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People always want to know what to wear for a portrait session and I’d tell you “wear whatsoever you ordinarily wear” but, well, I’ve been known to wear a lot of somewhat bizarre concoctions if I think I’m not leaving the house and then determine I need to go to the grocery store and there I am in a linen skirt, ratty old t-shirt and crocs and I’d actually rather not have myself preserved on film in one of those get-ups. I recognise I’m a walking “before” picture for a fashion make-over but with little kids and a computer full of backlogged proofing I can’t always rather be bothered and if I do there’s a heap of odd risks involved in costume when you have preschoolers. Today I’ve stepped in chocolate milk and sat in honey. So I’m going to pretend that you are like me and in your each and everyday life wear things that are, perhaps, not QUITE as lovely as you’d like to present yourself and your family to the world. So… Newborns: Newborns will have to be naked. If you have a special, heirloom outfit or a sweet little sweater someone made for you, have it ready. If you have a quilt an individual made for you that is crucial to you, have it ready. Solid colored, lightweight swaddling fabric is good to have around as are cute hats, simple headbands but don’t feel the need to invest in anything you don’t already have because, well, naked is good. There, wasn’t that easy? Not even any buying goods required. Girls: You will have to concede her to dress herself and then subtract from the outfit anything you genuinely hate and can not bear to see on your wall. This IS a portrait of her and her costume must reflect who she is, not who Gap or Tea Collection want her to be and my goal is to get a portrait of the actual child, not a to a great extent stylized advert for childhood. Be conscious that she’ll in all probability be dirty by the time I’m done with her (I do tend to give hope or courage to children to play and that messes them up) so keep out of the way of anything so cherished you couldn’t bear it if it got stained. Does she have a stuffed bear she won’t put down? Bring it. Does she insist on wearing a tutu over everything, including her snow suit? Leave it. When she’s grown up you’ll want to do not forget her as she was, tutu, snowsuit, stuffed bear and all. OK, you want specific instructions. A solid colored dress made out of woven fabric like linen, not a knit or t-shirt type fabric, with numerous swing to the cut and a lot of texture. Going a size up often times helps with the flow. If you keep it simple the final picture will stay with regards to the child, not the styling. Boys: Again, the goal is to make a portrait of the child, not a magazine spread, so don’t make yourself nuts with the styling. Let him wear what he likes and take away anything you hate. Jeans, a plain shirt and a good deal of kind of layering are perfect. Feel free to invest in a new t-shirt – they oftentimes tend to get subtly “pilly” after a while. Families: Unless you tend to wear matching reindeer sweaters in real life, you shouldn’t wear them for your portraits. Instead of attempting to match everyone lay out all the things you are thinking of wearing and ask yourself if this would work if it were one outfit. Do the patterns go nicely together? Is there a good deal of variety? Then you are good to go! Things to Avoid: There are numerous items of costume that look bad on you no matter how good you look. Some specific things to avoid:
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