Getting Ready for Your Business Portrait

What to Wear - Everyone

• Wear clothes that are comfortable and that make you look great
• Make sure your jacket and shirt fit you well. A poor fitting jacket or shirt will be obvious in the photos (especially around the neck)
• Clothes should be neatly pressed and should look new or like new
• Avoid busy/bright colored patterns and large lines/stripes

What to Wear - Men

• The standard business look is a suit jacket, dress shirt and tie
• A casual business look is often a jacket and open dress shirt, shirt and tie (no jacket), or dress shirt on it's own
• For a no-jacket casual look, shirts with colors darker than your skin tone work best
• Unless you wear a beard, please make sure you shave

What to Wear - Women

• The standard business look is a jacket and blouse
• For a no-jacket casual look, blouses with colors darker than your skin tone work best
• Wear long or three quarter sleeves.  No short sleeves unless you wear a jacket or sweater to cover your arms
• Remember the picture is about your face and not your clothes

Jewelry

• Keep jewelry extremely simple - small is better
• Avoid jewelry that would distract from your face or that looks dated

What to Bring

• Lip balm
• Hair brush/comb
• Makeup and hair products if needed

Hair and Makeup Tips

• Make-up should be clean and natural
• Wear a layer of translucent powder - your face will appear flawless in photos. Shine disappears, pores seem smaller, skin looks even, and blush is smoother
• Avoid products with lots of sparkle or shine
• Don't get a new hair cut just before the shoot (you may want to let it grow-in a bit or get used to styling a new cut)
• Do not try/use any new product on your hair, face or body the day before or few days before your shoot. In case you have a bad reaction to the product
• Please arrive with hair styled and makeup already applied