When preparing to have your portrait taken, remember these important points:

-- Avoid clothing with busy patterns.

-- Bring at least one change of clothes, three changes are better.

-- Make sure you have a comb or brush, hair spray, and make-up if you wear it.

-- Bring fashion accessories such as scarfs, belts, and jewelry to create different looks.

-- Allow enough time so you can be at your appointment early. You don't want to feel stressed or hurried before your shoot.

-- For outdoor portraits, bring a blanket that goes with your wardrobe for seated photos.

-- If you are being photographed with your pet, bring an additional person to handle the animal during photos of you that don't include your pet.

-- Schedule your portrait for the time of day that you usually feel your best.

-- Make sure you understand the business details of the photo session so that you are not surprised with extra charges or fees.

-- Talk to your photographer ahead of time on the phone so you can get to know him or her a little better.

-- If you're not comfortable being alone with the photographer during the session, bring a friend along.

StoryPhoto Portrait Package

Story Photography offers a terrific portrait package that includes: sitting fee, 36 exposures, two sets of 4" x 6" professional matte prints, and you keep the negatives -- all for less than $200 (plus travel expense for outside Sonoma County). To find out more, simply fill out a Request Form, and let me know what you have in mind.

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