Beauty Photography
by alise black Studios
Explore the artistry of beauty photography with Alise Black Studios, where timeless styling meets elegant creativity.
Our expert team specialises in crafting emotive and sophisticated beauty photography tailored to your unique needs.
Whether for personal portraits or cosmetics campaigns, we bring your vision to life with precision.
Beauty photography can be for cosmetics campaigns, modeling portfolios or personal portraits
Beauty photography creates a story around clothing or cosmetics, creative hair, makeup, jewellery, beautiful lighting and detailed photography techniques.
Alise Black has worked with a number of cosmetic and men's grooming brands to create their product photography for online websites. Please refer to our product gallery for examples.
Another way people describe beauty photography is through close up creative images of facial features. We often find clients like to add this style to a Private Session and it is a great complement to portrait and modeling portfolios.
"Just had an amazing experience with my daughter's photo shoot, totally unique intimate and deeply personalised professional shoot...the photos came out exceptional and high-end top quality editorial artistic work. Thanks ladies we are sooooo happy."
Nikki Colombo
5 Star Google Review
"Wow what an AMAZING photo shoot I had with the highly professional and pleasant young ladies at Alise Black Photographic Studios. I had the time of my life and my photos were stunning I nearly fell off my chair with disbelief. The photographer had a beautiful creative artistic flair which was portrayed in every single shot that she took. I loved how she captured beauty, sophistication and elegance, it was truly art."
Yohanna
True Local 5 Star Review
"I was so happy with the photos I had done. The team were a fantastic bunch of girls that made me feel like I was home. It was one of the best experiences of my life I was talking about it for months and on end and still am... Alise and her team are a bunch of talented, kind hearted people. Thanks for the memories I will cherish forever."
Sarah Baldacchino
Natural beauty to more dramatic creations
At Alise Black Studios, we are specialists in Kryolan HD Photographic Makeup application. Kryolan is a top tier photographic makeup brand that started in 1940. It is used with digital editing techniques to create flawless images. Beauty photography can be emotive, timeless and elegant. Natural, minimal makeup to dramatic creations.
When designing a beauty photoshoot, we discuss how far you want to develop the photoshoot. For example, would you like very natural images where you only have a minimal amount of makeup like the image above? The client had her makeup base done, a light eye shimmer and nothing else. Other clients prefer a more dramatic makeover, like the client submerged in water with stars all over her face.
If you are a brand who wants to feature models in skincare photoshoots, then we would be delighted to help you take your brand to the next level. Beautiful complexions are our speciality. We offer both the model photoshoot and product photography service to our commercial clients.
"Incredible photo shoot yesterday, Thank you for the opportunity to be photographed again by you Alise, Thanks to your team who were amazing, and who helped make these wonderful creative set of photos possible. I won't wait another 7 years to be back again. Very happy customer."
Aneta Srb
Facebook 5 Star Review
"I cannot recommend Alise highly enough!.. Alise and Treia were amazing; they were so helpful from the moment I expressed interest. They answered all of my questions and dealt out helpful advice. You won't regret it!"
Kobe Layton
"Alise and Treia were absolutely lovely to deal with and made the experience so much fun. I was nervous being photographed but they really helped with making me comfortable and only had compliments to say...can't wait to do it again!!"
Linda De Bie
Step through what's involved in creating a beauty photoshoot
At Alise Black Studios we will make sure you experience a welcoming, friendly environment and your images have the attention to detail that is needed in professional photography.
We offer transparent pricing prior to every booking, plus we will advise you on how to prepare for your photoshoot. Alise and Treia are always open to ideas that you may have and will utilise their extensive experience to help guide you.
On the day, relax as we direct you through the range of makeup styling, positions and poses. You will never be left to awkwardly pose by yourself. Once you have spoken with us and received all the preparation guidance, we are quietly confident you will be excited to create your images.
OUR SERVICES
From pampering Private Sessions to VIP days, we've been creating fun and relaxing professional photoshoot experiences since 2003. Explore our galleries for the range of photography styles.
Alise Black is formally trained at SIT and RMIT with over 20 years of professional photography experience. Collaborate with her on your ideas or simply relax — she'll guide every shot with precision and ease.
Our premier studio is based in Sydney, with shoots also available in Melbourne and Brisbane. Photoshoots are thoughtfully designed across studio, lifestyle, natural light and on-location settings to maximise your range.
Every booking includes a personalised phone styling consult and a detailed styling guide sent before your appointment. Outfits, colour themes and layering options are all discussed so your looks are diversified.
Whether you have a signature look or want to explore variety, our team creates styles tailored to you — beach waves, soft curls, volume blow-outs, sleek straight or fashion-forward looks that photograph beautifully.
We use professional high-definition photographic makeup with micronising foundations for a flawless, camera-ready complexion. Personalised colour palettes are created to complement your unique features.
Natural retouching — including removal of blemishes and body marks — is applied before you see the images. A retouching menu is also available for additional refinement or specific requests.
Capture your personality beyond the still image. We create styled behind-the-scenes video reels from your photoshoot — perfect for social media, agency submissions and personal branding.
CALL or SMS
Simply call or SMS us on 0403 177 814 — we'd love to hear from you. Let's start your experience!