Successful Photo Day "Hints & Tips" for Children & Their Grown-Ups:

Clothing:

• Select your child's outfit in advance and have it laid out the night before.
  
• Keep it simple: clean clothing, solid or simple pattern, not too bright .
  
• Avoid spaghetti straps (shoulders look best covered in photos) and logo t-shirts. While we all love the Giants, Cinderella and the Incredible Hulk, these shirts usually don’t work well in photos.
  

Hair:

• Boys: Please try to comb the "bed-head" out of their hair on photo day.
  
• Girls: Please have the style decided the night before. We recommend keeping hair out of the eyes by using pony or pigtails, headbands, clips, barrettes, etc. Please keep in mind, complicated styles often don’t last throughout the day.
  

Glasses:

• We try to photograph children with and without their glasses.
  
• If your child has a pair of glasses without light sensitive lenses, please send them to photo day wearing those.
  
• For children wearing glasses with light-sensitive lenses, please have them remove their glasses and put them safely in their case, until it is their turn for photos. Since we take most of our photos outside, this will help to make sure the lenses aren’t dark when it is your child’s turn to have their photo taken.
  

Braces:

• We know that not every child likes their braces, and sometimes they can feel embarrassed by their smile.
  
• We encourage children to smile! We (and you) like to see their beautiful smiles, whether it’s with or without wires and bands. Children who repress their natural smile, in order to hide their braces, will look far more uncomfortable than the child who lets their natural smile shine through.
  

Hats:

• We love the sense of personal style hats add to photos.
  
• Please encourage your child not to wear their hat before their photo is taken, to avoid the "hat-hair" issue.
  

Retouching:

• Our basic photo retouching cleans: runny noses, red noses, scratches, blemishes, flakey skin, red skin, etc.
  
• Retouching is purchased per image and is $9.00
  
• If you’re interested in more extensive retouching, please call us for an estimate.