Family photoshoot wardrobe tips... what to wear

Styling is key!

Styling is so important for any form of shoot. It really pushes the images up a level. If you look at the images in this particular shoot, you see how the rich browns and yellow's fit right in with the background. It looks incredible. 

Make the effort for a family photoshoot.

Really, make the effort to match-up wardrobe colours for family pictures. It looks so good!! 

Avoid bright colours, branding and patterns.

• Bright colours: The age of the "Benneton" ad is so yesteryear!
• Branding: It often looks garish and also ages images. What you can do is bring an extra shirt so the kids can get a few pictures in what they want to wear. 
• Patterns: These often clash in the images. The don't come across well at all. It's a no no unless it's a very subtle pattern.
• Don't dress the same! It looks weird.
• Jeans and white t-shirt? The 90's called, they are wondering where you are?

Family photoshoot Wardrobe do's

• Matchup colours
   - Browns for nature shoots, yellows can also work well
   - Whites and pastels for a beach shoot
• Avoid bright colours
• Pastels always work well
• Men, yes you! Listen to your wife, she will make you look fantastic on a shoot. Leave your favourite T-Shirt behind!! 

We shot in Cape Town:

The pictures were shot at the Alphen Greenbelt here in Cape Town. I love shooting here because kids love it. They quickly forget there is a camera around. I also like to keep it as natural as possible. I will direct but I'll keep it to a minimum and usually inline with what they are doing, anyway. It makes for gorgeous natural images.