September 1, 2009
| Article
From getting initial experience and photos to selling yourself at an appointment with an agent, this is a handy how-to guide for finding an agent for freelance manicuring work.
Keywords: celebrities creating a portfolio doing nails for photo shoots fashion photographing nails
February 1, 2009
| Article
Nail salons need to harness the power of the press to help build their businesses.
Keywords: doing nails for photo shoots marketing/promotions On My Mind public relations
September 25, 2008
| News
A salon owner who frequently works behind the scenes at photo shoots, Maisie Dunbar recommends modelmayhem.com — a site geared for models and photographers.
Keywords: creating a portfolio doing nails for photo shoots
July 1, 2007
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Practically every time an actor or musician is photographed for a magazine or works on film, they get their hair, makeup, and nails professionally done. So who are these nail technicians who are slaving away behind the scenes? And more important, how can you become one of them?
Keywords: celebrity nail techs CND Deborah Lippmann doing nails for photo shoots Elsbeth Schuetz
October 1, 2006
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Tom Bachik is a true professional and shares here his tips for getting photo shoot gigs.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes doing nails for photo shoots Entity Beauty Tom Bachik
July 1, 2005
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For the perfect makeover cover, we enlisted the help of two of the industry’s finest nail techs turned entrepreneurs — Entity Nail Couture’s Tom Holcomb and Tom Bachik.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes cover techs doing nails for photo shoots Tom Bachik Tom Holcomb
September 1, 2004
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Doing photo shoots in your salon — nail style shots, salon interior shots, or service shots — will help you develop a portfolio to show off to both clients and editors. Learn from the pros how to hire a photographer, how to prepare for a photo shoot, and what to expect at the end of the day.
Keywords: creating a portfolio doing nails for photo shoots photographing nails
August 1, 2004
| Demo
For this month's cover shoot, John Hauk, top competitor, salon owner with a full book of clients, and OPI Products’ new technical advisor, helped us create a Puccini-inspired nail look.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes doing nails for photo shoots John Hauk OPI Products
April 1, 2004
| Article
Tom Holcomb may no longer do nails at the salon, but he certainly isn’t out of practice. He often travels to Japan to educate Japanese nailists, so he has plenty of practice sculpting his beautiful nails.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes doing nails for photo shoots Japanese nail industry Tom Holcomb
April 1, 2003
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This month’s cover comes to you all the way from Russia. Russian women are very fashion-conscious and feminine in their styles. With a full set of nails costing around $120 U.S. dollars (and rebalances costing $60) not all women can afford enhancements, but a growing number of women visit salons regularly.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes CND colored acrylics doing nails for photo shoots international
October 1, 2002
| Article
Tom Holcomb is no stranger to photo shoots. In addition to the many cover shoots he has done with NAILS, Tom also does the nails for EZ Flow’s ads.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes doing nails for photo shoots EZ Flow Tom Holcomb
July 1, 2002
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Lee-Anne Baker-Smith did two sets of nails and one set of toe-nails when she came to Los Angeles to do a Nails cover shoot.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes canada doing nails for photo shoots
May 1, 2002
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When we told Elsbeth that we were shooting a teen cover to go with our cover story on teenagers, she conducted an informal poll of teenage girls in her neighborhood to see what they like to wear on their nails.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes CND doing nails for photo shoots Orly youth marketing
