Beach and Outdoors

Family or individual portraiture outdoors creates a one of a kind portrait that expresses a lot about your family.  If you are looking for a unique portrait, consider going to the beach or outdoors in a park.  When choosing clothing, dress in the colors that will complement the surroundings, allowing your faces and expressions to be the dominant area of the image.

Clothing for the beach could be in khaki and white, jeans and white, or even all white.  If wearing a dress, try to choose something flowing, rather than fitted, so you will have more options to pose in and the look of a flowing dress in the breeze will also create motion in the image. Clothing options for the park should include darker colors, except for green (or you will blend in!), such as maroon, dark blues, eggplant and other types of jewel tones.  Dark shoes that coordinate the entire group should be considered.  (Avoid white tennis shoes, which draw the eye away from the faces.)  For the beach, barefoot works just fine.  Keep makeup and jewelry simple.