A short news feature where photographer Kim Ponsky Sable and stylist Hallie Abrams (with reporter Kiara Cotton) discuss styling tips for fall family photoshoots. Emphasis is on coordinating (not matching) outfits using a limited color palette, choosing comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing, avoiding logos/words/pattern overload, and using accessories sparingly so photos focus on faces and personalities.
People like to send out holiday cards. Pictures make great holiday gifts, and Cleveland in particular is gorgeous in the autumn. So put all those three things together and it's a really busy season.
Kim Ponsky Sable loves photographing generations of families every year, so parents are often.
Focused on capturing their children. I encourage parents to get in the pictures too, because their kids are going to want those one day. Pictures last forever.
But since those pictures do stand the test of time, Kim often sees firsthand the stress that can come with figuring out what to wear.
As much as people worry about particularly adults. I don't want my photo taken. I want to lose those ten pounds. What to wear is the number one hardest thing.
So that's where three New Style contributor Hallie Abrams comes in. We asked her to share some tried and true tips to nailing that picture perfect look.
The general advice is that you want everyone to coordinate but not necessarily match.
It's guidance she put to the test when consulting with the Pope Ganesh family in advance of their family photo session with Kim.
What were you guys thinking about wearing?
Her advice? Start by looking through what you already have in your closet.
These little girls are super excited to wear their party dresses, using that as the starting point in that pattern and that color. That's where we pick the rest of it.
I don't know if it's too much, but it is red.
But how to balance just the right amount of coordination?
What I always recommend is that you pick four colors and let everybody do their own thing from it so their personalities are still coming through, but not necessarily everybody in a black top and jeans because that can be a little matchy matchy.
Halle says it's also important to take weather into consideration. You might even want to bring both indoor and outdoor options. And both Halle and Kim say comfort should be top of mind.
Things that are sometimes less fussy and a little more body conscious can be more attractive on film. I also think something to keep in mind is if you have little kids, to make sure that if you're holding the child, that things aren't gonna be all fussy and bunchy.
Rachel I'm just gonna make your necklace a little shorter so it sits with the neckline. I really urge people to put kids in clothes that they are physically and emotionally comfortable in.
Other tips remember, a little goes a long way.
I wouldn't put too many people in patterns. No jerseys, no character shirts, no words, because your eyes are gonna go to the branding, not to the faces.
That goes for accessories, too.
If there's something that's special to you. If you have Grandma's locket, that's. And to have it in a picture. But you don't wanna be too overdone. You don't wanna look like you're wearing Queen Elizabeth's jewels.
But the overall message from these two pros Just make sure that what you choose to wear truly reflects who you are.
You should wear something that you feel good in and you know you look good in, and you feel like yourself.
You want you to shine through, not necessarily your outfit. So you wanna be wearing the clothes you don't want the clothes to be wearing.
You for three News. I'm Kiara Cotton.
