Ideally, items of clothing should not be competing for our attention in a group photograph. The running theme of any advice we give on clothing, is that when the final photographs are viewed, attention should be drawn to faces and personalities. You would be surprised about often this gets overlooked! Solid Colours vs Patterns If you come to a decision on a colour scheme (even if it is a broad theme), it is important to communicate this is to the rest of the group – especially if you are planning a generations shoot that involves more than one family. What colour range might best suit your home if you were hanging wall portraits from your studio session? Communication It might also be worth thinking about your home décor. Perhaps only one or two outfits needs attention to achieve a good result. Intuition is fine – you shouldn’t worry about hard rules. If as a family you are at a loss where to start, it might be worth laying down each family member’s favourite outfit on the bed – and viewing whether the colours broadly go together. Pastel colours just seem to offer a sense of fun to the occasion and final images. We have also noticed that bright pastel colours work really well for children photographed together – even if the colours are not especially coordinated. But please avoid pure white and black items of clothing if possible as many photographs are taken against a white and dark grey background. Another colour scheme might be navy blue, burgundy and dark green. In our second example below the family are wearing pink blue and purple which again very looks pleasing to the eye. In the first example, the family have opted for denims and cream tops and this looks very striking indeed. Generally, keeping the number colours between 1 and 3 works fabulously well. Our advice is that some degree of colour coordination is great, but that families should not too worry about matching their outfits. The biggest question that we receive from clients concerns family or generation groupings. Think About A Theme, Not Necessarily Matching Outfits At Light Republic for example, we tend to start with bright, high key photography and move on to low key photography: so starting with casual clothes and then moving in the direction of smarter outfits is one possibility. Many photography studios allow outfit changes during the shoot, so don’t necessarily feel that you have to stick to one look. Bearing in mind that contemporary family studio photography often involves sitting (and sometimes lying) on the floor, no items of clothing should unduly restrict movement. This will help achieve relaxed and natural photos that reflect true personalities. The session is about you and your personalities.Ĭlothing Should Be Comfortable and Make You Feel Confidentįirst and foremost, the most important consideration is that every family member should dress in a way that that makes them feel confident and comfortable. Your clothing can add a bit of gloss to the results, but it won’t make or break your session. Also bear in mind right from the beginning that this is not something get stressed about. Clothing and styling is clearly a very subjective and personal choice, so we would never want to be too prescriptive but there are some general guidelines and recommendations that we are happy to offer. At Light Republic we often get asked by families about the best clothes to wear to a family photo shoot in the studio.
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