When people ask us what to wear for their sessions, we do not have a prescribed formula that overrides YOUR choices. When you come to us for personal wall art to suit your decor, we want it to express who you are, so we just share our observations from years of experience and make suggestions based on what you tell us about your family.
I have actually seen others photographer's websites saying "No white bows" or "No matching shirts and jeans" for any of their sessions, promoting their look for the edgiest, coolest pictures on Facebook. We love to bring out the natural lifestyle of a family and edgy,cool images are fabulous if that is what you really want. (Think of an "urban" setting- like a downtown alley, maybe a sofa on the water's edge or even a parking deck .)
However, it could be that you have another purpose for your portraits than trying to do the funkiest contemporary look of the week.The image below shows the same family in colorful clothing (the boys said
they were like fall leaves!) and another from the same session all in
black tops. An easy change of clothing for a different look. Both are perfect...they show the love of this family and the boy's personalities. This family chose the colorful clothing for their wall portrait
but also ordered some of the others in black shirts and some in black
and white.
For larger multi-generational family groups, we do suggest with the number of people involved, different ages and genders, that it may be best to go with something simple and not overthink a concept. Try letting the clothing be a secondary object, with the subjects faces and body language being the main focus of the image.
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| Does this seem familiar with all the cell phones? Between all the texting, talking, playing games, internet, tweeting and checking all the status updates...Oh, my...how do we find the time to do anything else? |
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