Here are a few key tips that I recommend as a photographer for dressing your family for a portrait. However, you know your family best, but consider the following to get started.
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Choosing a Color Scheme or Style
- Keep it Simple. Choose a general color palette for everyone. The last thing you want is one person showing up in a bright green shirt and everyone else wearing blue.
- Less is More. Minimize bright and solid colors. You do want the family to look like a unit, but not a basketball team.
- Dark versus light. Dark clothing slenderizes, light clothing looks fresh.
- Pants: Everyone wearing pants should be similar in style and color. Jeans are a flexible option to wear outside and they go with any top.
- What is the season? Observe the colors and hues of the season that compliment the surroundings.
Bring Options to Portrait Session
- Additional shirts or outfits. We can mix things up as time permits or in case of emergency situations.
- Dress in layers: vests, light jackets, scarfs, and wraps.
- Minimize jewelry
- Bring Blankets, Props & Pets
- Fashion Hats for Individual Sessions
Things to Avoid for a Family Portrait
- Do not dress like a sports team or wedding party, dial it back a bit.
- Do not wear shirts with large branded names on it.
- Do not wear shorts or baseball caps.
- Do not wear transition lenses or sunglasses.
- Do not come with wet hair.
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