About

Name: Alexander Vidakovic.
Profession: Professional Make-up Artist, Graphic/webdesigner & SEO and Happy Pubs Visitor.
Nationality: Dutch (of Serbian origin), going through life as: World Citizen.
Country: The Netherlands.

Currently: Doing make-up and planning the photoshoots with photographers and models all around the world (for his 2nd world travel).

Before we plan some photoshoots, make some cool stuff and have a fun together.. you might want to know a few things about me first (click here for personal info).

Interviews

.. or download here Face & Figure: Models Guide 2010 - interview with Alexander - (PDF, Dutch version, 4.97 Mb + English version Pdf 74.5 Kb), published by Models magazine “Face & Figure”, special issue made for - and given to - all visitors of their Event at World Fashion Center in Amsterdam 28-11-2009,

.. or download here also the Interview with Alexander - PDF, 187 Kb (Noordhollands Dagblad, 16-10-2009, Dutch version only)

Make-up artist, professional info

I’m professional (certified) make-up artist. The make-up I currently work with is “Studio Make-up”, which is not tested on animals as it matters to a lots of people (and to me as well!), and it’s skin friendly (it’s maker says - and I agree), I also use Pupa, Clinique (liquid) and MaXfactor (natural minerals) foundation, incl. some of their (Pupa) eyeshadow sets, Estée Lauder ShadowSticks, ShiSeido Hydro-powder eye shadows & Bourjois eye pencils (a lots of Bourjois pencils! These are my favorites at the moment), and for quick make-up, I might sometimes use L’Oreal glitter eye pencils which are designed to be the eyeliners as well as eyeshadow-pencils. But these are unfortunately limited in colors and hard to sharpen.

In short, I use the products that are professional enough and that I like at the moment.. and it’s constantly changing. I’m not a slave to any well known brand, unless they pay me well for it. ;-)

Photo by: Lette-fotografie.nl, model: Lotte.

Before I start, I use “Nivea” visage cleansing milk, tonic and day cream …

And last, but not least:
I never, ever put anything on someones face (or any other part of the body) before I’ve tested it on my own skin first!
Another important thing you can definitely count on: my brushes are always clean!

These are perhaps the reasons that I haven’t receive any complains so far.

Here is my list of other (not less important) things you can also count on when dealing with me:

The way I do my make-up work

• As a make-up artist, I don’t easily lose my concentration, patience and my temper.
• I have enough chewing gum in my suitcase, so the models won’t suffer from my (smoker’s) breath.
• I mostly have fun, making here and there a joke during my work, the models won’t easily get bored or nervous.
• As every photoshoot starts on my make-up chair, I make sure each model gets totally relaxed and stands in a front of the camera with a huge doses of self confidence, even it’s her/his first time.
• When I’m (occasionally) having a bad day, I keep my mouth shut and just do my work.
• Before I start, I prefer to inspect model’s clothes first and then ask the model and photographer what do they want.
• Before, and during the shoot I drink a lots of coffee, black, no sugar.
• I make sure the most of the models leave the shoot feeling as diva’s.
• I show up on my appointments, even after going out or having a party all night long. (Can sometimes be an hour late though. Plan therefore your shoots with me NEVER early in the morning.)

The way I don’t work

• I don’t let anyone command me. In general, I see people on the shoots as equal and expect from them the same.
• I don’t let anyone time my work. I work with pencils and expect from photographers to work with their camera’s, not with their watches. I don’t work with photographers who are in great hurry, under too much stress or just acting like a$$holes for whatever the reason.
• I don’t do photoshoots without my own input.
• I don’t work with photographers who are only up to get the models (against their wish) out of their clothes. When photographer tries that, taking advantage of a model who is not confident enough to say NO!, I’ll always jump in and say something about it.. as I’ve (unfortunately) done that in the past a couple of times already. Protecting the model and my own reputation go first. No respect = no deal.

  Just for the record: as far as I’m concerned, there is nothing wrong with (artistic) naked/nude pictures, as long as it’s model’s own wish, the model is an adult, the accent is set on creating ARTISTIC pictures - and it’s settled BEFORE the photoshoot, NOT during the photoshoot.
  .. I’ve been involved a couple of times in this kind of shoots too, so I can tell the difference when its’s done the right way - and when it’s definitely not.

Sooo ….

If you want to find out more (about my background), then you might want to read this page, as I believe the guys who are willing to invite me to their homes and their studio’s deserve to know that.

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