Photography Props Archives | Sumico Photography Gold Coast

13/05/201708/06/2017

Black Dress | What to Wear for a Portrait Session

What to wear is one of the most common questions to prepare for the photoshoot.

At Sumico Photography, we provide consultation about what to wear for all portrait sessions including the headshots.

I recommend the followings for headshots and other portrait sessions;

Clothes fit into your body (no baggy clothes)
Open neck (although the person who has a long neck, high neck will work)
No loud prints (it may look outdated later)
No large sized brand logos
Clothes with textures (fringe, glitters, laces, beads)
Bring some jackets (especially for the headshots)
Bring some scarves, accessories

If the session is for your business branding, then, I would suggest to wear something which compliments to your logo.

We can take photos for your website, flyers, Facebook or any other marketing materials.

Janine came for headshots to Sumico Photography studio located in Southside of Brisbane.

At the telephone consultation, she said that she does not have many clothes. I asked her to take some photos with mobile phone and send me the photos of clothes.

Janine sent me numbers of photos of clothing and I liked the simple black dress which has lacy texture. I asked her to bring some jackets, scarves, or accessories.

Here is the different looks on the same black dress.

Hair and Makeup by Rita Makeup Artistry. (Note: Janine wanted to her hair and makeup as natural as possible. )

Photography by Sumico Photography

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Sumico Photography works with a professional personal stylist. Moana of B Styled for Life will help you to find the right colour and the right style. It helps personal branding greatly. Here is her photo session with us. See how she uses all the colour and accessories for her branding. https://www.sumicophotography.com.au/project/business-headshot-personal-branding-brisbane/

To know more details about B Syled For Life’s colour and style, please visit; http://www.bstyledforlife.com.au.

For personal branding, business headshot, or portrait session with Sumico Photography, please call 0425 261 729 or fill in the form on our contact page.

We also provide the website development, business cards, brochures for your marketing materials.

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15/02/201708/06/2017

Handmade Tulle Dress

Tulle Dresses for photo shoot

At a portrait photography session by Sumico Photography, some tulle dresses are available for children and adults.

I enjoy making dresses, headpieces and backdrops. I made tulle skirts in cream, light blue, peach and black.

We also have tulle skirts in purple and red.

Tulle skirts are not only for children but for matured women too. It is really fun to try tulle skirts and feel like a princess.

Interested in a portrait session with tulle skirts?

Contact Sumico Photography today on 0425 261 729 or fill in the contact form.

Please also visit our Creative Portrait page and our Gallery.

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02/10/201608/06/2017

New Headpieces | Fascinator Hack

I love making headpieces and fascinators.

In the past, I made them with paper flowers and peacock feathers. You can see my other headpieces in this blog post.

I received an enquiry if I can make one for the Derby race in Melbourne this year, but she was concerned about the weather if my fascinator is made in paper. I asked her to send the photo of her dress and it was black with sheer kind of fabric and so gorgeous. She said that the theme is black and white.

I start looking for the inspiration for fascinators. I have quite good collection of my headpiece inspiration in my Pinterest boards. https://au.pinterest.com/sumiconet/headpieces/

When I was looking at some of the fascinators, I thought that I could use “Place Mats” for my fascinator. I went to the Spotlight and Freedom and I got a couple of luncheon mats. I also bought some ribbons and embellishment from Spotlight wedding craft section.

I just glue them together with a glue gun.

I love the results and I will make some more with different luncheon mats.

I think that those decorative fascinators can make look dresses more like high-end fashion. I am looking forward to shooting someone with this fascinator.

26/01/201601/10/2016

Handmade Headpieces by Sumico Photography

Handmade Headpiece by Sumico Photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I love making things for my photography sessions.

I like to make my photography to be a fashion magazine style and I believe that some headpieces make women look like models.

One of my favourite craft or art materials is paper. I enjoy watching just flat papers transform to 3D and something beautiful & magical. I love making flowers with papers.

I bought the base of this fascinator from a 2 dollar shop and it cost me around $5. It has feathers and small flowers. I made a large white rose with crepe paper and attached it to the fascinator I bought. This fascinator suits to anybody in different age groups which you can find below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_empty_space height=”32px”][vc_column_text]Here are some more fascinators and headpieces which I made and they are available for portrait sessions.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”32px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1512″ css_animation=”fadeInLeft” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Red Handmade Headpiece” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1522″ css_animation=”fadeInDown” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” title=”Black Ribbon Headpiece”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1525″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Peacock Feather Headpiece” css_animation=”fadeInLeft” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”1305″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1561″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1421″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

29/05/201531/07/2015

Tissue Paper Flowers for Photography

A creative hobby I enjoy is making tissue paper flowers of various designs and in all the colours of the rainbow.

I use these tissue flowers as backdrops in photos and as hair ornaments and have also tried to make a headband from them.

One day I would like to make lots and lots of paper flowers in many different colours, enough to make a full backdrop.

On my pinterest board is a collection of various ways to make different kinds of paper flowers:

https://www.pinterest.com/sumiconet/crafts/

I must admit that I did not follow the instructions found on that page for the flowers in these photos but instead I used the method I remembered from when I was a child in Japan. We would make the flower pom poms to celebrate special occasions such as graduations, the first day school ceremony, etc.

Whereas today, I use these paper flowers for hair ornaments and for backgrounds for my photography.