Girls Week: Hair Styling Tips

So often our hair is thought of as our crowning glory. Which is why we put so much effort into every single day. We curl, we straighten, we force it into updos, we color it, we highlight it, we show it off and work it to our advantage. So of course when it comes to our photo shoot we want our hair to look perfect.

Rule 1.) Always leave part of your hair down. Otherwise you will look like a guy. Don’t look like a guy.

This means if you put it in a bun or ponytail, be sure to leave a few pieces down to frame you face. Otherwise it will look like you have no hair.

Rule 2.) If you have a lot of hair, make sure it’s pulled away from your face so its not falling in your eyes.

I have a lot of hair. I mean Rapunzel-a lot-of-hair. It’s long and thick and always in the way. So I get this one. When I take photos I’m constantly brushing my hair away from my face because it likes to fall in the way.

Use bobbypins to pull a little bit of it back. Or pull it all over one shoulder. This lets your beautiful face shine despite of your gorgeous hair!

Rule 3.) Hair spray. More likely than not we will be outside. Use hairspray, even on an everyday hair style, to hold it where you want it because the wind will mess with you.

Rule 4.) Life can be kind of static-y. And this is okay because have I got a fix for you. When your hair decides its time to stand up on end, we can fix it. This often happens in the winter when you’re taking coats on and off. It’s not a problem. Thanks to a wonderful friend, I carry a dryer sheet in my purse with me at all times. When my hair isn’t cooperating, I run the dryer sheet over my mane and tame it real quick.

Honestly, this works like magic. You should see little kids faces in school when I show them that trick (I’m a substitute teacher too)—priceless.

Rule 5.) Don’t do something you’re not comfortable with. Make sure you’ve tried the hair style about before, you know how to move with it, you know it won’t give you a headache, you like the way it looks and it makes you feel pretty. If you are uncomfortable with it, it WILL show in your photos.

Okay, I lied. One more……Rule 6.) Make sure you have fun with it and don’t stress if it isn’t perfect. You will look stunning, I promise. I will make it happen!

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After Your Newborn Session

Day 4 of National Newborn Safety Week!!

So we've talked about safety, what you can expect from your session, what our studio is like..today let's talk about what happens after your session is over:

1.) You go home and spend time with baby. I go home and immediately start working on your photos.

2.) I go through all the photos, pick the good ones and separate them out. Then I go through those and pick the best of the best. I then start editing and retouching them. It takes about 20 minutes for each and every photo. I fix redness in the skin, remove blemishes, adjust color, and fix any little thing that needs fixing.

3.) I create a gallery for your View and Choose session.

4.) You come for your hour long View and Choose session where you view your photos and place your print/canvas/product order. With your newborn session you can also order birth announcements, Christmas cards, etc

5.) I place your order.

6.) Once your order comes in, I view it to make sure everything is perfect (I will never give you photos with chemical splashes on them, or canvases that are off center or not the right color-if there is a problem, the companies I work with will fix it and send it to me again) and then I package everything up with our special packaging (yay!)

7.) If you have opted for your products to be shipped to you, I will get those mailed out right away. If you opted to pick up your products, I will let you know they were in and you can set up a time to come get them

8.) You will fall in love with your photos/canvases/products, you will hand out photos to all of your relatives, you will have a fantastic time decorating your house and baby nursery, you will want to order more <3

Yes, it's as simple as that (for you anyway...editing takes forever for me!!)

Check back tomorrow for Day 5 of National Safety Week where we'll talk about what to do with your photos!!

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