What to Wear: Families and Children

You searched and searched and you finally found the perfect photographer. Your session date is set and retainer paid! Then you realized, you have no idea what to wear!

Clothes are an important aspect of your photos, and today I hope I can help you by giving out a few tips on what to wear to your photo session.

Families/Children
-keep it simple
      simple clothing will help to bring out your personal beauty.
-Be comfortable
      Chances are you will moving around a lot and changing positions and  locations during your photo session. Wearing both comfortable clothes and shoes    will make your experience more enjoyable.
-Be yourself
       Wear clothes that represent who you are! When you look back at your photos you want to look back and remember who you were at that time!
-Prepare you outfit(s) of choice the night before
         Make sure your clothes are ironed and fit properly the night before. For little ones bring a couple extra outfits just in case of stains or accidents.

So as you can see choosing your outfit for your photo shoot shouldn't be to hard! Be yourself, be comfortable and be prepared! If in doubt ask your photographer for pointers! 

Stay tuned to next weeks blog: What to wear High School Seniors!

Choosing the right photographer

There are many reason why it is important to choose the right photographer. When having your pictures taken your photographer has only once chance to get it right and there are several factors to keep in mind which include: Portfolio, personality of photographer, and of course price.

First area I would like to touch on is portfolio. With many photographers offering disk I always suggest to check out the coloring of the photos. Do they have a tint to them? Do they look natural? When printing pictures from a CD, chain stores will NOT color correct the pictures and often times there printers are not color calibrated often. Another thing I suggest those looking for a photographer is to browse though several different galleries, many time photographers will use different styles and this will give you a good idea on what type of service you will be receiving.

Second area to look into would be personality of the photographer. Here is a scenario for you, you book a shoot with a photographer, you show up and say you hellos. Once the shoot starts the photographer seems to be in a rush and rather rude. At this point, the last thing you want to do is smile and chances are good that your personality will not be captured. To prevent this I suggest meeting your photographer face to face and possibly see what reviews your photographer has; even if the shoot is for a family portrait, you want to make sure that your photographer is easy going and will give you want you want and need!

Lastly is price. The economy is rough, many are cutting out photography from their budget and chain stores can suck you in with the same boring package with the same boring portrait. Do your research on the average prices of professional photography, look at their work. I have found often times you will get what you pay for. Granite the price may be lower, but the quality we be less than exceptional!


I hope you have found these tips helpful and if you ever have any questions feel free to contact me at info@jlynnprophoto.com.

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