What To Wear For A Professional Family Photo Shoot

Every parent wants to capture their family in the best possible light. They want to be able to look at their portrait from a photo shoot and remember the good old days. 

The way you dress yourself and your family can make a big difference in how the pictures come out. This isn’t to say that there is a particular style that you need to have to get your family portrait done. In fact, the more your personalities shine, the better. It just means there is a way to approach your wardrobe to get the most out of the session and have photos to remember forever. 

When you hire a professional like Any Time Picture, you can make sure to get the most out of the event by planning ahead and dressing your family for the moment. 

In this article, I will go over how to dress your family so you can look back at your newborn, toddler or teen and remember those days fondly. 

Show your personalities

Without going overboard this is a good time to show off your personalities and what makes you tick through the clothes you choose.

If your kids are still little, then try to dress them in a way that shows what they are all about. For instance, if you have a fairly vivacious little one, then the clothes should be a little more freestyle rather than try to dress him up in a suit. Likewise, if he is the button down and reserved type, don’t try to make him look like a freestyling skate kid with clothes that don’t fit his personality.

The same goes for Mom and Dad, too. Put some thought into what you will wear that shows your attitude and it will make the photos work much better.

Try to coordinate

Nothing says a cohesive family unit like wearing matching outfits. I don’t mean wearing the same exact outfit, though that can also work. What I do mean is to have a coordinated color scheme or patterns to make it look more planned.

For instance, choose plaid and have everybody wear a piece of clothing with a plaid pattern. Or you can even have more fun with it and dress everybody in overalls if you have a toddler that wears them. 

If you don’t want to be so corny, then at least have everybody wear a piece of clothing with a certain color to bring it all together.

Have some backup

Bring along some clothes to change into in case the theme you picked just isn’t working. You could also just want a wardrobe change to have a variety of different types of photos. 

This is especially helpful if you are looking to have fun with the pictures. For instance, you may want to pick some outfits that are the opposite of your personality to change into for a sort of alternative photo shoot. This can contrast with the traditional ones that you are also planning.