How To Get Even Better Pictures
You have an upcoming session with us and we are thrilled to be working with you! We’ve created this list of tips, tricks, and sample images to help your gallery come out the best it can be.
Seasons
- Spring (mid-March-June): backgrounds are bright, cool pastels – think greens, pinks, yellows, whites. What to wear: blues always create a great contrast and combine well with what are traditionally spring colors like pinks, salmons, etc..
- Summer (mid-June-Sept): backgrounds are deeper, warmer bright colors – think spring colors but bolder. What to wear: blues (again!) with pops of color.
- Fall (Oct-Nov): background colors are deeper warmer colors – think reds, oranges, dark greens, yellows. What to wear: dark, jewel tones match the vibe really well.
- Winter (Dec-early March): neutrals, browns. What to wear: bold jewel tones (especially reds) create a pop against the brownish backgrounds, while some prefer a monochromatic look with a more neutral color palette for their clothes.
Poses
Over the years of capturing romantic style pictures of couples, we’ve come up with a few pointers to ensure your pictures come out the best they can. Joseph will give you these pointers as he’s taking your pictures, too.
- Kissing – the key to a good shot of you two kissing is to just lightly kiss each other. Don’t open your mouth too much and press into each other’s faces.
- Face to Face – heads together is one of our favorites, but make sure not to press your noses together – no smushing!
- Smiling – we like to say there are three smiles: subtle (no teeth), small (some teeth), big (laughing, mouth open).
- Laughing – sometimes it can get silly on the shoot, but try not to throw your head back in laughter.
- Talking – we want you to have a fantastic time on your shoot , but try not to talk too much to each other. When talking, someone’s mouth is open, the other person’s closed, eyes shut, and more. This will ensure you get more pictures where you’re both in a natural smiling position.
