Prepare For Your Photoshoot With These Helpful Tips:
Wardrobe:
- Typically, it’s best to dress for the jobs you’d be doing most.
- Try to avoid prints, graphics and patterns. Logos are distracting.
- If you decide to wear a colorful shirt/pants, I usually recommend something not too “saturated”. Think muted tones.
- Pick colors that are complimentary to, but also create contrast with your skin tone. If you’re skin is bright white, don’t pick a bright white shirt. A basic knowledge of color theory can help here.
- Bring a few extra options. You may not use them, but it’s better to have them and not need it – than need it and not have it.
- If you’re a model/talent, and you’re shooting digitals/revealing photos, wear loose fitting clothing the day of the shoot. This will reduce any lines/wrinkles the clothes leave on your skin.
Makeup:
- I recommend, if it’s in your budget, to hire a professional experienced makeup artist. I can provide one (for a fee), or you can use your own.
- If you don’t have budget for a pro makeup artist, do your makeup how your comfortable normally doing it – just don’t go wild with colors. Just as with wardrobe, muted tones are generally better.
- While men generally don’t use much makeup for portrait sessions, you can if you’d like. Also, a bit of witch hazel on a towel will help remove oily skin if done 10 minutes or so before s shoot. Do not do this if you have makeup on.
- If you choose to use a makeup artist through me, please allow at least a week of notice to book them. Be prepared to arrive at least one hour early.
- Please arrive with a clean face, unless otherwise told to do so.
Hair:
- Hair can also be provided with makeup services, if you choose to do so.
- If you choose to do your own hair, please take care to tame as many stray hairs as possible. Be prepared to do it before and during the shoot.
- Don’t drive to your shoot with your car windows open. Obviously.
- If doing your own hair, do bring extra product and your styling tools in case of any touch-ups.
- “Dirty Hair Clean Face” is a common saying in the industry. Don’t wash your hair before a shoot if you are having the stylist do it (unless it’s gross, then please do!).
General Tips:
- Drink lots of water the week before your shoot. This will help your skin look fresh when you prepare for your photoshoot.
- Eat a mostly healthy diet for a week or two before. This will help your complexion, as well as your natural body shape.
- Don’t go tanning like crazy. A bit of color is good, but nobody wants to look orange. One good sun tan, or two tanning bed trips the week before should be plenty to give you color, don’t burn yourself though!
- Prepare your mind too. Try not to be nervous. Looking at other photos you like for inspiration can help.
- Prepare for your photoshoot the same way you would any job: Prepare the day before, get a good nights sleep and keep a positive attitude.
If you take the time to prepare for your photoshoot with some of these tips, it will save you a ton of time the day of your shoot, and it will also save you a ton of hassle if some mistakes were made somehow. I have learned a lot about what makes a good portrait. Being a professional photographer in Las Vegas and working with some of the best talent there is has provided me with great insight and skills to help try and bring out the best in everyone when they come for a portrait. These tips don’t only apply to myself as a photographer. If you ever need to prepare for your photoshoot with another photographer, they will likely ask similar things of you.The more you do to help yourself prepare for your photoshoot, the better it will be for you. I am always available to answer any questions related to your session, and to give any guidance or help if you ever need it. Please click here to contact me and I’d be happy to help you prepare for your photoshoot in any way.
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