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Dressing to Enhance Your Portrait We will help you to select the background most
suitable to your needs. Together we will try to match the shade of your
clothing with the selected background. Clothing which contrasts with the
background tends to dominate the portrait and thus take away from the people. Consider the location where the portrait
will be displayed. Study the relationship between your initial choice of
clothing and the decor in the room itself. If you lay the clothing out on the
couch in the area where the portrait will be hung, clashes will become
apparent. Make your final selection just as if you were choosing throw
pillows. This will assure that you choose garments that are most flattering. Choose a color theme that simplifies the
look of you rfamily portrait as well. Too many busy
patterns and colors are especially distracting in group portraits. To create
a unified look, select a color theme that blends well. While all the clothing
does not have to match, the colors should be complimentary. Coordinate the
clothing for all subjects in a group portrait so that no one person dominates
the scene. A family group should choose clothing that blends with each
member’s attire as well as with the background, thus creating a harmonious
group as a whole. When photographing outdoors, the background
can be very busy. It is important to choose only one or two theme colors,
with your family wearing shades of those colors. Simplicity of two colors
helps separate the family from the scenery. Blues are excellent all year,
while white, ivory and khaki are excellent against green foliage. With a business suit, a pure white shirt
or blouse with a dark jacket will emphasis the neck
rather than the face. A pastel, thin stripped or soft patterned shirt with a
subtle tie is preferable. When photographing children, play cloths,
while cute, detract from your portrait. Their appeal is usually short lived.
It is best to select clothing which will stand the test of time. Clothing
which is timeless will yield an image that can be enjoyed for many years to
come. Shoes and stockings are often
overlooked. They should complement the rest of the clothing in the portrait.
Carefully consider your apparel from head to toe as a variety of full-length
as well as close-up portraits may be taken. |