About

Name: Alexander Vidakovic.
Profession: professional Make-up Artist, graphic/web designer & SEO, world traveller and happy pubs visitor.
Nationality: Dutch (of Serbian origin), going through life as: World Citizen.
Country: Netherlands.
Mission: Accomplishing his dreams.

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

Seeking a plastic surgeon!

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. And perhaps you’d like to add me on your friends list on:

http://www.modelmayhem.com/732090
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1342398741
http://www.myspace.com/alexander_vidakovic
http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/travmakeupartist/ and/or
http://twitter.com/cool_makeup

… or you’d like even to subscribe to my newsletter so you don’t miss anything?

Interviews

New: an interview for FaceUp1.com - (.doc, 20 Kb, English), August 03, 2010.

Download here Face & Figure: Models Guide 2010 - interview with Alexander - (.pdf, Dutch version, 4.97 Mb or translated 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!)

Alexander Vidakovic, photo by: Rodrigo Basaure, Santiago, Chile 2009.

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.

I must also add, many of my colleagues use standard MAC, but I don’t.. it’s because MAC is NOT better of what I use in any possible way. I also have to admit, it’s also that I sometimes just enjoy to pee against the wind. Or in other words, whenever the crowd goes left, I’ll most probably rather choose to go right. For some reason it makes me feel better, even it’s the most of the times definitely not easier.

In short, I use make-up products that are highly professional 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. ;-)

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.

Model Valerie, photographer: Marcus Sudjojo and Alexander, World Traveling Artist. Jakarta, Indonesia 2009.

The way I do my make-up work

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

The way I definitely 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.

On frequently asked questions page, I tell a lot about my work and my life philosophy in general as well.. just in case you want to find out more.

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