What To Wear Guide | Kylie Crawford Photography

WHATT O WEAR GUI DE KYLIE C RAW FO RD PHO TO G RAPHY

T I P ST OMAK EYOUR S E S S I ONAS MAS HI NGS UCCE S S J US THAVEF UN Pl e as ef e e late as eatyours e s s i on.I fpr e s s ur e dt o“s mi l e ”,nat ur ale xpr e s s i onsmaybel os t .Manyof t hegr e ati mage swec apt ur ear et he“i nbe t we e n”s hot s ,whe nt hes ubj e c tr e l axe s&s mi l e s .

Phot os e s s i onsar ewor kf orbot hs ubj e c tandphot ogr aphe rbutwe ’ vegott r i c kst hatmakei tf un& e as ys odon’ twor r yanddon’ tt r yt oohar d!Re l ax,i t ’ syourday!

WHATT O WEAR Goodc hoi c e si nc l ot hi ngi soneoft heke ye l e me nt sofagr e atphot os e s s i on!Forgr oups e s s i ons , c l ot hi ngs houl dbec oor di nat e d.Cl ot hi ngs houl dbes i mpl eandt i me l e s s .Favor i t e sar ej e ans ,khaki c ol or e dpant s ,whi t e ,bl ac korne ut r alc ol or e ds hi r t s ,s undr e s s e s ,gowns ,hat sandbar ef e e t .( Lar ge , bus ypr i nt s ,c he c ke r e dpat t e r ns&ge ome t r i cde s i gnsdon’ tphot ogr aphwe l l ) .Onc eyou’ r ehappy wi t hyourc hoi c e s ,makes ur et he yar ec l e anandwr i nkl e f r e e ,t he ns e tt he m as i def oryours e s s i on.

Don’ tf or ge tabouts hoe sandt hemos tove r l ooke di t e m. . . t hes oc ks !

Cl i e nt sar eal s oe nc our age dt oi nc l udet he i rownpr ops .

Exampl e sar e :Amus i c ali ns t r ume nt ,orf avor i t epe i c eofj e we l l e r y,anyt hi ngt hati suni quet oyou.

MAK EAP HOT OI NT E R E S T I NG&UNI F I E D WI T HACCE S S OR I E S Ac c e s s or i e sa r eof t e nj us twha taphot one e dst ot a kei tf r om dr a bt oe nga gi ng.

Don' tl i mi tyour s e l ft oj e we l r ywhe nyout hi nka bouta c c e s s or i e sf orphot os hoot s .

The r e ' spl e nt yt oc hoos ef r om f orbot hs e xe sa nda l la ge s —out e r we a r , j e we l r y, ha t s , he a dba nds , f l owe r si nagi r l ' sha i r , s c a r ve s , a ndmor e .

Youwa ntt ous eal i ghtha ndwhe ni tc ome st oa c c e s s or i z i ng.

Tooma nya c c e s s or i e s , e s pe c i a l l yi ft he ya r ebi gorbr i ght , c a nove r whe l m aphot oa ndt a ket hef oc usof fwha ti s r e a l l yi mpor t a nt —yours ubj e c t s !Thi si spa r t i c ul a r l yt r uef orl i t t l eone s .

The i runi que pe r s ona l i t i e sa ndbe a ut yne e dt obea l l owe dt os hi net hr ough, notbeove r s ha dowe dbya gi ga nt i che a dba ndorove r donea c c e s s or i e s .

Re me mbe r , a c c e s s or i e sa r ej us tt he r et o e nha nc ewha tyours ubj e c t sa r ebr i ngi ngt ot hephot o—t he i rpe r s ona l i t ya ndbe a ut y.

DO’ S&DON’ T ST I P S&T R I CK S Avoi dout f i t st hatme ant hate ve r yonei swe ar i ngt hes amec ol ororpat t e r n.Thi s make saphot ol ookdul landout dat e d,nott ome nt i ont aki ngawayf r om yours ubj e c t s ' uni quepe r s onal i t i e sandpr e f e r e nc e s .Choos eac ol orpal e t t eandl e te ve r yonehave t he i rownt akeoni t .Thi swi l lc r e at eaphot ot hati sc oor di nat e dandc l as s ywi t hout be i ngc he e s yorove r done .

Don' tc hoos ec l ot hi ngt hathasl ar gepi c t ur e s ,l abe l s ,l ogos ,orwor dsoni t .Thi sof t e n l ookst ooc as ualf oraphot os hootandde t r ac t sf r om t heove r al lf e e lofaphot o.Pe opl e whol ookatt hephot oswi l lnot i c et hel ogoonyourc hi l d' ss hi r tbe f or et he ynot i c e yourc hi l d' sbe ami ngs mi l e .Logosandgr aphi c sonc l ot hi ngc anwor ki ns omec as e s .

The me dphot os hoot smayc al lf ort he s ei t e ms .I nge ne r al ,howe ve r ,t r yt os t i c kwi t h mor ec l as s i cc l ot he st hatwi l ls how s ome t hi ngot he rt hanwhatc l ot hi ngbr andsyou f avor .

I fyouc hoos eas t yl i s h,mode r nl ookf oraphot os hoot ,makeyourc l ot hi ngc hoi c e s wi s e l y.Choos i ngs ome t hi ngt hati sove r l yt r e ndyanddoe s n' thaveanyc l as s i c f e at ur e swi l lmakeyourphot osl ookout of dat el ongbe f or et he yne e dt o.

St ayawayf r om whi t es oc ksands ne ake r s .Ne i t he rbr i nganyt hi ngt oaphot o,and bot hc anac t ual l yde t r ac tf r om t heove r al ll ookofaphot o.I fs ne ake r sorwhi t es oc ks ar epar tofamode r nl ook,t he ymayhavet he i rpl ac e .

I fyouhavej e we l r yorac c e s s or i e st hatyouwe aral lt het i me ,makes ur et hat t he yf i ti nwi t ht hel ookofaphot obe f or ewe ar i ngt he mi naphot o.Wat c he s ,e ar r i ngs , ne c kl ac e s ,andot he rac c e s s or i e smayne e dt ober e move df ort hes hoot .

CHOOS I NGCL OT HE S F ORCHI L DR E N Adul t sc anbec omf or t abl ei nj us tabout anyt hi ngf ort hel e ngt hofaphot os hoot .

Howe ve r ,c hoos i ngpe r f e c tc hi l dr e n' s c l ot hi ngi soft heut mos ti mpor t anc ef ora goodphot os hoot .Ki dsc anbemadei t c hy orunc omf or t abl ebyt hes mal l e s t i nc onve ni e nc e —at agi nt hebac kofa s hi r toraf abr i ct hatr ubsagai ns tt hes ki n wr ong.Choos ef r e e f l owi ngc l ot hi ngf or ki dswi l lal l ow t he mt omovee as i e rand s t ayc omf or t abl et hr oughoutt hephot o s hoot .Forout doorphot os ,c ons i de r br i ght ,f r e e f l owi ngc l ot hi ngt hatwi l l movewi t ht hec hi l dandaddmove me nt andl i f et oaphot o.Adr e s st hatt wi r l s notonl ye nc hant sal i t t l egi r l ,i tmakea phot oe xc i t i ngande ngagi ng.

As upe r he r oc apehast hes amee f f e c tf or aboy—t he yf e e le xc i t e daboutt hephot o andt hate nt hus i as ms howsi nt hephot o Toe ns ur et hatt hec hi l dr e nar ehappyand ate as edur i ngphot os ,l e tt he m pi c kt he i r ownc l ot hi ng.The y' l lpi c ks ome t hi ngt hat s howsof fwhatt he i rpr e f e r e nc e sand i nt e r e s t sar e .I fyouar ewor r i e daboutwhat t he y' l lc hoos e ,t r ys e l e c t i ngt hr e eorf our mai nout f i t st hatyouwoul dbehappywi t h yourc hi l dwe ar i ngf oraphot o.Le tt he m c hoos ef r om t heout f i t syou' ves e l e c t e d; t he y' l ls t i l lf e e ll i ket he ygott omaket he de c i s i on.

K E E PI TCL AS S I CF ORAT I ME L E S SL OOK Whi l eyourpr e f e r e nc e smaybedi f f e r e nt ,manyphot ogr aphe r sands ubj e c t sal i kepr e f e rt o dr e s si nt i me l e s sandc l as s i cl ookst hatwi l ll as tt hr ought heye ar s .We ar i ngc l ot he st hatar e t oot r e ndymi ghtme ant hatt hephot oswi l ll ookout dat e di namat t e rofmont hsofye ar s .I f youc hoos ec l ot he st hathavel ooke dgoodf orye ar s ,t hephot oswi l ll i ke l yc ont i nuet ol ook goodandupt odat ef orye ar st oc ome .Forac l as s i cl ook,c hoos eas of tc ol orpal e t t ewi t ha c oupl eofbr i ghtc ol or st hatar er e pe at e di nac c e s s or i e st hr oughoutt hephot os .St i c ki ngt o t i me l e s sl ookswi l ll e tyours ubj e c t s ' pe r s onal i t i e ss hi net hr ough.

K E E PT HEDI S P L A YI NMI ND Asyoupl anoutaphot os hoot ,r e me mbe rt ot hi nkaboutwhe r eandhow pi c t ur e swi l l bedi s pl aye d.I fyouar epl anni ngondi s pl ayi ngphot osonyourl i vi ngr oom wal l ,t i et he c ol or sands e t upofyourphot ost ot hec ol ors c he meoft her oom.Phot ost hatwi l lgoup i nac hi l d' sr oom s houl de mul at et hef un,pl ayf uls pi r i tofc hi l dr e nandc apt ur et heageof yourc hi l dr e n.Pi c t ur e st hatwi l lbeus e df ori nvi t at i ons ,Chr i s t masc ar ds ,or announc e me nt s ,ke e pt hes mal l e rdi s pl ays i zeoft hephot oi nmi nd.Smal lde t ai l smayge t l os ti nas mal l e rphot o,s ous ebol dac c e s s or i e st hatwi l ls how upi na4x6phot o.

E VE R YT HI NGMAT T E R SF R OMT OPT OBOT T OM . . .

YE ST HATI NCL UDE SS HOE S! Eve r yt hi ngt hati swor norus e di na phot os hootaf f e c t st hel ookandf e e l ofe ac hphot o.Thi si nc l ude ss hoe s .

Don' tl e ts hoe sandf oot we arbean ove r l ooke dpar tofyourout f i t pl anni ng.Apai rofs hoe st hatdoe s n' t f i ti nwi t ht her e s tofaphot oc an de t r ac tf r om t hepi c t ur e .

Unl e s syouhavet e nni ss hoe st hat ar euni queandf une nought of i ti n wi t ht hevi beofaphot os hoot ,you maywantt oc ons i de rot he rf oot we ar opt i onsf oryourpi c t ur e s .Forwome n, bal l e tf l at sc omei nal mos te ve r yc ol or .

Choos i ngapai roff l at st hatf i ti nwi t h t hec ol ors c he mei sagr e atwayt omake aphot ol ookgr e atandaddabur s tof c ol or .Shoe s ,whe nmat c he dwi t h ac c e s s or i e st hatot he rs ubj e c t si nt he phot oar ewe ar i ng,c ant i eaphot ot oge t he r .

Br i ghtye l l ow bal l e tf l at sc anmat c ha man' sye l l ow t i eoral i t t l egi r l ' s he adband.Thi sc r e at e sauni f i e df e e li na phot owi t houtmaki ngi tt ooc ut e s y.

Cons i de rgoi ngbar e f ooti ft hes hoot al l owsf ori t .Bar ef e e tc anc r e at ea r us t i c ,c as ualf e e lt hatbe t t e rs howsof f t henat ur alpe r s onal i t yandi nt e r ac t i onof t hes ubj e c t si naphot o.

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