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I think we're going to go ahead and do the photo session during our October trip. I'm trying to decide what the family should wear. I've tried to look up posts of other's pictures and have come across some. I've seen these ideas:
White tops, khaki bottoms
White tops, denim bottoms
Navy tops, khaki bottoms for parents, plaid shorts for kids
Has anyone done anything else (along the lines of solid clothes)?
Last year I did an off white dress with flowers and DH wore a white polo with khaki pants and all came out fine.
FYI - I just made our reservation for this year and when I told the CM that we were wearing white shirts with khaki bottoms, she was a bit hesitant. Then she realized that we were getting our pictures done at 5:30, so everything should be fine. She said that earlier in the day, when the sun is higher, white tends to look washed out. Just a bit of advice!
The only thing we got told when we did a portrait session at Disney was to get clothes that coordinate. That was the advice from the photographer - and you seem to thinking along those lines already.
I'd go with "coordinating" clothes rather than "matchy-matchy" outfits.
Everyone should wear something in the same line of fabrics -- white linen (either as tops or pants) or cotton khaki (either as a tunic dress or pants, or a skirt)... Coordinate that with one or possibly two other colors (like navy, or peach, or red) and scatter that throughout the group -- one person wears the color as a shirt, another as a skirt, another as a scarf, etc.
And avoid prints, if you can. It will distract from the faces, which are and should be the focus of the portraits.
You should look like you belong together, but aren't a "matched set." (You wouldn't want to end up on Awkward Family Photos, would you?!)
Eileen
The only thing we got told when we did a portrait session at Disney was to get clothes that coordinate. That was the advice from the photographer - and you seem to thinking along those lines already.
This is the same advice we were given when I investigated as well. Your idea of navy tops on all complemented by khaki bottoms for adults and plaid shorts sounds ideal as long as everyone looks good in the navy hue. The less fussy the better. Red also looks sharp with khaki but that can be tricky depending on your coloring.
I'm staying away from white as it tends to make DH look washed out regardless the time of the day.
Normally the recommend you have co-ordinating colors, mostly prefer the white on Khaki so the focus is on you and also for the background to blend. It also depends where your shoot will be. If on the beach white with khaki or blue jean is good. You dont want anything to busy as far as your shirt goes, takes the focus off of you and more on the shirt.
I kinda did my own shoot but didnt have matching and it turned out okay. But mine were mostly on the beach at the poly. (just did ohana breakfast so didnt want to lug around extra clothes) word of advice, book later session, lighting is better and less squinting (sun isnt in your face)
Here are 2 of mine that I took.
This was my favorite though, had to lay on my back to get it lol
Neutrals are best, but white is the worst. You may want to find light blue shirts or cream colored shirts. White can get bleached out in the sun, does not warm facials tones, and reflects light into faces - which means squinting! White also shows wrinkles and stains in photos, whereas a light color will be more forgiving.
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We did a session in June . . . DH and DS wore khaki shorts and DD and I wore khaki capris. We all wore shirts in different shades of blue and everyone wore brown sandals/flip-flops:
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girls in white T shirts and turquoise skirts
DH in a white polo and brown shorts
Me Turquoise polo Brown Capris
DS brown polo and shorts that are a brown and turquoise plaid
I tell my clients to wear coordinating clothes rather than super matchy. Pick 2-3 colors that compliment each other. I also think it's a good idea to factor in personalities when choosing the outfits. Don't put a tomboy in a frilly dress, that sort of thing.
Now this wasn't WDW, but this is what we wore for our family pics last year:
Here is the most recent information I could find:
Call 407-824-1700, they ask you what resort you want and they will connect you to the photo desk at the resort. You may have to leave a message and they will call you back within an hour or so.
We did a session in June . . . DH and DS wore khaki shorts and DD and I wore khaki capris. We all wore shirts in different shades of blue and everyone wore brown sandals/flip-flops:
These are great!!!
Thanks for this thread! I think I'm going to do this in December with my family of 3 and my in-laws at Beach Club and am trying to figure out what to wear.
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