Photographs for Sorority Resume

[Elle09]

I was looking around GC and couldn't find a post about the photographs for Sorority recruitment. Do they have to be headshots? I'm thinking about getting professional pictures taken and needed to know what to get done.
Thank you so much!

[texas*princess]

Don't get glamour shots.

You might get made fun of

[lyrelyre]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

Don't get glamour shots.

You will get made fun of

I corrected this for you

[kddani]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

Don't get glamour shots.

You might get made fun of

You mean these aren't acceptable?

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by lyrelyre

I corrected this for you

I stand corrected

Originally Posted by kddani

You mean these aren't acceptable?

Yea... I'm going to have to vote 'no' on that one

Xidelt - yea, you totally rocked that purple for sure!!

[Elle09]

So obviously no glamour shots! haha! So only headshots- head and shoulders? Or can it be a professional photograph in a park just sitting down?

[gee_ess]

Originally Posted by Elle09

So obviously no glamour shots! haha! So only headshots- head and shoulders? Or can it be a professional photograph in a park just sitting down?

Any picture of you will be fine. It should be you, alone, and can be with any sort of background, in any setting.(the park is fine)

The important thing is that it look like you. Do not send in a pic of you before you gained 30 pounds and cut your hair 10 inches and added red highlights. They need to be able to recognize you. That is the whole point of the picture - to put a name with a face.

Some schools like a head shot and full body shot as well. Find out what is the norm at your school by contacting Greek life or a local panhellenic group.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by Elle09

So obviously no glamour shots! haha! So only headshots- head and shoulders? Or can it be a professional photograph in a park just sitting down?

I personally wouldn't pay a few hundred bucks for a "head shot" just for your sorority resume (because that's what real head shots will cost you, but it's your choice and money. True heads hots (like what actors get done) are supposed to look like you on your best day. NOT super made, up, not posing, not with accessories. However, what most people think of when they want a head shot is something that makes them look "glamorous". I am not sure what your idea of a "head shot" is, but I am sharing my personal experience.

You can have someone take a nice snapshot of you, or if you have your mind set on getting shots done, consider the following:

- Look at photographers' websites to see the style of their work (or to get ideas if a friend is taking your picture). If you're spending the money, you might as well use a photographer who does work with actors.
-Take a look at what people wear, if the pics are done inside or outside, if the people in the pics look natural.
- Solid colors are better than patterns, color is better than black or white. Brighter colors are better than pastels, but it depends on your complexion coloring and hair color.
-No deep v-necks, no big collars. Keep your hair down and "natural" (versus a severe or hairsprayed style). The focus should be on your face.
- Practice smiling in the mirror. What connects people to your picture is what is going on in your eyes. When taking the picture, think of happy, fun things. It will show in your eyes. Like Tyra Banks says on America's Next Top Model, "smile with your eyes".
- Don't do any unnatural things with your body, like looking over your shoulder.

Like I said, you want the picture to look like the best version of you, because when you walk in the door, you should look like you do in the picture.

No matter where you go or who takes your pictures, keep that in mind.

[Elle09]

texas*princess hahaha, I will definitely not get glamour shots then!

[Xidelt]

KDDani, where did you get my senior pic? I really rocked the shiny purple that year!

[KSUViolet06]

I've heard it said that the glamour shots, "soft touch" photos, and objects like feather boas in the pics are annoying. Look pretty, but not like Mimi a la Drew Carey.

[Titchou]

No one else in the picture,please! Senior pictures are usually good as long as they look like YOU!

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Titchou

No one else in the picture,please! Senior pictures are usually good as long as they look like YOU!

I've seen some crazy trends in senior pictures, just demented. My high school had the "senior page" so each person could decorate it as they please, but an average composite photo was still done by every student (the school district had a photo put in the file for each year, even if you never bought photos). I do live in a rural area, so it shouldn't have surprised me that my engagement photographer also photographed seniors with the 4-H goats, in the FFA jackets, and even driving a tractor. I distinctly remember a girl in full camo hunting gear with her rifle and a 10 point buck 9or something like that) on her four wheeler, and with a fish she caught.

I miss the crazy pictures grade school pictures with giant crayons, a fake background with a fence, paint cans with a ladder and Jackson Pollock action, or my personal favorite, the one with you smiling and a second shot of your face above looking serious.

[Xidelt]

The hot thing when I was a senior (back in 97) was to take a pic of you in your basketball/volleyball/soccer uniform with the ball on fire. You had a super-serious look on your face while dry-ice fog was pooling around your feet.

We were so cool when we were seniors.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Xidelt

The hot thing when I was a senior (back in 97) was to take a pic of you in your basketball/volleyball/soccer uniform with the ball on fire. You had a super-serious look on your face while dry-ice fog was pooling around your feet.

We were so cool when we were seniors.

A google image search brought up some really umm, spirited would be a good word, senior photos. I even saw some with flames.

I would go with the photo on the far right of this website http://www.highschoolseniorportraits.com/ not the left or the middle. That's a good photo. I'd avoid anything with vehicles, flames, sequins, farm animals, or ridiculous props.