For this week’s Photo Tip Thursday, I thought I’d cover a more unique method to spicing up your outfit photos. It involves adding props. You know, something other than your outfit that might have something to do with the location that you’re shooting at.

With the fall weather rolling around, you’ll find yourself surrounded by one of the most amazing props that you don’t even have to buy. Leaves. After you’re done shooting the standard outfit photos, grab a handful of leaves and throw them up in the air, having your photographer snap a burst of photos. These types of candid shots add an element of playfulness and will really help sell the story of your outfit.

When the seasons change, you can always adapt your natural props as well. In winter for instance, you can swap out the leaves on the ground for a handful of snow…just try not to accidentally drop in on your head like Grace did in the photos below.

Of course you can use whatever props you’d like, and they definitely don’t have to be natural. An umbrella on a rainy day provides for some unique photos for example.