What to Wear for Your Family Portrait
Deciding What to Wear Is Often the Most Stressful Part. It Doesn’t Have to Be.
Your clothing choices depend on a few things: your family’s style, where your session takes place, and where your finished portraits will live in your home. We talk through all of this at your Portrait Consultation, but here are a few principles that apply almost universally.
A few simple guidelines.
Your family should be the focal point of the portrait, not the clothing. Resist the urge to put everyone in matching shirts. Instead, choose a palette of two or three complementary colors and let each person wear their own style within it.
A few things that consistently work well: medium to dark, solid colors without large logos or graphics. Earth tones, blues, and similar tonal ranges photograph beautifully and age well in a portrait you will display for years. Avoid one person standing out because their clothing is much lighter or brighter than everyone else’s.
We Help With the Details
At your Portrait Consultation, we talk through your specific family, your session location, and your wardrobe choices in detail. Every client also receives a comprehensive wardrobe guide tailored to the season of their session, with specific color recommendations and styling tips.
You do not have to figure this out alone.