Tips:

 

CHILDREN

- Clean, clean, clean – clean nails, clean hair, wipe away eye boogers, clean feet, wipe snotty noses, fresh-scrub teeth. The cleaner the kid, the better their photos will turn out.

▪ If your child is still in diapers or pull-ups, tuck’em in or wear bloomers.

▪ If your child is still of napping age, make sure they nap before the shoot.

▪ It is perfectly okay to bring bribes to a photo shoot – given a stage and being the center of attention, it’s like our kids know exactly when to act their worst. Some cereal, smarties or other candy that won’t stain teeth can help a short photo shoot go by smoothly.

- Avoid colorful drinks or lollypops within 24 hours of your shoot, don’t let them eat or drink anything that will stain their face, teeth or mouths.

- Wardrobe – For girls, you can’t go wrong with cute dresses, rompers, and dainty hats or headbands.

- For boys, jeans and polos or a button-up shirt, or a T-shirt with a button-up over it can be very cute, as well as overalls on the right age and personality. For siblings, the children don’t have to match perfectly, just coordinate. You can’t go wrong with dark or light colours, which drive the attention in photos to sweet faces and darling expressions instead of loud prints or colors.

If nothing else, pick a color that compliments your child’s eye color

 

FAMILIES

- Dad – Have a fresh shave or trim, and use a new razor with shaving cream and a moisturizing after-shave lotion to limit bumps and redness. Make sure nails are clean and trimmed. Wash your hands. Clean up your shoes. Moisturize and scrub away flaky facial skin (see above General advice). When you wash your face, pay attention to eye boogers and sleep crusties.

- For wardrobe, go for jeans or pants, tucked polo or dress shirt with a belt, or go casual with just a T-shirt or untucked polo, button-up short sleeve, etc. In general, whatever your wife tells you to wear. Again you don’t have to perfectly match the rest of the family, just wear something that coordinates.

- Mom – Women know what to wear. Long- or 3/4-sleeve tops are very flattering. If you wear jewelry, aim for subtlety, and be aware of it twisting or turning.

- Kids – Same advice as above, but again, everything needn’t match, simply coordinate with the parents’ outfits.

If Dad’s in a T-shirt, don’t put the kids in dress shirts – make it make sense.