What Do I Need to Wear for Family Portraiture ?

 

 

What to Wear to your Family Portrait Session

If you’ve chosen a quality portrait photographer then your family session will be 100% about you and your family and what makes you unique. You won’t need to dress everyone to match, as with the stock-standard white shirt and blue jeans. Wear what makes you and your family happy and comfortable. Your photographer will ensure that their images best capture every unique quality about your family and your clothing choices will inform your photographer greatly.

However, if you’re still unsure what to dress your family in then simple, plain, classic clothing works best so ensure the focus remains on faces, and your look will always remain timeless in the years to come. For these reasons it’s best to avoid logos and bold patterns, such as bold stripes or spots.

Try to aim for some commonality among your clothing choices across your family, for example using colours in similar tones, which will help to tie individuals together as a unit in your images, without you all having to be dressed the same. For new babies you may coordinate the colours of wraps, blankets and beanies to tie them into the family unit more. Bare feet are always a favourite, especially for young children, as they’re bound to have their shoes off at some point in the session anyway.

Just be sure to bring a couple of changes of clothes for each child for variety (and sometimes they just get messy!). It can also be a good to bring along any special pieces that may be sentimental to you or your child… if your child wants to wear their favourite tutu or spiderman costume then let them! This is a great way of capturing your child’s uniqueness. Favourite hats, scarves, shawls can all make for beautiful props and will add to your memories in years to come.