HOW TO COORDINATE OUTFITS FOR FAMILY PHOTOS In Spokane

Coordinate Don’t match.

Coordinating means choosing outfits that are all based out of the same color palette. The best way to do this is to choose one patterned outfit and then pick colors out of the pattern to dress other family members in. The photo above is a great example of this. I never recommend that a family wears all once color like navy blue, or all variations of one color like navy, royal, sky and dusty blues. Everyone should have their own color from a palette of similar tones. The whole family matching is never the way to go.

Dress in neutrals and muted colors.

Dressing in neutrals in muted colors makes it hard to go wrong. The more neutrals in the palette, the more likely the colors are to go well together. Our Spokane landscape has a ton of brown, sage and yellow tones, so earthier tones tend to look best. Keep the palette simple. Avoid, bright, vibrant colors for your family photos, because they often clash with landscapes and distract from the people (your family!) in your family photos.

Put the baby in a contrasting color.

If there’s a baby in the family, be sure that the babies outfit contrasts or stands out from the outfits of family members who may be holding the baby, the outfit should still be within the color palette, just not the same color that anyone holding the baby would be wearing. When mom and baby wear the same color, baby can blend in to moms outfit. If mom is wearing dark gray, put baby in white or something that stands out when being held.

Each kid in a different outfit.

It can be tempting to dress the kids in matching outfits, but this should be avoided so that when they stand next to each other in photos, they don’t blend together. Let each kid be unique and in their own outfits.

FAMILY PICTURES IN SPOKANE