Portrait Tips

-Avoid changing your hair style at least two weeks before your appointment.

-Avoid changing your hair style after your photo session until you have viewed your proofs.

-Bring hair care products with you to the session.
-Guys, shave right before your appointment to avoid any unwanted hair in a photograph.

-If you have an oily complexion, use powder for a matte finish. Oily complexions tend to reflect light.

-Photographs will be retouched. If there is a mark that you would like in the photograph, let the photographer know.

-If possible, visit your eye doctor and ask to borrow a pair of empty frames to have your photograph taken in. You can return them after your session.

-Glass glare can ruin a great photograph or distort the shape of you eyes.

-A sunburn will show in a photograph. Avoid long exposures in the sun before your appointment.

-Peeling skin is difficult to touch up unless the skin is hidden behind clothing.

-If you have tan marks, choose your outfits carefully.

-Discuss with your parents prior to your session. The photographer will not ask you to remove them.

-Advise the photographer your feeling on the appearance of tattoos.

-Flat jewelry (i.e. herringbone necklaces) will reflect light and ruin a great photograph.

-If your boyfriend or girlfriend has your class ring, make arrangements to get it back prior to your appointment. You should not wear each other’s in your pictures.