How to take your own photos for your color guide

 
 
 

📲 You can absolutely take all of your pictures in one go on your phone, by yourself, just with your front-facing camera. Your lighting matters though! Your pics don’t need to be Insta-worthy, but they do need to capture your coloring as accurately as possible.

☀️ I recommend you take your photos OUTSIDE IN NATURAL DAYLIGHT under a clear-ish sky. It should not be during sunrise, sundown, golden hour, or under direct sunlight or a lot of clouds. If today is not a good day for photos, pick another day, there is no rush. 

PHOTO LIST

In order to for me to properly analyse your coloring, I need these photos from you:

  • a photo of your face while wearing a pure white top 

  • a photo of your side profile where I can also see your ear and neck 

  • a photo of you wearing any red top

  • a photo of you wearing any blue top 

  • a photo of you wearing any green top 

  • OPTIONAL a photo of you in any pink/purple top

  • OPTIONAL a photo of you in any yellow/orange top 

  • IF YOU HAVE COLOR-TREATED OR GREY HAIR please also submit any photo that approximates your natural/earlier hair color (think a younger you, a relative or celebrity)

PRE-UPLOAD CHECKLIST

Before you submit your photos, make sure that…

  • your face fills at least half of the screen. I only need to see a small piece of your top.

  • the image accurately captures your skin color, and has neither a blue-ish grey cast nor a yellow-golden one.

  • your face is well-lit but not in direct sunlight.

  • your eyes clearly visible. Someone that doesn’t know you should be able to tell your eye color from looking at each of your pics.

  • you are not wearing any make up and have taken off your glasses.

  • there are no traces of self-tanner on your face.

  • your hair is down but out of your face.

  • your phone's flash is turned off.

  • you have turned off any blurring filters.

👉 ALL OF THESE POINTS ARE CRUCIAL! I will let you know if I believe your photos aren’t suitable for color analysis, but I’m not able to spot if you are wearing subtle fake tan or the sun is giving you an even golden glow that looks natural.