Day Of The Dead - Dia De Muertos

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Day Of The Dead - Dia De Muertos

Artist

Robert McAlpine

Medium

Photograph

Description

In a number of different cultures, there are important celebrations during the days around November 1st - For example, All Saint's Day in many countries.

In Mexico, and some other Latin American countries they have an ancient and very colorful festival called, Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). Ancestors and those who have passed on are celebrated and remembered for several days of festivities.

To recognize and celebrate this important cultural even, Hailey Robinson, a Make-Up Artist in Ottawa, ON Canada painted the face of model, Florence Cajuste with a "sugar-skull" - the familiar depiction of celebrants in Mexico.

THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE – In October of 2017, model Florence Cajouste informed me of the face-painting project that she and MUA Hailey Robinson were planning and asked me if I wanted to be part of the project as the photographer. I enthusiastically agreed because I had previously worked with Florence and knew her to be a talented and highly innovative model. In addition, face-painting and body-painting projects are always fun, and I love doing them. Hailey did the exquisitely intricate and demanding face painting of a “sugar skull� on Florence’s face in the photographic studio in which I am a partner, and the shoot followed. I used a Nikon D800E full-frame camera equipped with a Nikkor f/2.8 - 70 to 200 mm focal length zoom lens set at a 75 mm. (Manual mode with aperture f/6.3 and shutter speed 1/200 sec.). Lighting was by several carefully placed, radio controlled studio strobes equipped with various types of modifiers. .

MUA - Face Painting by Hailey Robinson; Model: Florence Cajouste

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December 1st, 2017

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