Style Guide for Profile Photography
Download the PDF Style Guide here.
Style Guide For Men: it is recommended to wear a solid coloured suit or something with a light pin stripe if possible. Try and avoid any busy suit, shirt and tie patterns and bring an alternative tie. Ensure that the knot is evenly and pushed up to the shirt collar and that it falls straight down the button line.
Style Guide For Women: having simple hair and makeup will already make you look good. Bring your lipstick for a fresh reapply before your picture is taken. If possible, do not wear scarves or over bearing jewelry and feel free to bring a different jacket option.
Eyewear: if you wear glasses as part of your normal day, your photo will be taken with them on. But there is also an option for photographs to be taken with them on and off.
Background Alternative (on location): Backgrounds should only be seen as an accompanying element within the photograph and we believe that the emphasis should be with the subject we are photographing. We can introduce a background at shooting time by utilising elements within the environment, such as the example
Hair, Make-up and Personal Grooming: We can offer a professional make over before we shoot. Please select this an an added option when you book your pre paid photography session with us.
Having your hair cut, styled or just trimmed before you have your profile/headshot photograph taken is always a great idea and Ladies, if you choose to do your own hair and makeup, keep it light and fresh and also bring a few different lippy options so we can choose the best colour under our lighting conditions. And for the Men, we have a very light translucent powder that we can apply, very sparingly of course, which will help with the shin and give you a more even complexion.
Retouching:
Just a little bit to make all the difference.
• Reduction of character lines
• Smoothing out of facial highlights
• Reduction of Wrinkles
(if requested we can remove them all!)
• Removal of obvious blemishes
• Removal of pimples
• Teeth whitened
• Eyes brightened
• Reduction of redness in the face
• Reducion of redness in the eyes
• Overall smoothing and balancing of the skin
• Tidying up and straightening of clothing
