Topic : doing nails for photo shoots

Catch A Break at Modelmayhem.com

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.

Celebrity Manicurists: They’re Just Like Us

July 1, 2007  | Article

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?

How to Be a Fantastic Cover Nail Tech

October 1, 2006  | Article

Tom Bachik is a true professional and shares here his tips for getting photo shoot gigs. 

Behind the Scenes: Extreme Makeover-Exponential Toms

July 1, 2005  | Article

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.

How’s My Light?

September 1, 2004  | Article

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.

Behind the Scenes: New Gig for Top Competitor

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.

Behind the Scenes: Tom of All Trades

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.

Behind the Scenes: From Russia , With Style

April 1, 2003  | Article

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.

Behind the Scenes: Monica Leiper

November 1, 2002  | Article

Behind the Scenes: Tom Holcomb

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.

Behind the Scenes: Lysa Comfort

August 1, 2002  | Article

Behind the Scenes: Lee-Anne Baker Smith

July 1, 2002  | Article

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.

Behind the Scenes: Elsbeth Schutz

May 1, 2002  | Article

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.

Behind the Scenes: Alisha Rimando Is the Golden-Girl

December 1, 2001  | Article

When Alisha, who has been doing nails for seven years, came out to do our shoot she stayed with NAILS’ cover veteran Tom Holcomb.

Behind the Scenes: Life Is So Glam

November 1, 2001  | Article

Tom Bachik, who travels the world educating nail techs for Creative Nail Design, is hard to pin down, so we figured why not get this master tech to do two covers at once.