Get the Shot

Dos

Do Smile

Do keep your hands and arms below your shoulders when posing

Do get at least 75% of your face in the shot

Do get close-ups on your face

Do get full body shots

Do avoid props like having anything in your hands, purses, flowers, etc.

Get bodyshots and headshots

Don'ts

Don't put your hands by your face or head, particularly for business shoots, and avoid in modeling shoots

Don't frown or look mean

Don't wear unnatural hair color in business photo shoots

Don't wear FAKE designer clothing or accessories with misspelled names or wrong designs

Don't show tattoos

Don't grab your breasts or butt in the photo

What is Business Attire?

Posing and Smiling Photos

Modeling vs. Business Photoshoot

Here we will look what is acceptable in the two different types of photo shoots. A

Modeling

Bright colors are okay

Patterns okay

Hands above shoulder okay

Not looking at the camera okay

All kinds of shoes okay

Statement jewelry okay

Tattoos not preferable, but okay

Multiple piercings not preferable but okay

VS.

Black, creams, whites, blues, grays, khakis

Please no patterns or minimal patterns, designs or prints

Hands below shoulders for all poses

Look at the camera

Minimal jewelry

No tattos

Only 2 earrings max, no other piercings

Business

Headshot

A headshot is a close up on your face. From the shoulders up.

These are headshots.

Bodyshot

A bodyshot shows you from head to toe.

These are bodyshots.

3/4 Shot

A 3/4 shot shows 3/4 of your body down to around the knee.

These are 3/4 Shots.