How to Plan and Shoot a Formal Wear Session That Actually Moves

How to Plan and Shoot a Formal Wear Session That Actually Moves

Formal wear sessions have a way of exposing every weakness in your workflow. The dresses are expensive, the clients are nervous, and you have maybe two hours before someone wants lunch and the energy collapses. I’ve learned the hard way that improvising your way through a five-outfit session is a fast route to mediocre images and a stressed subject. What you need is a plan that’s tight enough to keep you moving but loose enough to follow the light when something better appears.