What To Wear: Senior Portraits - Austin Senior Portrait Photographer

Here are a couple examples of what you can wear for a Senior Portrait Session. 

One great thing about a senior session is that we are a little more flexible and can visit several locations, mixing an urban look with some portraits in a field or at a park.  I absolutely encourage bringing several outfits for the session.  Expressing your personality is one of the most fun parts of a senior session, so I encourage you to dress in something that is comfortable and very much YOU!  Of course, you also want to have a couple more traditional shots, so I recommend that you bring something a little dressy and a little more traditional for one of the shots as well. 

More to come about Senior Portrait sessions and an opportunity to be a Senior Rep for Dorean Pope Photography soon!

What To Wear - Austin Family Photographer

It's time for another addition of what to wear for your portrait session.  These examples are here to give you ideas - especially for mixing patterns with solids and adding layers to bring more texture and visual interest into your outfits. 

As always, if you have any questions about what to wear or would like help picking your outfits, I am glad to help!!

You can click here and here for more examples of what to wear to your portrait session.

What to Wear - Austin Family Photographer

I'm getting excited about all of the fall family sessions I've got coming up.  I've still got some spaces available for my holiday mini-sessions - e-mail me if you are interested.  To help everyone get ready for their sessions - I thought I would post a couple more examples of what to wear to really make your family pictures stand out. 

I don't at all expect you to go out and buy these outfits, but as you look at them you can get an idea of how to plan what to wear for your session.

Here are a couple of tips to think about when picking your family's wardrobe for our session -

1. Start by picking a color palette.  Pick a neutral color that you like - blue, brown, gray etc... and then pick a couple of accent colors to go with your neutral. 

2.  Don't be afraid of a little pattern.  You will notice that with each of these examples, there was some pattern added - not everyone was wearing a solid color.  Adding a little bit of pattern will make your outfits more interesting.

3.  Accessorize!!  Add a jacket, add a tie (for your little man), add a headband (for your daughter), and a bracelet (for mom).

4.  Have fun with it!!

Happy Monday!!
Dorean

What Should I Wear? - Austin Portrait Photographer

One of the most common questions I'm asked when it comes to a portrait session has to do with clothing.  I completely understand that choosing your outfit for pictures can be really difficult.  So I thought I would share a couple of things I want everyone to know when choosing their outfits as well as a couple of sample wardrobes to give you some ideas. 

FIRST - Color is OKAY.  It is not the enemy.  Color, texture, and patterns can add so much depth to a portrait.  Don't be afraid of them.

SECOND -  DO avoid very bright/neon colored clothing.  These clothes can affect the tone of your skin in the pictures and should be avoided.  I'm not talking about avoiding blue, plum purple, or light pink etc.  I am talking about avoiding bright orange, bright red, neon green.... you get the picture.

THIRD - Everyone doesn't have to match.  As you can see in the examples below, the colors are coordinated; but none of the outfits match completely.  This can add a lot of depth to you portrait as well. 

FOURTH - The MOST IMPORTANT THING is that you be comfortable and LIKE the clothes that you wear.  You are the one who is going to be looking at this picture for years to come.  This is your memory, so pick something that you will enjoy.

And remember, I am happy to talk outfits with you at any point before our session.  Just give me a call or shoot me an e-mail!