Category Archives: What to wear

Click on the title of the blog post to view the entire entry.


What to wear- newborn

I think newborns are perfectly gorgeous naked, so I’ve never even thought about doing a ‘what to wear’ post for them. For variety, though, the right little hat or headband can be so much fun. I’m about to enable shoppers, so stop reading right here if you don’t want to spend money! I hear there are people who have never heard of Etsy, the online site for buying and selling handmade items (www.etsy.com). Since I have a mild major addiction to it, I just can’t believe there is anyone who is in the dark about this wonderful resource. They have clothing, jewelry, artwork- anything you can imagine. Every vendor has their own little ’store’ within Etsy, and it can be a bit overwhelming, so I thought I’d list just a few of my favorites in case your baby needs a little something fun to wear at a session. If you have favorites you’d like to share, let me know!

Baby hats

BitOWhimsy

Mad About Colour

Lil Miss Cheeky

MyMarketstall

Clickknits

Darn Fanciful

PDX Beanies

Headbands

DolceVitaMia

Banner boutique

Marvelous Momma

Just Josie

Diaper covers and Bloomers

Kuttin’ Up

Cocoons and Wraps

Mad About Colour

What to wear 3

Remember the good old color wheel? This one?

blog20090710d

Today’s outfits use the ‘analogous color’ theory- they combine colors that are next door neighbors on the color wheel. The first two have a common neutral, and then use blues and greens. The last one has variations of blues and purples. If you’re feeling a little more vibrant, you can use the same principle with oranges and pinks, greens and yellows, etc.- whatever looks good on your family.

blog20090710b

blog20090710a

blog20090710c

What to wear 2

Here’s another idea for combining outfits to make a group look good. These looks are based on taking one printed item, then pulling colors from the print to dress others in the group. The first uses clothing from Old Navy and Gap-

blog20090630a

all clothing from Old Navy-

blog20090630b

sibling combination from Hanna Andersson and Gap-

blog20090630c

What to wear

It can be so difficult to decide what to wear for portraits- I know even photographers struggle with dressing their own families! A few of the fashionistas among them have generously shared some visuals of group outfit ideas, and I’ve come up with some of my own,  so I’m going to share a few from time to time. Sometimes just seeing an idea is all it takes to start your wheels turning…

These first groups take their inspiration from a color family- pick a color and then dress everyone in shades of that color:

(all clothing from Gap and Old Navy)

blog20090624a

blog20090614b

blog20090614c

AJAXed with AWP