Little Giant Photography - Style Guide

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T Y L E G U I D S E LI FESTYLE PORTRAI T SESSI ONS

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HOW TOROCK

YOURPORTRAI TSESSI ON


STYLI NGYOURLI FESTYLEPORTRAI TSESSI ON PORTRAI TSESSI ONSAREAL LABOUTYOU. . . YOURL OVE,YOURFAMI L Y,YOURCONNECTI ON. Whet hert hepur pos eoft hes es s i oni st oc apt ur et heageofababyorc hi l d, as pec i alt i mei nt hel i f eofy ourf ami l y ,y ourbel ov edr omanc e,ort hati t ’ s s i mpl ybeent ool ongs i nc ey ou’ v ebeeni naphot ot oget her . . . St y l i ngt hes es s i onj us tr i ghtwi l lal l owat i mel es squal i t yatapr of es s i onal l ev el ,ens ur i ngt haty ou’ l lLOVEy ouri mages ,nowandf ory ear st oc ome. I t ’ seas yt odo,andt ak esj us tal i t t l epr epar at i onandv i s i on. I nt heend,i t ’ sl ot soff un. . .andgi v esy ouphenomenalpr oduc twi t ha uni queandper s onalt ouc h.

I T’ SALLABOUT

CONNECTI ON. . .


COORDI NATE&COMPLI MENT

COORDI NATEANDCOMPLI MENT,butdon’ tmat c h. I t ’ shel pf ult os t ar twi t honec ol orpal et t eandgof r om t her e. Youmi ghtc hoos eone“r oc ks t ar ”i nt hephot oswhoc ar r i esapat t er ni nt hei r out f i tt hatt her es toft hegr oup’ sc l ot hi ngandac c es or i espul lf r om,whi l e k eepi ngev er y oneel s e’ sout f i t smor es i mpl e. Youc andot hi sbyaddi ngaf ewc ol or f ulbr i ght st oaneut r alpal et t e,ort r y as of t erpal et t et hathasdi f f er entt onalr angesoft hes amec ol or . Pi c koutaf ewc ol orpopst oc oor di nat ebet weens ubj ec t swhenwor k i ng wi t hapal et t eofneut r al sors of t ert ones . Feelf r eet omi xandmat c hs i mpl epat t er ns ,s ol ongast heyc ompl i menteac h ot heranddon’ tdi s t r ac tf r om t heov er al lc ol orpal et t e.


ACCESSORI ZE

ACCESSORI ZE,butpul lf r om mai nc l ot hi ngpi ec est obr i ngi tal l t oget heri nas ubt l eands t y l i s hway . Onemai nac c es s or ywi t haf unpat t er naddsv i s uali nt er es twi t houtbei ngov er k i l l . Mai nc ol or sc ant henbepul l edf r om t hatoneac c es s or y ( as c ar f ,av es t ,onek eyc l ot hi ngi t em)t oper f ec t l yt i ei tal lt oget her . Remembert oc ons i dert hel oc at i onoft hes es s i on. Wi l lt hec ol orpal et t eofy ourwar dr obec ompl i mentorc l as hwi t ht hes et t i ng? Wheny ou’ r es t y l i s hl yc oor di nat edandac c es s or i z ed,y ou’ l ls ubt l ys t andoutf r om t hes et t i ng,emphas i z i ngwhat ’ smos ti mpor t ant . . .y ourc onnec t i on.


LAYERS&TEXTURE

LAYERSANDTEXTURESar ebeaut i f ulandc r eat ev i s uali nt er es ti nphot os , es pec i al l ywhenwor k i ngwi t haneut r alonneut r alpal et t e. Onewayt oac hi ev et hi si swi t hdi f f er entc l ot hi ngmat er i al sandac c ent s . . . Tweed,c r oc hetandembr oi der ydet ai l s ,l ac e,handk ni ti t ems ,s moc k i ng, r i bbons ,r uf f l es ,et c .Combi net hes eel ement sf orady nami cef f ec t . Mul t i pl el ay er sofc l ot hi ngaddanot herdi mens i ont ot heov er al lt ex t ur eoft hei mage. Thes edet ai l sandaddeddept har ees pec i al l yi mpor t anti nbl ac kandwhi t ei mages . I tc anal s obedonebeaut i f ul l ywi t hc ol or f ulbr i ght sorj us tpopsofc ol orher e andt her e. . .f ol l owy ourowns t y l eandv i s i on,k eepi ngi nmi ndt he s ubj ec t ’ sper s onal i t yandc omf or t .


BABI ES

Fors es s i onsf oc us i ngonbaby ,i t ’ si mpor t antt ok eepi ts i mpl e. Hav eac oupl ewar dr obeopt i onsr eadyf orher ,butdon’ ts weati tt oomuc h. Mom,Dadands i bl i ngst hatwi l lappeari nanyi magess houl ddr es sv er y s i mpl y ,i nat t r ac t i v ebutc omf or t abl ec l ot hi ng,andi nneut r alt ones . Thi sal l owsust ok eept hes es s i onl i ghtands of t ,wi t ht het he f oc uswher ei tbel ongs ,onbaby ! Babywi l lbephot ogr aphednear l ynudef ort hemaj or i t yofours es s i on. . . Neut r alc ol or ed( pr i ntf r ee)di aper s ,as i mpl ewhi t eons i e,oras ol i dc ol or ed di aperc ov erar eper f ec topt i onsf or“dr es s i ngbaby ”. Ar uf f l edheadband,s pec i al t yhatorbonnetar eex c el entac c es s or i est oc us t omi z e y ours es s i on,whi l ek eepi ngbabyc omf or t abl eandc heer f ul .


LOOKDOWN

SHOESMATTER. Thec hoi c eofs hoesc anmak eorbr eakanout f i t .Pl eas edon’ twears neak er s . . . unl es swe’ r et al k i ngabouts omet hi ngf unk yl i k eConv er s eorVans ,t hatc ompl ement t hef eeloft hes es s i on.Somehi p,di s t r es s edboot sorc ol or f ulbal l etf l at sc an hel penhanc eandc ompl et et heov er al ll ook . Thi nkaboutc oor di nat i ngt hos ec ol or f uls hoeswi t hot herac c es s or i esorc l ot hi ngi n t hephot o-per hapsSi s t er ’ sr ubys hoesmat c has c ar ft hatherMom i swear i ng. I tt i esi tal lt oget herwi t houtl ook i ngt oo“mat c hy ”. I ft heov er al lt hemei sbr i ghtandc heer f ul ,don’ tf or gets omef unk ys oc k st oadd anot hers pl as hofc ol ororper s onal i t yt oy ourl ook . Ver yof t en,wet ak et hes hoesof f . . .f eelf r eet opai ntt hos et oenai l sal ov el ys hadeoff un!


I NTENTI ONS

HOW WI LLTHEI MAGESBEDI SPLAYED? Thi nkaboutt hepr i mar yr eas onsy ouar edoi ngt hes es s i on,anddr es sac c or di ngl y . Fori ns t anc e,i fi t ’ sf oraf ami l yhol i dayc ar d,y ou’ l lwantt odr es si nwi nt r yand s eas onalc l ot hi ng. . .andmay bemov et hes es s i onout door s( i fweat herper mi t s ) . I fi t ’ sf oral ar gec anv asi nt hel i v i ngr oom,y oumi ghtt hi nkaboutc oor di nat i ng wi t ht heov er al lc ol or sandf eelofy ourdec or . Choos i nganappr opr i t el oc at i onc anbeequal l yi mpor t anti ns y l i z i ngy ours es s i on. Whet heri t ’ st hebeac h,apar k ,oranur banc i t y s c ape. . .t hi si st hebac k dr opt o y ourbeaut i f ull i f e.Choos eas et t i ngt hatr ef l ec t swhoy ouar e,andone t hatmak esy ouf eelc omf or t abl eandhappy .


GETCOMFORTABLE

GETCOMFORTABLE. Mak es ur et hatc hi l dr enc anmov ef r eel yi nt hei rout f i t ss ot hatt heywon’ tbe t uggi ngands c r at c hi ngatt hei rnew( andador abl e)c l ot hes . . .y ouwantt hem happy andc omf or t abl e,notgr ouc hyandmi s er abl edur i ngt hes es s i on. Thi smi ghtmeanl et t i ngt hem hav es omei nputonwhatt heywear . Ki dswhohel pdr es st hems el v eswi l lnotonl ybehappi erc amper swhens hoot i ngt i me c omes ,buty ou’ l ll ett hei rownbeaut i f ulper s onal i t i ess hi net hr oughi nt hei mages . Thes amegoesf ory ou-bes ur et os el ec tanout f i tt hat mak esy ouf eelbot hs t unni ngandr el ax ed. Andmos ti mpor t ant l y . . .BEYOU!


AFEW THI NGSNOTTODO: MANYAREOBVI OUSNONO’ S, BUTI MPORTANTTOI NCLUDEASAREFRESHER. . .

Av oi dany t hi ngwi t hl ogos ,c har ac t er s ,gr aphi c s ,l abel s ,et c . Thes et endt ot ak et he“f i ni s hed”l ookofapr of es s i onalpor t r ai tdownaf ewnot c hes , c anbev i s ual l ydi s t r ac t i ng,andwi l lv er yqui c k l ydat eanyphot o. I fany onei sneedi ngat r i pt ot hes al on,bes ur et oal l owaweekort wof orout gr owt h,s o hai r s t y l esl ookmos tnat ur al . Don’ tdr es sev er y onei nt hes amec ol or . . .mat c hi ngi sbor i nganddat ed. Coor di nat ec ol or sandl ook s ,l et t i ngeac hper s onhav et hei rowns pi nont hec hos en c ol orpal et t ef ort hegr oup. ( andev er yper s on s houl dnot -wearev er yc ol orus edi nt hec ol orpal et t e) . Pl eas enof ami l i esal ldr es s edi nk hak ipant s ,oral li ndeni nwi t hwhi t es hi r t s . Thi sl ookappear sf l atanddul l ,andhasbeendonec ount l es st i mesbef or e. Whi l et r y i ngt os t ayc ur r entandf as hi onabl e,doav oi dobv i oust r endst hatwi l lbes oonbe dat ed.Youc andof as hi onf or war dwhi l er emai ni ngt i mel es s . Nobr i ghtwhi t es oc k s ,andnos neak er sunl es swe’ r et al k i ngabouts omet hi ngs i mpl eand c l as s i cl i k eConv er s eorVans . . .Keepy ourgy ms hoesi nt hei rl oc k er ,pl eas e. Bes ur et or emov eal lwat c hesandj ewel r ynotc ompl ement ar yt ot hes es s i on’ sl ook ,l i k e t hat“mommynec k l ac e”t haty ounev ert ak eof f( don’ twor r y ,Ihav eonet oo) ,t hehai r band y ouk eepony ourwr i s t ,orwor nanddi ngyf r i ends hi pbr ac el et sont hek i ddos . Andpl eas er emembery ourhands . . .f r es hl ypol i s hedort r i mmednai l swi l ll ookt hebes t !


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