What to wear to a photo shoot?

jiggawigga

I'm buying a friend a voucher for a portrait for Christmas and I stumbled upon this page - http://www.lifestylephotography.ie/blog/studio-photography/wear-getting-professional-photos-taken

Some good points, I bet he has trouble advising some women not to wear fake tan hah!

Any of you old hats care to add any tips?

limbovski

Depends on what you're going for. I'd avoid obvious fly by night fashion trends in favour of something stylish and solid.

Oh and make sure you wash your face

squareballoon

I usually tell people to wear things that compliment each other so that one person isn't in their sunday best while another's in jeans and t shirt.
Avoid logos.
I like families to wear a range of a smiliar range of colours like.... beige, denim, pale blue and brown would be my favourite set of colours together.
I would also prefer block colour rather than a mix of patterns but then I like when people bring a change of clothes for the children that can be whatever they like for individual shots.
It's hard to tell people what to wear so you can only make suggestions.

*eadaoin

when you're going out for a long dawn ramble through the countryside never ever wear boots that will let the water in and make you miserable lol.

ThOnda

Bring almost everything you have, especially peaces that could be combined with other ones. One thing is how you see yourself, the other is how you are seen by somebody else.

jiggawigga

Avoiding logos and blatant brands is a good tip.

You'd imagine everyone would try to be even slightly consistent in their style as opposed to 'Sunday best' versus 'everyday casuals' but I bet it's a common mistake huh.

Why do they advise against jewelry?