The Natural Light Portrait Book

Add Simple Props

If you want to give a portrait some fashion flair, simply add a prop or accessory—anything from a hat, to sunglasses, a long silk scarf, an umbrella, etc. I’ve worked with subjects who were very stiff and uneasy at first, but once I had them slip on a pair of sunglasses, all of a sudden it was like they came alive. It’s like once they have sunglasses on, they’re actors in a play. It’s really something to see when someone’s personality at a shoot transforms like that. Stick with simple stuff like this, and stay away from the goofy props (unless, of course, that’s the type of shoot you have planned, and if that’s the case, the sky’s ...