Welcome to our Style Guide. Clothing, style and makeup tips to help you feel and look your best at your senior session.
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Girls
What to wear
Anything goes, bring a variety of colors, sweaters, tees & hoodies, dresses from prom, homecoming, bring heels, jewelry, dark jeans, worn out jeans – bring anything you LOVE to wear.
something classy when you look at your portraits 20 years from now. Cover shoulders and arms for one outfit. See sample here.
something casual -what you wear everyday. See samples here
something different fun – whatever you want. Dresses.
identity clothes sports, music, arts etc. See some samples here.
things dance stuff, a microphone, guitar. See some samples here.
hair ….we suggest no new styles. Use a de-frizz product to tame stray hairs and fly-a ways. Hair should be done BEFORE coming to the studio. Quick easy hairstyle changes are ok, but it should be quick or you’ll lose camera time. Waiting to do hair or makeup until you arrive will dramatically cut down on camera time and images. We will not run over your scheduled time.
Hair – We suggest no new styles. Hair and make-up should be done BEFORE coming to the studio
Tame those frizzies and fly a ways. Use a de-frizzing product.
Use a concealer on acne. If you stand 2 feet away from a mirror and and can’t see it, it won’t show in your images.
We recommend having hair and make-up done profesionally. Many of our clients use Cole’s salon in Eagan.
nails….your hands will be in your portraits. Have your nails done.
tops….feel free to add sweaters or jackets. We suggest covering arms in one or more outfits.
shoes….bring them! See samples here.
Guys
What to wear
something classy when you look at your portraits 20 years from now. Button up shirts, Shirts, sweaters, polos, jackets. Do not bring a suit unless it’s something you wear and you own one that fits. See some samples here
something casual what you like to wear everyday, your own unique style – tees, jeans, shorts, hats, bring different colors. See Samples here
something different fun – whatever you want
identity clothes sports, music, arts etc. Samples Here
things car, a microphone, guitar Samples Here
hair avoid cutting your hair right before the session. Give new styles at least two weeks
Extras
nails.…your hands will be in your portraits. Have your nails done.
tops….feel free to add sweaters or jackets. We suggest covering arms in one or more outfits.
make up….Have it done before arriving, bring powder and lipstick for touch ups. We recommend having it
done professionally.
clothing….bring a variety of colors and clothing for all seasons. Girls, if you’re wearing a tank top bring a
strapless bra. Spaghetti straps and sleeveless tops will draw attention to the arms, making it difficult to hide bra straps. There are additional charges to remove bra straps.
brows and facial hair….please remove any unwanted brow and facial hair
tanning….avoid being overly tanned for your skin type as it will add weight to your face.
Also avoid sunburns, uneven spray tans and tan lines. There are additional charges to remove sunburn and tan lines.
bumps and blemishes….we remove them all, so don’t worry!
pets….you must bring someone along to watch and care for your pet while you’re being photographed.
Keep in mind that involving your pet takes extra time and may mean less images and/or clothing changes. Pets
are only allowed outdoors and not in the studio. Sorry, NO SNAKES.
friends, siblings….(Elite, Experience, Urban Sessions) we’d be happy to take a couple images with you and a
friend, sibling, boyfriend/girlfriend. As with pets, this involves extra time and may mean less clothing changes
and images of you. THIS IS NOT A FAMILY PORTRAIT.
arriving….Plan your travel time to arrive 10 minutes early. Allow yourself plenty of time to get here. If you’re
late, we cannot run your session into the next appointment’s time – it will only result in less images taken of
you. If you will be more than 15 minutes late, please call to reschedule (a new session fee will apply).
music…..bring your favorite cd or ipod if you’d like.
glasses…..to eliminate distracting glare and reflections, call your optician to either borrow a pair of empty
frames or have the lenses removed from your own frames. Non glare lenses work well in some cases. If you
choose to wear glasses with lenses in keep in mind that removing glass glare from your photographs will be
done at your expense. Non glare lenses work well in some cases.
What to bring
Clothes – bring what you want and we’ll help you choose what’s best
- Wear one of your outfits to the session
- Have hair and makeup done before arriving. Not having this done means less images
- Don’t forget the map to the studio – included in your welcome packet
- Rain – summer showers come and go quickly. Arrive at your session as scheduled and if weather is an issue we will reschedule the outdoor part of your session. We have covered areas outdoor that we can use as well.
Number of outfits:
simple or express: 1
essential: 3-4
elite: 5-7
experience: 6-10
free spirit: 6-10
If you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to call. 651-454-8639. We look forward to seeing you!
Spa Model
You can enter to be a spa Model. As a 2010 high school senior photographed at Nardi Photography, you can choose to have your senior portraits entered into the spa Model competition. All finalists will receive a set of 10 comp cards, be put on the national spamodels.com website and be eligible to be a national spa Model. The 15 national winners will receive a modeling portfolio and a trip to model at the 2010 spa Event at the Del Coronado in San Diego, CA January 4-6, 2010.
Check out the Senior Fashion Show at the 2009 Spa Event in Vegas
Some Trends for 2009 from the SPA Fashion Show
Great Tips and links
Tobi, an online fashion boutique with a great selection of designer brands for men and women. The site has lots of great ideas for what to wear for any occasion. You can chat live 1 on 1 with a personal stylist in the Stylist Bar. Tobi sends out great promo codes every couple of weeks that you can get by signing up for their newsletter. Tobi Stylist Bar
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