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Tips for a great shoot day
 

House Of Style welcomes you to a fun-filled shoot, and we pride ourselves on knowing you will soon come to love the pictures that transpire from our session. Here are some valuable tips to make your shooting experience priceless. These tips come from various make up artists, photographers, wardrobe experts, and industry working professionals that have given up helpful tips to make your shooting experience of excellence. 


72 hours before photo shoot, try to avoid the following items ( they are known to cause oily skin, and sometimes swelling ) This will help your skin before our shoot….
 
a. Red Meat

b. Alcohol

c. Caffeine ( avoid heavy amounts if you drink a lot of caffeine )

d. Alpha Hydroxy Cremes ( causes skin to peel and shows with make up )

e. Retin A

f. Spicey Foods

g. Oily foods……….

2.    Water with your diet

Eat healthy, get good sleep, and drink lots of water ( 48 hours before shoot no matter what ).Carry it with you everywhere you roam for about 2 days before the shoot… carry a water bottle and sip away…. This can help you tone up a little as well if you work out on a regular basis. We will have cool bottled water for you at our shoots as well.

3.     Eyes

Have your eye brows shaped before photo shoot….. This is to save our make-up artists time and create a flowing shoot. You can also keep them up by plucking they strays every couple days. I have come across some extra talented make up artists that will pluck the strays, but due to time constraints they will not have excess time for shaping.  

If you want lashes for the MUA to put on you, bring them, MUA's will not provide free lashes.

4. Exfoliate your skin at least once a week before the shoot, and then the morning of the shoot.

5.     Make Up

Carry your own mascara with you to a shoot.  A. Although make-up artists bring mascara, they use the same mascara on multiple models. You might have a special brand that you like best on you verses what brands are used by our MUA’s ….. Having yours with you is a bonus if the mascara an MUA is using is not working.

 

 

6.      Make Up

  1. a. All traces of  make-up should be gone from your face when you check in at the shoot.
  2. b. Professional models will wash with toner 30 minutes before the shoot, but do not add any make-up at all, unless you plan to do your own make-up.
  3. c. All eyeliner and mascara should also be gone from your face.
  4. d. Your face should be clean and free of all products when you come to the shoot.

7.      Nails

  1. a. Finger nails and toe nails should all be one length, this is industry standard, however, if you choose to have multiple lengths, let the photographers know what look you are looking for.
  2. b. Finger nails should be well manicured for a flawless shoot.
  3. c. Polish should be colorless or French unless you are looking for a specific color scheme for a specific shoot. If this is the case, then you might be stuck with certain looks or colors in wardrobe.

8.      Hair  ( not hair balls )

  1. a. If you have dark roots, take some time before the shoot and touch up your hair, refresh your hair color before the shoot. If you aren’t able to refresh your hair or unsure, try shades, or even a toner slightly lighter than your hair color to give it a nice healthy shine.
  2. b. If you know you need a trim, do it well before the shoot….
  3. c. Do not over condition your hair before the shoot. You can use your normal products on your hair to make it behave naturally.
  4. d. Please come to the shoot with your hair primarily dry, but do not OVER dry your hair…… When blow drying hair, or letting a natural dry set in, you can come into shoot with a damp dry, for best results….. This will allow more flexibility with creativity that stylists use to produce best results for your shoot.

9.      Skin

If you plan to show a lot of skin in your shots, get a tanning session or (2) in before shooting. What ever you do, avoid spray on tans! Spray on tans will cause a streaky look 90% of the time and it will give you an orange appearance, so unless you’re trying to shoot for fruit of the looms as the walking orange…. Skip spray on tan…….

10.     Facial ( body ) Hair

If you have facial hair and you are a woman, or want that woman look, have it waxed off before the shoot, unless you want a hair ball look, but do this at least 2 weeks before the shoot ( read 10b) …. FYI…. That cute little peach fuzz that some people sport will show up and look worse in pictures than in person. If you want outstanding pictures in your portfolio, this is one step that will help your pictures look 100% portfolio ready.  

10b. Facial waxing should NOT be done to close to the shoot date especially ( 48 hours before ) ....specially the eyebrows.....I ALWAYS tell them to avoid eyebrow waxing the week of the shoot......waxing sucks if you over do...... and you can burn the skin......

11. Some professional models will get rid of all body hair that could possibly show. This is determined by what shots you are going for. If you are only looking for good head shots, then focusing on the body will not be the task for a photographer, however, in a professional setting, always be prepared for skin looks that may require.

12.      Garments

Bring strapless bras that you are comfortable with, nude undergarments, and bring a tube top, they always work at shoots. Anything that you think will help accentuate your shooting experience, bring  it in a duffle bag.

If wardrobe is ( NOT ) offered at a shoot, bring enough outfit material for at least ( 5 ) outfit changes. If a shoot calls for a number of outfits, like (4) changes then bring (6) to (8) outfits just in case. Especially if clients are involved in the shoot. If you are going to a networking shoot like House Of Style Productions.... be creative and bring as much creative material as possible......

13.       Lips

Avoid dry lips by putting Vaseline on your lips before bed and when you wake up… Vaseline …. Also use light Vaseline on your lips the morning of the shoot. You can also exfoliate your lips by brushing them nightly and every morning with your tooth brush.

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