Do's and Dont's For Prewed Photo - Preparation

Do's

1. Surf the internet or buy wedding magazine to get you lots of fabulous ideas for your photos. You can also ask the photographer to give you ideas.
   
2. Meet several photographers before you decide which one. Get to know them a bit better. Find the chemistry between you and your photographer. Ask how they usually do their photo session. Each photographers has different style. You want to know them better before you choose them.
   
3. Describe and discuss your ideas with your photographer. They love to hear it. Don't forget to tell them what style that you don't like. I told my photographers (Victor and Hendry) that I hate infrared photos, fine art photos, studio-pose photos, 'too-much-landscape' photos (the photos are for my prewed album not national geography magazine! :D), 'heavy-photoshopped' photos or 'artistic-unrealistic' photos such as thumbelina girl and giant guy. Happily, they hate it too :P especially the infrared and fine art photos hahahaha...
4. Tell them your wishes. For me: blowing bubble, playing kite (ditawarin minjem tapi malu2) and flower crown (ga kesampean, huks)
   
5. Ask them what clothes you'll need to wear during the photo shoots. I was told, that I should get summer dresses. Fortunately, my friends were kind enough to lend me some of their dresses.
   
6. Buy accessories according to the clothes.
   
7. If you're planning to have candid journalism, do buy toys to play during the photoshoot. I bought bubble and colorful windmill (good investment). You'll need this toy, so you will have something to focus on instead of focusing on your pose (ntar terlihat kaku). Especially, when you have photo shoots in the beach. Otherwise you will have photo shoots with standard pose: holding hand, hugging, kissing, etc etc (mati gaya)
8. Imagine all kind of poses you wanna do and start practicing in front of the mirror.

Dont's

1. Do not choose current trend style of photography. For example: foto with infrared filter. I don't think that would be a good idea. Since when someone look your picture say a couple years from now, she/he will be able to guess which year you took that photo. You will want photos that will endure many years to come.
   
2. Do not get fat. FYI, camera adds several pounds.