Solo portrait photographed on location in London

What to wear

What to wear for a solo photoshoot

Two looks maximum in an hour: one you feel unbeatable in, one a step further than usual. Solid over patterned, structure at the shoulder, and shoes…

In short: Two looks maximum in an hour: one you feel unbeatable in, one a step further than usual. Solid over patterned, structure at the shoulder, and shoes you can walk in because half the frames involve movement.

What works for a solo shoot specifically

Colour. Two looks maximum for an hour: one you already feel unbeatable in, and one a step further than you would normally risk. The second is where the interesting frames come from.

Fabric. Texture over pattern. A knit, a leather jacket, a heavy coat all give a camera something to hold onto; a busy print competes with your face.

Footwear. Something you can walk in, because movement frames are where a solo session stops being stiff.

The thing that ruins frames. Bringing six outfits to a one-hour booking. Each change costs ten minutes of shooting time and the last look always gets four frames.

In the bag. A lint roller, blotting papers, a comb, and the jacket you almost left behind — structure at the shoulder is the single most useful thing you can bring. A phone charger if the session runs on a timer and remote.

Two rules that hold everywhere

  • Steam it the night before — creases are the most expensive thing in any retouching bill and the cheapest to prevent.
  • Bring options and decide on set, where you can see the light and the background rather than guessing at home.

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