Are you here because you just booked a session and are now concerned about your family’s styling? Colors and styling can make or break a picture and are crucial for family pictures. The best color palette for family pictures is the one that matches your family’s style and personality. Besides that, you must consider the season, home decor, and surroundings for a perfect blend. The color palette for your family picture will decide whether you’ll like your family pictures or not. Thus, it is essential to consider the color palette more carefully.
Once you’ve determined what to look for during your session, you’ll be stress-free and free to enjoy the family pictures. Several factors can impact the color palette of your family pictures. In this post, we have planned out all the factors that will help you choose a color scheme for your family photoshoot.
What Is a Color Palette?
A color palette is the choice of colors for a particular design or scheme, showing the combination of different colors you have used for something. A few colors are dominant in a color palette and are used to attract a specific element. There are different types of color palettes, schemes, and relationships that you can choose for your family photoshoot.
The types of color palettes include complementary, analogous, monochromatic, triadic, and tetradic. Complementary color palettes include colors directly across each color wheel, while the colors in the analogous color scheme have colors next to each other. The monochromatic color scheme uses the same color but in different shades. For a triad color palette, you can choose only three colors for the whole design, and for tetradic, there can be four colors for all the elements.
Factors to Consider When Choosing a Color Palette for Family Pictures
Before choosing a color palette for your family photoshoot, you must consider several factors that will affect the picture. Following are the points you must consider:
Personal Color Style
Selecting a color palette for your family is tricky, especially when you have so many options. The thing that wins here is your preference and color style. While some prefer bold and bright colors, others will go for earthy and light tones. A tip here is to choose one primary clothing color and two to three complementary shades. Some people also choose one color palette with muted, warmer, or cooler shades for different family members.
Always avoid adding too many patterns in the surroundings and in your clothes, as it will cause a lot of distraction. Keep it simple and if possible, use a simple pattern for clothes. For instance, if you like polka dots or stripes, choose only one of them and make sure they go well with other family members’ clothes.
Surroundings or Home Decor
No matter where you’re planning to have a family picture, the surroundings will significantly impact the color palette. When you choose a color palette for clothes, don’t ignore the colors of the surroundings. For instance, you’d want the color palette to coordinate with the walls or the furniture for a perfect family photo. However, if you’re planning to have a family picture outside, you’ll have to consider a few more details.
Season
During which season are you having your family pictures done? Each season has a unique color palette, and it’s always a good idea to choose your colors accordingly. For the spring season, shades of pink, purple, blue, yellow, and green are perfect. For summer, it should be bright and bold colors like orange, red, blue, and pink. The fall season calls for more earthy tones and neutrals such as browns, purples, greens, and oranges. Winters indicate holidays, and the best colors for this season are cream, gray, brown, blue, green, red, and purple.
Is It Necessary to Choose a Color Palette for Family Pictures?
Well, choosing a color palette for anything is optional. However, coordinating your color palette will make your family picture more aesthetically pleasing. That being said, you shouldn’t spend too much time choosing colors in an effort to perfectly match each other. Instead, choose a complementary color scheme by considering all the factors mentioned above.
Are There Any Colors to Avoid for Family Pictures?
While choosing colors for your family picture is entirely on you, there are a few tips you can consider to avoid a dull image. If you want a nice family picture, avoid using these colors a lot:
- Black: “When in doubt, wear black!” You must have heard this a lot, but we say that when in doubt, never wear black for a family picture as it can darken the image.
- Neon: While neon colors appear beautiful, they might not look too good in pictures. Besides, these colors can also reflect on your skin.
- Bright White: Just like neon, bright white color can also impact your skin color and make it look different and unnatural. Plus, bright white clothes also look a bit bluish in photos.
- Bright Red and Blue: Red and blue look catchy, but make sure they aren’t too bright. Bright red and blue are the most complex colors to photograph and cast on the skin too.
Wrap Up!
Choosing a color palette for family pictures is totally up to you. However, choosing a well-coordinated color palette will give a professional touch to your family picture. When it comes to professional photoshoots, the thing to remember with a color palette is that you have to choose the right tone for your family’s style. Patterned clothes are a bit distracting so avoid using them. Also, if you have children in your family picture, dress them in relaxed and comfortable clothes; otherwise, they’ll be cranky, and it will show in the pictures.
Remember that not all color choices are flattering, and not all color palettes appear good in photos. Now that you’ve understood that the choice of color matters, you can select the best color palette for your family photoshoot.
