Just A Little Guide
What to Wear?
What Do I Bring?
Makeup & Your Face!
Will you be giving guidance?
Where will we go?
The Nerves!
The Business Side
What To Wear?
This question will change for every shoot I do, inspiration is constantly changing as it does and the way I see things and colors will change as well! But, what to wear will all depend on you and who you are as a soul & healer. I strongly recommend picking the outfits yourself and choosing your personal favorite colors to fit your soul. If you’d like to send me a picture of your 2 favorite outfits, I can tell you what I think of them. I trust your judgement, but show me!
All items should fit perfectly, I want you to feel comfortable.
Try your clothing on before you come to the shoot.
Bring multiple articles of clothing, A few options.
If you see a shoot I’ve done that you like and would like to pull inspiration from, let me know and we can work with that!
Don’t forget JEWELRY, this adds so much more to images.
Hats are also a good thing, for afterwards, so you don’t mess up the hairs.
Color pallets! I love using these to get ideas. If you head to https://coolors.co/ they have lots of options to choose from.
What Do I Bring?
Bring all the props! Anything you use in ceremony, what you use in your daily practice, your ritual gear! And whatever you think would look good. It all helps, we don’t need to use all of them, but you never know what will look great! Some examples…
Skulls
blankets
fur
candles
Burning Sage or Cedar
Crystals
Instruments
Jewelry
Makeup & Your Face
I can’t stress enough about getting your makeup professionally done, it makes a world of difference. So, If you need a good makeup artist, I know some great artists who I can recommend! Cost is anywhere from $80 and up, depending on what style.
If you can think of something creative to do to your face, please let me know! I love new ideas and inspirations. Adding a little extra design is always amazing to look at and I strongly recommend it! let me know if you do.
Will You Be Giving Guidance?
I’m pretty confident in my photography and my direction/guidance. How it works; we will hang out and talk, get comfortable with the camera being in my hands and when I see something something I like, I take pictures. Nothing is rushed in the beginning, it’s best to just relax into the shoot and let whatever happen, happen. I get asked “what do I do with my hands” on just about every photoshoot I’ve done, so it’s Ok to feel a bit awkward at times, that’s why I’m here, to make you feel comfortable. Remember to just allow yourself to fall into whatever you feel most comfortable with. Something I can recommend that does help with confidence is to practice a pose or 2 before the shoot, we may not need those poses, it helps gain that confidence & know that we are all awkward human beans. Play around a little bit, have fun.
Where Will We Go?
There are endless locations all around your area, so this is never an issue. If you have any suggestions, I’m all ears, I love new locations. But, we can chat about what you are looking for and go from there! Places that could look excellent:
Lakes
Beach/Ocean
Mountain peaks
Anywhere to build a fire (I love building fires, if you want one)
Glaciers
Boat rides to little islands
Rain-forest (Old-growth forest)
These are just some suggestions on where we could go for amazing images, remember we can only hit up so many locations though, so we must choose wisely.
The Nerves!
I still haven’t taken a photo of someone who hasn’t had a little bit of “The Nerves” before their shoot! It’s totally normal to feel all the feels before and during the first part of the shoot. But, I promise it wont take long before you’re so comfortable and confident with yourself, you’ll be frolicking through the forest in no time, ha! Happens every time ;)
The Business Side
Here is a list for the more “business” style shots! These are definitely important. If this is something you are interested in, I am going to recommend a few things in order to prepare for them!
Location! Where is your work station?
What image or message are you wanting to send to your audience? Think hard about this one, as it helps to model your overall image of how you want to show up and share with the people watching you!
Dress according to how you would show up to a meeting. It wouldn’t necessarily be a “fancy”, but how would you show up? It could be anything you think is appropriate.
How many images are needed for this specific section? Are you using them for your website and social media? A good idea to see how many you need and look at the package you are purchasing.
These will most likely be the first images of the shoot. We will save the good lighting for the outside photos.
