What to Wear? Family Photoshoot Guide

Ok so you’ve booked your photoshoot and now you need some guidance on what you and your family should wear.

An important step in curating the best outfits is to decide on a colour. As a general guide selecting light neutral tones work well. It’s from here that you can add some deeper tones and colour variations to add depth. Warmer earthy tones like green, blue, mustard and brown work well.

Other things to consider

Patterns

Some patterns can create a fantastic centrepiece for a photo shoot, like for example dad in a patterned shirt or mum in a patterned dress. I would generally suggest limiting the pattern to 1 family member and look at dressing everybody else in singular colours that will complement the patterned look.

Whites

 It’s generally best to choose cream or ivory over a vivid white and only have 1 tone of white as having different tones can be distracting.

Bright or fluorescent

These colour types generally draw too much attention in a photoshoot and they may sway the overall outcome.

So you have your colours in mind now what to wear?

Mums/ladies

Dresses in general look great. Linen or lace fabrics photograph well and looser midi or maxi dresses create more emotion.

Kids

Rompers or dresses for babies and young girls, and longer shorts or full length pants with either an untucked polo or long sleeve button shirt for boys.

Dads/men

Like our boys, dress for comfort, with longer shorts or full length pants, slim fit if doable, with either an untucked polo or long sleeve button shirt.

Final tips

• Don’t wear heavy prints, logos or graphics, they can be too busy and distracting.

• Try not to over accessories, hats or scarves are fine.

• Shoes matter so choose well