How many outfits should I bring to my photo shoot?
Photoshoot Planning Carmen MacDonald Photoshoot Planning Carmen MacDonald

How many outfits should I bring to my photo shoot?

It depends on the kind of session you’re doing and what you want your photos to say about you.

But if you want a starting point: for a full custom portrait session, I typically recommend bringing at least three outfits.

Not because more is better, but because the right amount of variety allows us to tell a fuller, more honest story of who you are.

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Authenticity in portraiture: how does a photoshoot actually promote self-love?
Empowerment Photography Carmen MacDonald Empowerment Photography Carmen MacDonald

Authenticity in portraiture: how does a photoshoot actually promote self-love?

These photo shoots are focused on recognizing that the body you inhabit and the face you show to the world every single day is not only worthy of representation and recognition, but that showing yourself and celebrating yourself is a vital aspect of self-love that can only lead to more development in the right direction.

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Portrait photoshoots: Acts of alignment, self-care, self-expression, and recognition through photography
Self-care Carmen MacDonald Self-care Carmen MacDonald

Portrait photoshoots: Acts of alignment, self-care, self-expression, and recognition through photography

The best part about both of these days is the memories these girls created together, the fun they had, the smiles, the mishaps, the experience of being together in that moment in a way that allowed Nikki to tell her daughters “YOU are what is important to me” and in a way that allowed her to remember that she is important all on her own, too.

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