What to wear for your Family Session

Here are some of my beautiful families to offer visual tips for choosing the perfect outfits for your family session.

Choose a base colour

Decide on a base colour and have everyone wearing different shades and tones of it.
This will add dimension to your portraits and express everyone’s personality.
Avoid wearing too many patterns as this will make your portrait busy. Have everyone in mostly neutral and solid colours.
Avoid green if your session is in nature. Avoid everyone wearing all white as our eyes are attracted to the highest contrast in an image and the focus will be off your wonderful faces.

Have fun with the footwear

You can coordinate everyone wearing sandals or Van’s in the summer and gumboots in the Fall. Shoes should be as clean as possible.

Don’t put Baby in the corner

Dress your children in a lighter or darker tone than you so they stand out against the clothing you’re wearing.

It’s all about the Fun!

Remember, it’s all about having fun with your family and enjoying your session.
Wear clothing you feel comfortable in and focus on enjoying the playful moments with your family.

Vancouver Family Portraits, Trout Lake

For the past 6 years we’ve been meeting at their favourite park to create a new family portrait for the wall in their home. The family race started as a game during the session when she could first walk. She looks forward to the race every year and it’s become a way for them to see how much has changed over the years. Click HERE to see adorable previous sessions with this sweet family.

Vancouver Family Portraits, Jericho Beach Park

One of my favourite locations to photograph is Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver. It’s perfect for family sessions as it offers beautiful nature and beach backdrops. We lucked out as it was a soft light cloudy day and we were able to photograph on the beach mid-day. Of course we had to include the Fur Baby in the family portraits. <3

Annual Birthday Portrait Session in Revelstoke, BC

Every spring I gift my niece a birthday portrait session. She picks the location and her outfit. This year she wanted to wear her Back to School outfit. Her outfit was Fleeky (as the kids say)! I visit my hometown 3-4 times a year. Please contact me if you’d like a family session. <3

Vancouver Family Portraits, Queen Elizabeth Park

Happy 20-year anniversary to the most adorable and loving couple! They celebrated this special milestone with a relaxed family portrait session at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, surrounded by their children and the gorgeous summer gardens.
We captured some truly sweet, connected moments before they headed off on a solo adventure to Japan to continue the celebration.

Vancouver Family Portraits, Rupert Park in East Vancouver

Extended family sessions take a bit more planning, and they are so worth it. This lovely extended family of two sisters coordinated their clothing to match the cherry blossoms blooming in Vancouver. It was my first time photographing in Rupert Park in East Vancouver and I discovered a gorgeous huge cherry blossom tree to pose them under.

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

Vancouver Family Portraits, Trout Lake Park

Fifth year meeting at their local park to update family portraits for the wall!
We always recreate a photo so they can see how much things have changed over the years.
Click HERE to see adorable previous sessions with this family.

Vancouver Family Portraits, Jericho Beach Park

This family always brings a mix of adorableness and a little chaos to their family sessions—and that’s exactly why I love photographing them! Their ability to let loose and have fun always results in the most authentic and heartwarming photos.
For this year’s photos at Jericho Beach in Vancouver, they came dressed in matching red and grey outfits, with their lovable pup happily tagging along.
To see more of the delightful moments we’ve captured together - check out some of their past sessions HERE.