What to Wear - Style Guide
Be Yourself!
Dress like your family like you do on a typical day. If your little one hates jeans (like mine, my daughter only wants to wear soft pants or tights), you don’t have to make them wear jeans. You will find that the images will look more authentic and your family will feel more comfortable during the session if they are I comfortable.
Dress for the location. For example, if we are photographing in grass, flat shoes (sandals, ballet flats, flip flops, sneakers) or a thicker heel would be best. If we are on a beach you may want to be barefoot or in sandals. Remember you want to be comfortable and not have to worry about tripping or your heels sinking into grass. Stay away from wearing a lot of green when having photos taken in grassy/wooded areas. It’s just too much green. Green as an accent color is great, though! You want to stand out amongst all the greenery you’re surrounded by. The same goes for beach shoots, you don’t want to blend in with the sand. Or for fall try not to get lost in the leaves by wearing too much orange or yellow.
Coordinate
Choose clothing that looks good together. It can be tempting to match everyone in identical outfits but this is not necessary. Choose a color palette that you love and dress everyone around it. You can wear bold coordinating colors, neutrals with pops of color or varying shades of one color. Also, keep in mind that not every person has to have on every color you have chosen. Split the colors up. It makes the photo more playful and less uniform. Mixing stripes with plaids and tweeds is okay! Expression is important. We want to see your personality through your wardrobe.
Layers, a Blanket and No White Shirts, Please.
Bring Layers. Not only will they make it easier to create each outfit, but they will allow you some flexibility with the unpredictable weather we have in New England. Summer layers could be a pendant necklace, a scarf, a bowtie, suspenders, a vest or a sweater. If there is a chance of rain on the day you have scheduled pack an umbrella or rain coat. We can still get some great photos under an umbrella.
Bring your own blanket, we may do some seated photographs and having a blanket of your own choosing allows you to add your own style to the images. It can be also be a sentimental blanket that adds meaning to the photographs.
Is there anything you should avoid? Steer clear of fluorescents. Fluorescent colors tend to color cast on faces, necks and hair. They’re harsh sometimes. Versions of primary colors are great. Yellow (mustard), red (maroon, brick), and blue (navy, royal).
White tops generally wash people out in photos, so we suggest staying away from white altogether unless it’s just an accent color.
