Building โlooksโ (outfits) for your photo session is SO much easier than it seems. I promise!
The trick is to choose a base outfit. Ideally this is one that you canโt wait to wear and feel amazing in. Maybe itโs a stunning red dress you havenโt yet had the occasion to wear, or perhaps your son has a darling outfit that youโve just picked up. Other great options are your daughters favorite dress, your husbands flannel shirt he loves, or for a more styled approach think about renting a gorgeous dress from Rent the Runway, Cโest ma Robe or heading over to Anthropologie.
So youโve picked your base outfit, something that pops, whatโs next? Well, we build around it! Take colors in the base outfit and incorporate them into the rest. Build one outfit at a time if there are multiple people.
Example, for a couple, letโs start with a red cocktail dress. A great outfit to go with the style is a blue suit with a black or red bow tie. Red and blue are complimentary colors and look great together. To add accessories (which I encourage!!) try a great watch or a statement necklace.
For a family of four, letโs say the base outfit is your daughterโa favorite white dress and cute beige leather sandals. From there we have tons of options. Hubs could wear seafoam (light blue) colored jeans with a clean fitted white tee. Imagine you in a gorgeous pink and white bohemian inspired maxi dress with a leather belt and your son in blue jeans and a checkered white and grey button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Toss in some sperrys for your son and husband and wedges for you and weโre golden! Optional accessories: lots of bracelets, a black floppy oversized sun hat, suspenders for your son, a little pink flower crown for your daughterโฆ Remember, have fun with it!
Styling tip: kids grow like crazy so youโre always buying bigger sizes so they can wear them for longer.. When looking for outfits for your session make sure it fits perfectly NOW. Nothing is more distracting than seeing your sonโs underwear because his jeans wonโt stay up!
There are some things photoshop canโt help you with and that is fitted clothing so be sure to keep that in mind while shopping!
This is just ONE of the many great tips that I have in my comprehensive style guide given to all of my clients upon booking so be sure to book your session now to take advantage of it for your upcoming photos. My spring slots are going like wildfire and soon Iโll be fully booked! If youโre interested in a spring or summer session nowโs the time to get in touch!