rutamattatt Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 We are getting family portraits done for Christmas gifts this year. We do this most every year to give to the grandparents. We usually do outdoor, casual, not terribly posed pictures. (If that makes sense...) I am debating what to do this year. We have an almost 15 yo DD, 10 yo DS, and 8 1/2 yo DS. Should we just stick with the dressed up look, go casual, or really deck everyone out in semi-formal wear? Also, we usually do red, black, gray for colors. What might be a different look color wise? Opinions, please. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybluesky Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Style-wise, that's hard, but in terms of colors, Pinterest is a great place to look for clothing inspiration for portraits! I'm currently in love with navy and eggplant, with maybe some light green in the mix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 The last family portrait we did was about 12 years ago, so we thought we'd do one this year. We are going casual. I want a real picture of the real us and we never dress up. In the ones we did when the kids were really young, we dressed nicely but not over dressed. Still, it looks so staged and like we were trying too hard. We'll be in a studio so we'll be getting that posed look anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa R. Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I think a great portrait look is jeans and a white shirt. It has a clean, simple, natural look. I prefer pictures outside because I think it is easier to get the lighting right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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