YOUR DAY // YOUR SHOOT

WHAT TO EXPECT

This is YOUR DAY! We are 100% dedicated to making this experience as comfortable and as fun for you as possible! Having your photo taken can sometimes be intimidating and we find that our shoots are more of a casual hangout and a great conversation while a camera occasionally clicks away in the background. We will be capturing and reviewing the images together as we go and you will have full input for every shot. Checking things out as we go helps us ensure we get you exactly what you need for your business, your brand and your intended use. In doing so, we will be able to adjust the focus of the session to account for anything we feel you could additionally benefit from along the way.

CLOTHING

We love our clients to bring a range of different options for clothing. The #1 rule for us is that you have to love it! If you don’t feel comfortable in it, you most likely won’t shoot well while wearing it. We suggest you bring a range of different cuts, colors, and necklines. For our corporate clients, we like the men to have a variety of jacket/shirt/tie combos and for the women some options of blouse/dress/jacket combos. We suggest keeping jewelry to a minimum, studs or small earrings work and simple necklaces, anything hanging or chunky will usually draw too much attention to itself, but if that’s your speed have at it! If you wear glasses and have multiple pairs, then we’d appreciate you bringing them along in order to ascertain their glare factor. If you have any doubt about whether something will work or not just bring it along. Layers are fantastic for the actors and no need to be seasonal; everything from t-shirts and tank tops to sweaters and light jackets can work. Have some fun with this, if you feel your wardrobe is missing something then go shopping and we’ll keep the tags on it in case you’d like to return the items after the shoot. We have a steamer in the studio, so we’ll be able to easily sort out any wrinkling for you.

HAIR & MAKEUP

Women’s makeup:

Makeup by our incredible artist Eden is included with every shoot and is integral to the images that we create. The makeup is applied specifically for the lighting setup that we have created and we usually start very naturally to give you a very clean simple look. We do touch-ups and will add subtle changes to the makeup as the shoot progresses. Eden asks that you come to the session without make-up, freshly cleansed and only having used moisturizer. If you do wear eye lash extensions we ask that you bring them with you and we will use them if needed.

Women’s hair:

We ask that everyone come in with their hair ready the way you would like to present yourself. Eden is “MakeUp 1st, Hair 2nd” and is on hand throughout the shot for up-do’s, fixes and shoot preparation. If you need anything specific it is rarely an issue and make sure you discuss this with us prior to your session, so we are all on the same page.

Men:

We don’t recommend makeup on men, but Eden will provide light toning and grooming that will be imperceivable on camera but will ensure you look your very best on the day. Our professional retouching usually covers any issues that may arise skin-wise, so there are no worries in that dept.

Men’s hair:

We woudl prefer that you bring product with you rather than apply at home so that we can guide you a little as product often looks a lot heavier on camera than it does in a mirror. We will be there to guide you throughout and working with you on set makes for a much easier shoot together.

Facial Hair:

If you’d like to shoot with facial hair we’d be happy for you to come in with whatever level of growth you’d like and can shave or trim it down once we’ve gotten the scruff covered. Bring whatever grooming products you’ll need with you to get it done.