Once a client has settled on a time and location, this question is always the next thing on their minds. What i tend to recommend to everyone is the same as most other photographers out there (the decent ones anyway LOL) and that is to avoid anything with large logos or cartoon characters (like the wiggles, Thomas, TMNT etc) and to try and coordinate everyone in a way so that one person doesn’t stand out more than the others.
Now if you are not a visual person this can be a pretty tricky thing to get your head around. Often people freak out completly and rock up to the session with a suitcase full of clothing choices, or just go for the easy option and put everyone in plain tops and jeans. But honestly, how often does the whole family walk around wearing matching white tops and jeans?
Instead why not try to be a bit more bold with your colour choices when it comes to picking clothes, don’t be afraid of mixing colours and patterns. As long as you stick to small prints and basic shapes, then you can’t go wrong. To help you out i’ve decided to start showing you some clothing colour combinations that can be used as a guide to picking out your own clothing options. I don’t expect every client to go out and buy a new outfit for their session either, you can just these guides as starting points and go through your own wardrobes to see if you have similar items that fit.
Every few weeks as the seasons change, i’ll post up a few new guides that clients can refer to to help them out. Today i have some for winter and spring to get you started. All of the clothing in these guides are available from either www.babysgotstyle.com.au or www.seedkids.com.au, and are not as expensive as one might presume. Most of the outfits cost less than $60 to put together.And i have tried to include items such as jeans and leg-ins which can be found in most home wardrobes already.
PS: I am not affiliated with either online store used in these guides. I put these guides together myself. I do happen to be a regular customer of both though and have nothing but good things to say about them, Especially Baby’s got Style which i shop at at least once every few months and you can ALWAYS find something fantastic on sale. Don’t be scared off by the high end brand names. Most of the clothing (especally when on sale) is no more expensive than what you’d find at Target.