Color Schemes for Family Photos | Houston Family Photographer

Tara Flannery is a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) based in The Woodlands and Conroe, TX.  Tara Flannery Photography specializes in family portraits and can help with color schemes for family photos.  See more family photos in the gallery.  Contact me to book your family portrait today!

Color Schemes for Family Photos

What are we going to wear for family photos?  Planning the family wardrobe is probably the biggest challenge in getting ready for your family portrait session.  But it doesn’t need to be difficult!  First, consider the setting which is typically outdoors in nature with lots of greens and browns.  Next, think about what colors look good on your family and what colors your family already owns in clothing pieces.  Neutral colors in jeans and khaki pants are freebies.  Try to put together a color scheme with one or two main colors with the possibility of an accent color.  Blues and greens with a pop of pink or other color look really great in a nature scene.  Fall colors like mustards, orange, browns, and khaki look great in the natural landscape too.  Finally, think about layers and textures in scarves, vests, and jackets to bring everything together.

Examples of Family Portraits

Amanda and her family like to go formal for their family portraits and I love her gorgeous dresses!  Every year it’s a new look!  I love that the baby has on little pants, suspenders, and a bowtie…how precious!  Whitney and her family choose to stick with the blues and greens which are a perfect compliment to the scenery.  Jackie and her family chose navy and pink with a couple of neutral colors – perfect!  Lorissa’s family is in the fall color scheme with browns, oranges, and khakis.  Love this!  Hannah is in mustard and the kids in greys and blacks which are great neutral colors too.  Brandi’s family is also in blues and greens with a pop of gold in baby girl’s shirt!  What a great job all of my families did in planning outfits this year!

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Tara Flannery is a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) based in The Woodlands and Conroe, TX.  Tara Flannery Photography specializes in family portraits.  See more family photos in the gallery.  Contact me to book your family portrait today!

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Tara is a member of the Professional Photographers of America PPA.
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