Clothing: "Conservative" = better wall portraits!
Clothing should be kept simple meaning no patterns or logos. Solid colors work best. Some shots will be sitting down or jumping/active so skirts may not be the best choice. Sun dresses are generally ok if past the knees. If skirts are preferred a skort would be best especially on young children. Babies with short dresses will most likely render a variety of images showing the diaper which is not good for wall portraits. For something different than the standard white and kaki you can use pastel colors or any color you find in the beach environment. This does not mean Tie-die, bright pink or shirts with beer bottles, those are examples of what not to wear. Some families like to put the girls in one color and guys in another or each family group can be in a different color. Families in different colors works very well as long as the colors are all the same brightness such as green pastel, orange pastel and yellow pastel. To avoid frustration with coordinating white and kaki, or a black shirt with blue jeans would be the way to go. However I do encourage creative energy whenever possible. For shoes, if one person is without all should be without and vice versa. Shirts showing cleavage will limit the number of usable images. Feel free to bring props for a "Personality Portrait"!!
