¦Fashion Friday¦ Gray and Yellow Inspiration for Portraits

Forgot to publish this post yesterday! Forgive me. :)



The inspiration for this week is my own little family! I need to get new portraits done with my 3 kiddos, and I have been back and forth on whether I want gray and yellow, totally bright and colorful, or a soft monochromatic look in whites, creams, light gray, light beige, blush pink... can't decide. So I did gray and yellow this week to see what kinda cuteness was out there... and there's actually a fair amount!

¦Fashion Friday¦ Denim & Grays for Fall Portraits

My absolute favorite season is fall... always has been. I love the cooler temps, crisp air (bye, humidity, miss you, NOT) and the fall colors. So when I decided to do a fashion/what to wear feature, I got very excited to realize that it was already time to start planning for FALL photos!

I've always loved bright, bold colors... but I've been itching to do a more monochromatic type layout lately. This denim and gray scheme would look so subtle, soft and timeless against the backdrop of fall leaves.

Greensboro Child Photography - Wear It Wednesday

This week I'm focusing on threads for the kiddos... and wow, is there a lot to choose from! I'm taking inspiration from one of my favorite websites today, www.achildscloset.com. Their selection is HUGE, and there's always something on sale (love)!

Prepster style by Cest La Vie!

The perfect rock 'n roll onesie for baby boys by Da Lil Guyz!

Catimini has urban, edgy looks for little guys.

Mish Mash has vintage, funky styles for little studmuffins.

Baby Nay has the cutest colors, prints and styles for babies and big girls!

Ooh La La twirly dresses for serious diva-tude.

How perfect is this little Lili Gaufrette bubble romper for baby girls!!

Flap Happy is a favorite... their clothing is cute AND comfy.

Danica & Dylan has gorgeous prints and colors!

Catimini

Gorgeous bright colors always in the Catimini line!

Love love love the gorgeous pettiskirts by Belle Ame!

What to Wear!

Got portraits coming up and no clue what to wear? Never fear! Here are some tips and ideas that will help... and if you're still in doubt, feel free to ask!

What to Wear Tips

For colors, think red, eggplant purple, bright blue, kelly green, hot pink (my favorite!), even chocolate brown and black. Mix and match solids, stripes and patterns... it creates visual interest.

For families, instead of doing everyone in matching outfits (boring!) it looks great if you just coordinate and let everyone have their own individual look, while still choosing things that coordinate loosely.

For instance, you could all do denim on the bottom (jeans, skirt, etc) and then different colored solid tops (tank, polo, tee, etc). Bright, bold, deep colors are best.

With kids you can really play and have fun with the outfits. Little girls look sweet if you add fun hair accessories to cute 'dos, jewelry, tutus, funky shoes, etc. For little boys, think bright tops, and cool hats and hairstyles.

Babies look precious in everything, so play with bright, fun outfits for them. If you're having a newborn session, we'll do some photos in baby's birthday suit too if you want, and capture those little baby rolls and dimples.

For maternity sessions, you'll want to show off that blooming body with clothing that conforms to the belly. Jeans and a form-fitting cotton/spandex tee look amazing on everyone! Some other ideas would be flowing maternity dresses and kicky skirts with snug tops. Steer clear of billowy tops and patterned tops, as these distract rather than putting the focus on that beautiful belly. A white men's button-down open at the bottom to show the belly is always sexy!

Overall, choose clothing that's comfortable and that you feel good in. That confidence will come across in your portraits!

To borrow from my favorite fashion guru, Stacy London, it doesn't have to match, it just has to go!

Things to avoid...

Shirts with large motifs or words

Bright white - some people love the look of all white and if you do, that's ok... however do consider bold, darker colors which are the most flattering.

Too-big clothing - it adds pounds!

Here are some ideas!

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