One weekend we joined with the other Volunteers in Stung Treng to go along to a Photo Studio and have make up applied and dress up in Kamai clothes and adopt some of the classic poses they use for photographs.
Whats in the Box?
We met at the Studio and some of us went straight to the makeup chairs others went to select what they wanted to wear. You could also just sit down and watch the others having their makeup applied and being transformed and take pics of your own.
The makeup was applied to the men also and was applied quite thickly. Many hairpieces were used especially on the women to create totally different colours and styles compared to when entering the shop.
Nice shoes Chris- did you keep them?
The size differences to the Cambodians soon became apparent when we tried on the clothes quite often they were too small so the choices were to change to something bigger or if you liked the item to squeeze into it and possibly have it gaping open at the back.
Note feet nowhere near the floor!
When we were all made up and dressed we went into the photo studio to be put into various poses with props for the pictures taken.
Head stretched?
We had then to wait for 2 weeks for the pictures to be sent to and returned from being photo-shopped in Phnom Penh ,there looks to be a bit of stretching etc applied as well as adding the background scenery.
The Women Volunteers of Stung treng!
A selection of photos were printed out in the shop and the whole experience was paid for by buying at least 3 printed pics each ,we also got a CD with 40 odd pics on. Yet another Stung Treng experience!!
Male Volunteers Stung Treng
OMG
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine where you found the time - between washing, cycling, motorcycling, shopping, cooking, teaching, work and keeping us all posted - to sit around having make-up applied and dress up in super colours. And then you had to wait 2 weeks for the results .... we are so lucky having you go through these hoops for us.