TIPS AND TRICKS TO ROCK YOUR HEADSHOT OR PERSONAL BRANDING PHOTOSHOOT
CINCH YOUR WAIST
Bring clothing items that fit snugly around the waist. Loose fitting or flowing tops add bulk to your waistline. Opt for slim-fitting shirts and blouses.
* We often think loose fitting hide our tummy’s, but in photos it they actually make our mid sections look BIGGER.
DO YOU HAVE BRAND COLORS?
One of the best ways to tell a cohesive brand story is through the use of colors. Bring clothes that reflect your brand colors and mood. Is your brand aesthetic light and airy? Bold and colorful? Dark and sophisticated?
Bring clothing options that reflect that.
LET YOUR PERSONALITY SHINE THROUGH
Are you and your brand upbeat and friendly? Trustworthy and dependable? Strong and confident? Sensual and sophisticated?
LET’S CAPTURE THAT!
Avoid Loose fitting tops
No one except for off-duty runway models can make oversized muumuus into a fashion statement. Sorry, but it's true. For the rest of us, it’s just comes across as “meh” on camera.
Stick to form fitting tops (regardless of your waist size! I can help you pose to flatter gorgeous curves of any circumference). Pinky promise.
Just say NO to busy patterns
Steer clear of any print that's busy or cutesy — they'll just end up distracting from your face and making you look wider than you actually are.
Deep Skin Tones:
Dark skinned beauties look best in colors on the warm end of the spectrum in any shade. Warmer colors bring out the warmness in your skin tone.
Think jewel tones in any shade like purple, pink, yellow, gold, and bronze.
White and red look amazing against deep skin tones too!
Burnt orange is another great choice.
Avoid browns and blacks (and colors on the cool spectrum like silver). If a color is too close to your skin tone, it is not as flattering.
Medium Skin Tones:
Medium skin toned beauties want to look at flattering the skin tone like playing a game of opposites.
Never wear a color that’s the exact shade of your skin, because it won’t be as flattering. (Avoid browns, caramels, beige, oranges, and very pale pastels). They could be too cool against your skin and bring out gray undertones.
You shine in colors that bring out the warmth in your skin tone.
Think deep hues and jewel tones that resemble precious gems like emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and amethysts. They really pop against your skin.
You shine in the blue family (from deep navy to royal blue). Also, deep pinks, reds, like raspberry or race car red, green (especially turquoise), and deep purples.
Olive Skin Tones:
Olive skin tone beauties can pull off (almost) any color. You tend to have yellow and brown undertones, so rock colors that compliment these hues.
Any shade of green, from olive to emerald to lime, will bring out your beautiful brown tones.
Pinks will bring out the subtle red undertones in your skin, and give you a soft glow.
You can also pull off colors in the orange family really well (it’ll give you a nice summer glow) and any shade of red.
Bright reds, like cherry and rose, can really make your skin pop. Deeper reds like burgundy and softer reds with hints of brown and rose will give you a nice glow.
Light Skin Tones:
You have either warm, peachy undertones (usually with freckles, chestnut, red, golden blond or strawberry blond hair) or cool undertones (think Snow White or Reese Witherspoon- no color in your cheeks, ash blond, dark brown or black hair).
Determine your skins undertones before you match colors to your skin.
Fair skinned with warm undertones?
Earth-tones will look great on you. Think any shade of brown (even pinkish-brown) and any shade of green - from olive to grass, emerald and lime.
Ivory, navy and gray will compliment your peachy undertones.
The lighter side of the red and orange families (think peach, apricot, light pink, rose pink or rose red) work well. It’s all about flattering the subtle red undertone in your skin.
Stay away from very bright colors and neons- they’ll clash with your skin. Black will be too dark and harsh, and white is too pale and can make you look sickly.
Fair skinned with cooler undertones? You look great in the berry family. Think strawberry or deep red, raspberry pink, boysenberry and deep purple.
It creates a nice contrast with your skin and can bring out a hint of color in your cheeks. Jewel tones can also really flatter your skin. Think emerald, turquoise and amethyst.
Stay away from silver and stick with gold. Avoid shades that are too bright and light. White will make you look too pale, and black will give you a goth vibe.
Neons, yellows, and lilac won’t bring out the best in your skin, either.
1.) Good a good night sleep
Fun fact: Photoshop can't fix tired :(
Aim for 8 hours of restful sleep per night for at least 3 days before your photoshoot.
2.) Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate!
Soft, smooth, dewy skin looks amazing in photos. Great skin starts from the inside. Aim to drink at least 8 glasses of h20 daily for at least one week prior to your session.
3.) Exfoliate Your Lips DAILY
Dry, cracked lips can ruin your photo.
Use a soft (preferably kid’s toothbrush) and a good quality lip scrub. It could be the homemade (coconut oil with brown sugar) one or you can pick one from drugstore.
* Don’t try this on dry lips!!!!! Always use a scrub.