Thursday 14 September 2017

Fashion Friday: How To Dress For Family Photos

 

I am back to hopefully posting a fashion related post on Friday's and life happenings on Wednesdays.  It's good to be back at work and to be getting back to somewhat of a routine after a completely laidback summer. 

 

Every couple of years I try to get family photos done and this year it was especially important for me to have the family photos taken at our lake to commemorate how special this summer was to us as a family and to celebrate this new chapter of our family life.  It just happens that my best friend Ashley is a photographer and was going to be staying with us for five days with her family!  How perfect is that!  

 

If you are like me, I don't want to drop a ton of extra $ on getting everyone new outfits so this is how I plan for  picture session:

 

1.  Pick your season.  Seasons are critical and as well as time of day.  Last time we did fall photos so it was all about jewel toned colors and boots.  This year though I wanted sunset, blue lake, soft pastels, to represent the warm summer nights and the golden sunset.

 

2.  Pick one outfit or a couple that you want to wear and build around that.  I knew I wanted to wear my chambray dress for the photoshoot and since the girls have lots of cute dresses, I thought we could find a color combo that would work.  My husband is always the hardest because he has the least in his closet. 

 

3.  Start creating a Pinterest board that has color schemes to go along with the one outfit you want to build around.  Here is my Pinterest Board for summer photos.  Also I think this is great for getting ideas to share with your photographer or to give you ideas of props you might want to bring along.

 

4.  Create flat lays of the different outfit combinations and take pictures to see how they show up together. 

 

5.  If  you have certain frames that you want to fill with certain combinations of family members, note to self if you want the photos to be vertical or horizontal.  We didn't do that this time but I always ask the photographer for  certain shots so that I can switch out the photos in my frames.

 

Here is a sample of some of my favorite shots from the shoot.  (p.s. I took a few these)




 

 


 

 

Have a great weekend everyone! 

19 comments:

  1. You have such a beautiful family! Great suggestions. We need to get new family pictures done - it's been years!

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    1. Thanks Lana. It's hard to always find the time to do a formal photo shoot but the day to day moments that are captured are pretty special too.

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  2. These pictures are amazing and are making me miss summer!

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    1. OMG Dee, I miss summer on a daily basis. I love, love, love my job but just don't know how to find the work/life/family/friends/me balance. Any wisdom is welcomed. LOL.

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  3. These turned out DARLING! And your outfit selections were absolutely perfect!

    Laura
    Black Coffee Beautiful

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    1. Thanks so much Laura. We are pretty happy with them and I can't wait to develop them and place them on our gallery wall at the cabin.

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  4. Love your pretty chambray dress. Your girls are so sweet!

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    1. Thanks so much Laura. The girls sure are growing up fast so I am thankful to have these to capture the moments in time.

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  5. Gorgeous pictures! Your little girls are so so cute!

    http://www.mylittlenest.org

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    1. I feel the same about your little ones. From one mom to another, it just all seems to be going by way too quickly. Sometimes I just don't know how we got to 10 and 7 from 3 and 0.

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  6. These are such beautiful family photos, and I love your chambray dress! I l especially love that last photo!
    Rachael
    www.threadsforthomasblog.com

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    1. Thank you. The chambray dress (ON) was a favorite of mine all summer long. As a mom I know you know all to well how practical for chasing kids, but cute, clothing just gets all the attention. lol.

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  7. These photos are GORGEOUS! I love all our outfits and appreciate the time you took to figure out your outfits! Pinterest is definitely my go to for these things!
    --Roxanne
    http://glassofglam.com

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    1. Pinterest is the best. I am always so inspired by other peoples visions and creativity. Currently we are in the process of deciding how to re-do our master bedroom, it's been 10 years, and that's were I go to for inspiration.

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  8. Such a gorgeous family! You are blessed!

    Shauna

    www.lipglossandlace.net

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    1. Thank you so much. I truly do feel blessed to have them.

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  9. Gorgeous family! We are doing beach pictures Sunday! Yikes!

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    1. You will have so much fun and your littles are just the cutest, so you know the pictures will turn out great. Hoping for perfect weather for you and the family.

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  10. Wow - gorgeous photos and family. Years ago I have photos taken of my children, I opted for all same colour which worked well too. Jacqui
    www.mummabstylish.com

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