Branding Photography Resources: Hair, Makeup, Fashion
So you’ve booked your Calgary branding photographer and you are ready to start thinking about who else you might need to hire before your branding session. If you ended up on this post BEFORE hiring your photographer, head here first to learn more about my branding photography packages. In today’s post, I wanted to introduce you to a few other people you may want to book to support you during your branding photos!
Calgary Makeup Artists to hire for your Branding Photos
Can you do your own hair and makeup before your branding photos? Yes. That being said, there are few things that leave you as confident and ready to take on the world as a professional makeup artist. How you want your makeup done is up to you, but a talented make up artist can recommend what will turn your everyday look into picture ready. Trust that a professional makeup artist can guide you. Above all, you should feel comfortable and look like yourself! Nothing will ruin your photos more than feeling self conscious.
A few of my favourite Calgary Hair Stylists & Makeup Artists
I’ve trusted these three time and time again, not only with my own face but with my branding clients and wedding couples. Choose a makeup artist who has a style you love so you can feel confident and relaxed the morning of your branding photoshoot.
Recognize one of the names above? I had the absolute pleasure of taking Shanda’s (from Bellamore Beauty) branding photos. You can browse that glamour-filled photoshoot here. She’s done my makeup for me before my own branding photos and it was fun having her on the other side of my camera!
Fashion Styling
If you're like me and suck at dressing yourself, I have the perfect solution for you. Alayne from Cover Story Styling offers a few really great services for those who feel totally overwhelmed at the thought of choosing what to wear for their branding photos. You’re not alone wondering what to wear - this is a common question people have when preparing for their branding photos!
Alayne can help you take control of your closet and put together some pieces that really speak to your personal style. She has a variety of different services, from going through your wardrobe with you to shopping to find the right pieces. I highly recommend booking an appointment with her - both for your branding photos and your life! When you look good, you feel good and nothing makes you glow brighter than when you are confident in your own skin. As a photographer, that lights me up!
I’ve personally had Alayne over for the Wardrobe Edit and I felt way more confident picking out my own wardrobe. It helped me piece together items I already had in my closet in a way that flattered my body and allowed me to see the versatility in a lot of my wardrobe pieces.
More branding photography resources
If you’ve booked a full branding session with me, don’t worry! We are going to cover a lot of this together on our phone call. If you’ve booked a mini session and are doing a lot of the planning on your own, I would love to share a few more resources from the blog to help you plan!
First things first, here are 5 tips for making the most of your branding photos. Branding photos are an investment and I want you to treat them that way! One of the most important things to do before your session is create a branding shot list. This way, we can make the most of our time together and you leave your session with the photos you need. Make sure to check out this post here on creating your shot list. After you have your shot list, you can start to think about outfits. And in case you’re wondering, your clothes are NOT the only place you need to tie in your branding colors (check out this post for more places to use your branding colors).
I hope you are getting SO excited for your branding session and have more than enough resources here to start planning. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly. I’m so excited for you!