Dressing The Character

1) Understand your image.2) Pick a time frame. 3) Know your character. 4) Use costumes to communicate theme. 5) Sometimes less is more. 6) When editing, keep it realistic. 7) Knowing where to find costumes. 8) Have one or two favorite costumes.  

There you have it. My eight tips for incorporating costumes into images and a few lessons I have learned over the past six years. Costumes are vital to making an image come together and they can also be one of the best parts of the visual.Pay attention to the small details and be purposeful in the decisions you make. Above all go out there and have fun creating.