What to wear for a photoshoot?

[PrettyCandles]

We're having our first ever family photoshoot session in a couple of weeks time.

What should we wear?

Is there anything we should avoid?

Any other tips?

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Need more info:

Black and white photos, or colour?

Head shots, half body, full body?

Do you want casual or smart?

Is the photo shoot indoors or outdoors?

Posed or spontaneous/active?

I would try not to wear stuff that is too up to date or it dates. we put DD in a white dress and the boys in jeans and t-shirts. I wore a white dress and Dh wore a pissed off expression.

If it is venture or such take a great big padlock for your wallet. they are hundreds of pounds.

I'm having one done this Friday too - they've told us not to wear white (they shoot against a white background) and to bring any toys and other clothes we want too and things like hats/sunglasses/dressing up shoes and stuff.
I'd wear something you can move around in and they might want you to take your shoes off.
Is yours a more 'modern' approach or a traditional studio shoot?

i would suggest avoiding patterns if you can - block colours are better. colourd tops and jeans/plain troos prob best as the other lady says - you want to focus on the faces not the out of date clothes!

plain colours, possibly all co-ordinating, and nothing to fashionable that will date the photo terribly in a few year's time.

Or how about you all dress up? Superheroes or something? i do cringe at posed family portrait photos.

Ah, thanks, that's just the sort of advice I was looking for.

It's not a big fancy shoot. A friend is trying to help a friend of his get started as a photographer, so my friend is hosting a studio day at his flat. We'll have about 30mins with the photographer, and pay £75 for three 10x8 pics. (How does that compare with a 'proper' session? The implication was that we're getting a massive discount.)

Is it naff to try and co-ordinate us all? Or should we wear things that reflect our personalities (that really does sound naff!)?

What do you mean about the tongue, Ruby? I get a dreadful doublechin when I smile.

BTW, ahem, "family photoshoot", OK?

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Make sure it's at a time of day when everyone, particularly the very young,are well rested and in the best mood! nothing worse than a child who is too tired to participate.

We had black and whites done last year, very casual, again by a friend just starting up (who by btw didnt charge us and 5 other families, but she wanted them as a portfolio, which we were more than happy to let her do)

DH and I both wore black jeans and black tshirts.