Styling

Styling is a much bigger part of a successful photo them most people realize.  You need to take the subject you have in front of you and elevate it to a higher level.  One way to do this is to get creative with your styling.  Think of the styling in your fashion shots as 40% of the photo.  It can really make the difference between someone just standing against a wall and a great fashion shot.

You can add to the styling of your subject by layering clothes or adding accessories.  Both of these are very simple, but to do it in a creative way is the trick.

You can get a lot of styling ideas and influence from some of the more artistic fashion magazines.  Italian vogue, Paris Vogue, Donna, Collezioni Donna, Elle France to name a few.  

So, start thinking about styling as much as you think about lighting…

Five Elements of a Successful Photo.

For the next five posts I’m going to cover 5 elements of a successful photo.  They are:

Styling (clothing accessories …)
Makeup and hair (This is a continuation of styling but deserves its own category)
Lighting (Photography is all about the lighting)
Casting (who do we use in the photo and why)
Art Direction (how it all comes together artistically)

I’ll cover each of these elements in detail in my post to follow.  Check back and give me your feed back