Are you stressing over what to wear for your next family photo? Do you have a theme? Are your photos going to be fun and silly, or are you having a more traditional family photoshoot? Whatever your needs, continue reading and I will help ease your what-to-wear stress for family pictures. Photo Wardrobe Tips:1. Take your location into account. Select a color palette for your outfits that will complement the location, not compete with it. You want to stand out and not blend into the background. This photo was taken at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden when the rhododendrons were in bloom. My daughter's dress was a good accent to the background, the dress matched the flowers and the leopard tights and her hair in two buns show her personal style. -Photo by K. Kendall 2. Take your home decor into consideration. Where are you placing this family photo? If it's for a holiday card, consider fall-winter clothing. You want the picture taken to accent your decor in your family living room if you're placing it there. 3. Limit your pattern print. Having everyone in patterns can be distracting. Instead, consider accessories that coordinate with the one print, for instance, have dad wear a tie, brother a vest or mom a scarf in a coordinating color to the pattern, it will help tie the whole look together. Holiday photo, my son is wearing a plaid shirt and my daughter complements him with her red dress. They are coordinating and not being too matchy-matchy. The red also pops against the yellow leaves on the ground and makes for a great contrast. -Photo by K. Kendall 4. Wear colors in the same color range (darks, lights, pastels) and stick with solids, minimize the patterns. You can add texture like a furry vest for interest. Textured clothes show up great in black and white pictures. This was an impromptu shoot at the Rose Garden and we were both wearing black and white with my daughter wearing a striped ruffle dress. The black and white photos came out great. We were caught in action sashaying around the garden. -Photo by K. Kendall 5. Mix and match colors so everyone coordinates and colors flow well together. If stuck on what colors mix well look at a color wheel. The opposite of yellow is purple and they go well together. 6. Say no to character and logo t-shirts, unless you are going for a whole superhero or Mickey Mouse t-shirt look or something similar. Plus you probably have tons of photos with that princess or superhero tee already, keep it timeless and classic. Don't date your pictures. Don't blend into your background. Wear complimenting colors to your background, stand out! The black stands out from the textured backgrounds on both pictures. Classic timeless wardrobe pieces like above make your picture look timeless, don't date your pictures with trends. These pictures were taken in November of 2010. -Photos by Jennifer Blackwell Photography 7. Let everyone's personality shine through, skip the matchy-matchy outfits. I know a lot of people do it but it lose everyone's style and the picture starts looking boring after a few years. You want a great picture that you look at for years and not regret what you're wearing in it. 8. Don't know what everyone is wearing? Build around the one outfit you are sure of and the rest of the looks should fall into place. 9. Lay all the outfits together on the bed or floor to see how they look together. Take a picture with your phone for reference, show mom, a friend or even your photographer and see what they think? 10. Make sure that everyone is comfortable with what they are wearing to ensure smiles, especially the kids. Itchy scratchy clothes lead to grouchy looks. Most important make the whole photo session fun. Consider warming up with some funny poses and silly faces to get everyone warmed up for the photos. Plus you never know those might be the pictures you end up using. On this photo, we're announcing the arrival of our baby in our holiday card while making silly faces. Our daughter was the focal point with the red dress and we coordinated our outfits around her dress. I added a red necklace for myself and a red plaid bow to our frame. Everything ties together, plus it brings out the minimal red in the background. -Photo by K. Kendall Last, remember to press or steam your clothes. They will look better in the pictures, clothes lays better on the body when pressed or steamed, plus you don't want the nice dress or shirt to look cheap and be all wrinkled.
Thank you for reading, I enjoyed writing this up to share my knowledge and tips with you. -Cristina
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