So often I hear families agonizing over the planning process that goes into a family session. And the biggest challenge I hear from my families is how to pick outfits for everyone that isn't every kid in a matching shirt. Let's face it, with the technology that we have at our fingertips, what was once an every 5 year tradition is now a yearly staple...so here are my 5 tips to make this go smoothly. And I'm going to use the Scanlon Family Session to illustrate my points, their outfits fit perfectly with my "what to wear" email that is sent out when you schedule your session AND to show my first point, I have a sample image from their home :)
1. Start with Your Home
Your home is the perfect jumping off point with what to wear. It's a crazy thought, right. But hear me out. Where are you going to be putting these images? No need to answer the rhetorical question, so shouldn't this family portraits look like they should go in your home? For example if you decorate in grays, soft blues and pinks you don't want to wear deep purples, yellow, greens, black...you get the idea. So look around your home, what's your decorating style color. Once you have that let's move on to the next tip.
3 Tips for Posing Better in Pictures