Planning Your Outfits

Let’s talk about styling for your session! The location and the

outfit choices are the most important parts of your session. Certain

color schemes go hand in hand with my editing style, so I am here to

help. My editing style has that boho and western vibe, so we want to

match that vibe. I put this blog together to help coordinate, not match.

I am always a text, email, or FaceTime away to help style.

First, we are going to choose the colors. For family sessions, I

recommend mom and dad dress themselves first then work down the

line and avoid people wearing the same colors. The best colors that

work well with my editing style are warm neutrals and rustic neutrals.

Attached will be images displaying the best color options, but when I

think of those neutrals I think of: creams, caramel, rust, shades of

brown, burnt orange, navy, maroon, and hints of black. During family

sessions, you can’t go wrong with all neutrals or you can add a small pop

of color. When putting those colors together, you can think of the color

wheel and the complementary colors in the wheel. For an example, a

complementary color to olive green or brown would be maroon.

So, what about white? In my honest opinion, white looks best with a

wedding dress. I want my clients to stick with creams over white due to

how it does clash with editing and other neutrals. Speaking of other

colors to avoid; neon, pale bright colors, or very bright colors. They do

not mesh well with my editing style and the images would not turn out

how we would like just based on the color of an outfit. Seniors, I know

school colors may not be in my color recommendations, but I will

always support capturing those high school memories.

Now let’s talk about patterns and texture in clothing. Plaid is

popular and I do like it, but only if it is subtle and only one person wears

it. I prefer to go more for no pattern at all or subtle, small shapes or

florals. I would much rather find outfits that have texture than have

patterns. Nothing can beat lace, velvet, waffle cloth, corduroy, or crepe

fabrics.

Once again, with seniors I do urge you to have one fun outfit

even if has larger patterns on it (but avoid those unwanted colors listed

earlier!) Another important thing to remember when searching for the

right outfit is what kind of dresses or skirts we want to wear. I prefer

mid length with flow or long and flowy in mothers, young ladies, and

high school senior ladies.

When they are long and flowy we can do so

much more with posing and get to play with the dress due to the

movement. Even in the summer months, I still prefer longer dresses or

skirts. I book my sessions in the evenings nearing sunset, so we always

hope it cools off some. In seniors, especially those involved in sports,

longer dresses cover up those bumps and bruises from sports.