Beauty and Fashion Tips and Tricks for Senior Portraits

Obviously, you want to look like the best version of yourself on your Kishel session day. After all, all these photos will be seen by your friends, family and peers for many years to come. Here are a few beauty and fashion tips and tricks.

1. Keep crazy accessories to a minimum. For example, if you want to wear those funky cat eye sunglasses, go for it, but don’t let them compete with a super splashy print, giant earrings and a headscarf.
2. Makeup reads differently on camera than it does in real life. Keep it simple so you look like yourself.
3. Think about all the details: nails, hair, teeth, skin. You can use whitening toothpaste in the weeks leading up to your session to brighten your smile. Remember to really look after your skin and don’t pick (we do offer free blemish touch up, though so don’t stress!). If you don’t feel like trying to do your own nails, go get a manicure the day before and if you’re wearing open toe shoes spring for the pedi, too! It can be a fun way to kickstart the process of senior portraits!
4. Practice your hairstyle in advance and take a few selfies to see how it photographs. Try to keep your true essence and don’t wear a hairstyle that’s “not you.” For example, if you wear bangs on the regular, don’t pin them up for your photo shoot. If you always wear your hair down, keep it down on your session day.
5. Don’t make any major changes in the weeks leading up to your session. No faux tans that have the potential to convert you to oompa loompa status, don’t go from black to bleach blonde, no major haircuts that could incite tears, etc.

The most important thing is to have fun! Don’t wear or try anything on your session day that will make you feel self-conscious or do anything makes you have to fuss over it. We want to capture your true self.