Windy days. We’ve all experienced them at some point in time while trying to take outfit photos. They make a mess of your hair, cause your outfit to flap around in odd ways and are in general, just a pain in the buns when it comes to taking outfit photos.

Wind can make for really neat photos though. Lighting conditions permitting, stand your subject at a 45 degree angle to the way the wind is blowing and then have them look directly into the wind. This will cause the hair to blow backwards behind the subject’s head and not in a place where you don’t want it to…i.e. their face. Also, by having them position their body at a 45 degree angle, outfits with a lot of loose fabric {this is especially important with dresses} can flow to the side of the subject and not awkwardly bunch up between their legs.

Don’t mind my reflection…but woof! Look at that hair blowing action. Grace always gets so confused at how irrationally excited I get when I snap a good “hair blowing in the wind” shot. What can I say? That pretty face of hers and her hair blowing wistfully in the wind, it just gets me going people.

Try positioning yourself or your subject in this manner next time you go out for an outfit shoot on a really windy day. You’ll get some really cool shots!

Thanks for reading!