes: Fatcheese bodypainting with Nadia Forde

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Today I was lucky enough to be outside in the sunshine for a Photocall for fatcheese.ie. Myself and my assistant Stefania turned Nadia Forde into a stylised version of cheese. Why turn a gorgeous Irish Model into cheese you say? :-)

It is all to announce that they have given over €250,000 cash back to @FatcheeseIE members since they started!!

Here are some behind the scenes snaps:

Yellow Bodypainting in Progress
Just adding the final touches:

Final Touches Bodypainting

The final paint:

Bodypainting Photoshoot

Gill reflecting some sunshine:

Bodypainting Photoshoot 2

The bodypainting garnered a lot of attention from onlookers, haha, you can see them in the background:

Lookers on

Products used:

Graftobian FX Aire
Kryolan Aquacolor Bodypaint
Grimas Bodypaint
OCC Airbrush Make-up

BT Young Scientist 2012 – Photocall

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Here are some shots from a recent PR Photoshoot that I did for the BT Young Scientist Competition 2012. I got to paint the girls like half bionic people. Bodypainting is my favourite kind of work and I wish I could do this every day :-)

BT-Young-Scientist-2012-Launch-Facepainting-4

BT-Young-Scientist-2012-Launch-Facepainting

BT-Young-Scientist-2012-Launch-Facepainting-3

BT-Young-Scientist-2012-Launch-Facepainting-2

Here is where some of the photos ended up:

BT-Young Scientist Face painting

BT-Young Scientist Face painting 2

BT-Young Scientist Face painting 3

PR Bodypainting: Sony Ericsson

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

On Facebook recently, I already talked about the Photo Call I did recently for Sony Ericsson which went out in the Evening Herald and The Metro Newspapers.  I thought I would just share a little video. It is just an experiment really, thinking about getting into doing some videos for the blog in the future, so watch this space…

The models are: Vinny Gough, Eva Grasse and Georgia Salpa

Green Bodypainting PR Makeup

Splat! Paint Photoshoot

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Paint Photoshoot Make-up Headshot

Make-Up Splat! Lying Down

Painting Make-Up Lying on Stomach

Paint Splatter Make up

Photographer: Darren Purcell of Visionary Photography
Model: Bubblegum Harley
Make-Up: Emma Farrell of Emma Farrell Dublin Bodypainting

Behind the Scenes: Charity Bodypainting

Friday, July 9th, 2010

I was asked to do a high profile quiz event in Clontarf Castle last Thursday.  The event was in aid of the charity “To Russia With Love” to raise much needed funds.

Here are some behind the scenes photographs, some professional shots will follow soon. The model was David Mulqueen a personal trainer/director from The Edge Clontarf, a personal training facility based in Clontarf. I am no expert, but I think he might be good at his job if his abs are anything to go by.

Bodypainting: Emma Farrell Bodypainter
Model: David Mulqueen

Boudoir Dressing Service

Friday, July 9th, 2010

I have  been talking to a few people in the Transgender/Cross Dressing Community of late and there seems to be a real need for a make-over service similar to The Boudoir Dressing Service in London theboudoironline.com

This is something that I would love to do, so if there is anyone out there that needs help and advice with creating your perfect look, please get in touch. I can do the Make-Over for you, teach you the skills so you can do it yourself, help with shopping and wigs etc.

Here is a photoshoot that I did with Damien recently…I helped him transform into Roxy :)

Photography: Edel Kelly
Model: Damien/Roxy
Make-Up: Emma Farrell Make-Up

Alternative Photoshoot

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Did a photoshoot with the talented Phantom FM Radio Presenter Laura Lee-Conway. We headed out to the IFSC to do an alternative photoshoot. It was good fun except for at one stage poor Laura was groped by an over eagre teenager from the area, it was pretty funny! If she wasn’t in so much shock I am sure he would have got a smack :)

Photographer: Christine Redmond
Model: Laura Lee-Conway
Make-Up Artist: Emma Farrell Makeup

Photoshoot: Alice Collins Textile Artist

Friday, June 11th, 2010

I did the makeup for a photoshoot a couple of months ago for a really good friend of mine Alice Collins. She is a talented and creative textile artist based in Dublin. She also handmakes a range of unique jewellery and accessories.

These images are of dresses that she made as part of a work of art. It is an attempt to address the emotional and physical trauma suffered by Irish women under the lawless ‘care’ of Dr. Michael Neary in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda during the 1980s and 90s.

Just incase you don’t know who he is, here is a link to an RTE Article and a brief synopsis from Wikipedia below:

“Michael Neary is a retired Irish consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist. He gained notoriety when it was discovered that he had performed what was considered an inordinate number of cesarean hysterectomies during his time at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth. He was suspended by the Irish Medical Council in 1999 pending their investigations, and then struck off the Register of Medical Practitioners in 2003.”

Artist: Alice Collins
Photographer: Edel Kelly @ The Secret Boudoir
Models: Aisling Danahar, Bernadette McLoughlin and Sarah Tapes
Make-up Artist: Emma Farrell @ Makeup

Photoshoot with Model Georgie

Monday, May 31st, 2010



Did a photoshoot on Friday with a whole host of talented people. There was 4 hours to do about 6 different make-up and hair looks and get them photographed. It was a really fun day, but it got a bit frantic at times!

Here is one shot from the shoot…more photos will follow soon…

Make-Up: Me @ Fashion Make-Up
Photographer: Richie Stokes
Model: Georgie Frances Wilson
Clothes: Lucy’s Lounge

Roy Lichtenstein Bodypainting

Friday, May 14th, 2010

I am doing a full bodypainting on Monday for the LA Make-Up Academy. I did a little test run today, here are the images: