Clothing Tips for your family portraits
- Choose clothing that makes you feel comfortable and confident
- Think about the colors in the room in your home where you will display your family portrait and choose colors around those tones
- Choose clothing within the same color palette. i.e. grey, neutral tones, jewel tones.
Things to avoid
- Avoid logos or words on clothing. We want the focus to be on the face in the portrait and the eye will naturally be drawn to words.
- Avoid bright colors or many wild patterns unless that represents you and your family.
- You can choose one patterned outfit and then build the rest the members of the family around the colors in the pattered outfit.
- Avoid the “everyone matches” look of the past. Instead choose things within the same color palette. i.e. grey or neutral tones.
Other things to remember
- Your hands will show in the portraits so make sure nails are clean. Either no polish or fully polished (half polished or chipped polish is very difficult to photoshop)
- Accessories-earrings and other jewelry work great in portraits
- Bring a brush and chapstick/lipstick if needed
- Bring water and snack for the kids if you think they might need them
- You can text me photos of outfit
examples of color tones that work well together
