How to Prepare for Headshots?
MEN
Clothing
- Bring several outfits that you feel great wearing and more than you think you need, to provide a variety of options to find the best look.
- Clothes with solid colours and limited patterns are preferred
- Perhaps a suit or sports jacket
- Shirts that fit you well and have crisp collars
- If you don't have a jacket, long sleeves are better, to avoid the distraction of your skin below the elbow showing.
- Ties, with simple patterns
- Iron your clothes, please, to help reduce wrinkles
Face
- Freshly shaven, if possible
- Trim any "extra" eyebrow or nose hairs
Hair
- As you normally style/wear it
Jewelry
- Less is better, as jewelry can be distracting
Glasses
- Bring them, if you have different styles, bring those as well
WOMEN
Clothing
- Bring several outfits that you feel great wearing and more than you think you need, to provide a variety of options to find the best look.
- Clothes with solid colours and limited patterns are preferred
- Perhaps several different types of shirts or dresses
- If you don't have a jacket, long sleeves are better, to avoid the distraction of your skin below the elbow showing.
- Iron your clothes, please, to help reduce wrinkles.
- Higher necklines, are a better option, because of how headshot photos are cropped.
Make up
- Keep it simple, natural, and clean
- If you use eyeliner, keep it light, or, none at all
Hair
- As you normally style/wear it
Jewelry
- Less is better, as jewelry can be distracting
Glasses
- Bring them, if you have different styles, bring those as well
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