Advice for Choosing Outfits

Please keep in mind our photos are taken outside against a backdrop that is predominately green. Consider limiting green clothing to help your child stand out against this natural backdrop. Simple clothing works best for creating successful, timeless portraits.

Avoid busy patterns, busy prints, wording, stripes, and logo clothing as they can be very distracting and tend to draw focus away from the faces. Simple patterns like gingham and seersucker work well. Jeans, overalls, sun/slip dresses and khakis are classics that photograph well. Consider dressing boys in jean and solid colored, buttoned up shirts and girls in a simple sundress with sweater. Please have little girls sit down in their dresses to ensure the dress does not rise too far when sitting.

Try to think of every detail, including socks and shoes. You may consider having your child wear no socks and no shoes. When a child is sitting with shoes on, you only see the bottom of their shoes. When they are barefoot, you see the bottom of their feet and their cute little toes. When going barefoot, make sure your child does not wear socks the morning of the photo to prevent elastic marks around the ankle or leg.

If your child is a toddler, avoid large collars, and puffy sleeves, because they tend to overwhelm the face when the child is sitting down and hide a young child's jaw line. Avoid suspenders on small children, as they tend to gather up when a small child is sitting and will stand off of the shoulders.

Check children for rub on tattoos and band-aids. Please no clear lip gloss, nail or toe polish with glitter, or makeup with glitter. A camera flash can reflect off the shiny surface and distort the color of anything near the reflection.

If you have any questions about your choice of clothing, please let us know. We will be happy to help you with your clothing selection to ensure you get the most out of your school portraits!

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