Clothing tips for your newborn portraits
What to bring for your baby
- You don't need to bring anything for your baby to wear unless you have something specific in mind. I have wraps in many different colors to coordinate with the outfits that you bring.
- Feel free to bring any family heirlooms or baby outfits from family members if you would like to have those photographed
What to bring for you
- 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.
- Any extra change of clothing is always a good idea in case we have any accidents
- I keep the studio pretty warm for the newborn session so dressing in layers is a good idea
![](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/857856504/NBP-papers-25-7abbb49f-300.jpg)
Things to avoid
- Avoid logos or words on clothing. We want the focus to be on the faces in the portrait not the words in the portraits
- Avoid to many bright colors or several wild patterns
- You can choose one patterned outfit and then build the rest the members of the family around the colors in that pattered outfit.
- Avoid the “everyone matches” look of the past. Instead choose things within the same color palette. i.e. greys, neutral tones, jewel tones, pastels, etc.
Other things to remember
- Your hands will be 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 out)
- 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
- If in doubt of what to wear you can always text me photos of outfit or just bring a bunch of clothes and we can decide together 541-971-5318
examples of color tones that work well together
![](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/377856504/Hesse_2020_35-d945256d-1000.jpg)
![](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/377856504/Jones_2016_34-9c833be9-1000.jpg)
![](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/377856504/Caleb_4-6e34b91a-1000.jpg)
![](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/377856504/Charlotte_08-d268d7c0-1000.jpg)
![](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/377856504/Mason_6-8a5bbcfd-1000.jpg)
![](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/377856504/Sprenger_2020_17-78ec3e0e-1000.jpg)