Senior Photo Fashion Tips
For Guys
Face and Skin
Be sure your face is clean and shine free. Oily skin will
cause your skin to have a glare on it. Slight skin
glare can be softened
but retouching this will be additional. A flat powder can
also work wonders on shiny skin. Just be sure the color blends in
with your natural skin tone. Avoid sunburn and tanning
too much prior to the session. Unless you want your beard
to show, be
sure you shave just prior to your portrait session. Watch
for razor burn – don’t try to shave too close. We do
not remove stubble (unshaven look) as part of retouching.
Clothing
Try to select clothing that is not too trendy. Those styles
will look out of fashion next year. Large bold brand names
on clothing will definitely look out of style in a year
or two. Try to select solid subtle colors for most clothing.
In most poses you should avoid stripes, plaids and patterns
in your clothing. (Of course it is OK to have patterns
in
a couple of outfits.) For traditional head and shoulders
poses, long sleeve dressy clothing works best.
Bring along
a wide variety of styles of clothing and be sure your
shoes and socks go with each outfit. Think about bringing
jackets, hats, hobbies, sports equipment, instruments, props,
etc. Please bring all of your clothing to the studio clean
and on hangers. Wrinkled clothing does not photograph well.
Consider bringing along a darker T-shirt to wear with darker
casual clothing.
Hair
Haircuts just before your portrait session are not a bad
thing, unless you wear your hair “very” short.
In that case, you may want to time your haircut so it is
at least
a week before your portrait. If you are thinking about
something really wild and crazy with your hair, you may
want to wait
until after your portrait session. (You probably realize
that wild and crazy will not be your hair style very long.)
Arrive Early
Be sure you know how to find the studio and arrive 10-15 minutes
early. We will visit with you about your clothing and ideas
for your session.
For Girls
Face and Skin
Be sure your face is clean and
shine free. Oily skin will cause your skin to have a glare
on it. Slight skin
glare
can be softened but retouching this will be additional. A
flat powder can also work wonders on shiny skin. Make-up
should be worn like you would wear it for a nice evening
out – not too heavy and make sure your make-up color
blends in with your natural skin tone. If you have a blemish,
we can flawlessly remove it with retouching. Please do not
try to cover it up with extra make-up. Avoid sunburn and
tanning too much prior to the session. Try to even out any
tan lines that may show in the portraits. We can help tan
lines with retouching.
Clothing
Try to select clothing that is not too trendy. Trendy styles
will look out of fashion next year. Large bold brand names
on clothing will definitely look out of style in a year
or two. Try to select solid, subtle colors for most clothing.
In most poses you should avoid stripes, plaids and patterns
in your clothing. (Of course it is OK to have patterns
or bold color in a couple of outfits.) For traditional
head and shoulders poses, long sleeve or ¾ sleeve
dressy clothing works best and makes you look slimmer.
Short sleeves or sleeveless clothing will always emphasize
your arms, especially in close-up poses.
Bring along a wide variety of styles of clothing and be
sure your shoes go with each outfit. If you wear sandals,
check out your toenails. Think about bringing jackets, hats,
hobbies, sports equipment, instruments, props, etc. Please
bring all of your clothing to the studio clean and on hangers.
Wrinkled clothing does not photograph well. Please make sure
the color of your undergarments matches the color of your
outer clothing, especially when the outer clothing is light
or white.
Hair
If you want to wear your hair in a couple of different styles,
please come in with your hair in the most complicated,
or time consuming style first. This will let you use your
portrait time in front of the camera instead of in the
dressing room. If you are thinking about something really
wild and crazy with your hair, you may want to wait until
after your portrait session. (You probably realize that
wild and crazy will not be your hair style very long.)
Arrive Early
Be sure you know how to find the studio and arrive 10-15
minutes early. We will visit with you about your clothing
and ideas for your session.
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