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What to wear {Blee Photography}

Posted on June 7, 2011

My first suggestion is pick 1-3 staple colours and stick with them. Whether you do varying shades and tones of that colour is up to you but keep these two throughout everyone’s outfit and it will co-ordinate and “go together”. That said, do avoid matchy-matchy, in other words please dont all wear jeans and the same shirt or all dress head to toe in the same tone of blue. Aim for texture and pattern, it is much more visually appealing and works grea tin both colour and black and white photographs!

Here are some examples of my own clients wearing great co-ordinating outfits.

I love this family’s attire; they’re not all wearing the exact same cut of jeans and they are wearing varying shades of pink, white and grey. It just works.

I just love these kids outfits. Their clever mum made them herself in red, white and blue.

This is my son and his two cousins. I like that the brothers are wearing like clothes with white shirts and blue jeans and my son is wearing white jeans with a blue shirt but still ties in with their clothing. The shoes were a fluke though, but with Disney Cars obsessed boys it was a given they’d have black and red shoes!

With this family they chose 2 main colours, orange and grey and then threw in a lot of pattern. The girls are wearing pretty patterned dresses whilst the boys checker shirts all go well together. I also think the orange really suits their skin tone and makes the photo!

This last family has it so simple. Two different shades of purple and some white shirts and it all goes together!

For some more ideas have a look at these “mood boards” I created with some family attire ideas

For family sessions:

Pick 2-3 colours and stick with it. Examples could be “yellow & grey”, “blue, green and white”, “pink, red and white” and so on. The options are endless, but don’t wear too many colours at once. Don’t dress matchy matchy, but dress in like-tones so everyone looks good together, eg: all in different shades of blue. Another option is pick one colour to tie everything together and mix it with black and white. Please don’t all wear the same outfit (all white tees and blue jeans is very outdated). Layers and textures look great, but do dress for the season!

For newborn sessions:

Newborns look best in the nude, or with a nappy cover. There’s just something so magical about babies, their skin is so pure and they are tiny, and clothes just look awkward. If it is cold weather then of course dress your little one up. In summer a cute plain onesie outdoors looks great. Leave the disney characters and big logos at home. Parents of newborns, bring a black singlet or tee shirt. Dads, also expect there may be some shirtless time for you (only if you are comfortable), as skin on skin contact with a newborn is gorgeous in photographs.

For maternity sessions:

Wear a beautiful flowy dress such as a maxi dress to really show off your curves. Or if dresses aren’t your thing try a snug fitting singlet and a long skirt, this allows some belly showing too. A simple pair of maternity pants and a flowy shirt looks great too.