Kristi Williams Photography Blog

Lauren and Emily were little fashionistas for our mini-Kelly’s Kid session. Very adorable, cute and stylish outfits well thought out by mom. I do have the say the leggings were my idea – but mom took it and ran with it. I LOVE these outfits!

(just an fyi in case you’re wondering – some but not all of these clothes are Kelly’s Kids)

This time for my visit to Richmond I had the chance to offer a special deal with Kelly’s Kids clothes representative, Nicole Helmantoler. We first met when I took her daughter Ava’s photos in the spring. Ava is always such a good listener and poses so well! Most of the following sessions feature these cute kids clothes. Thank you, Nicole for all your help setting this up and during the sessions with everything!

People always wonder what to wear for their family photo session. Personally and professionally with my photography, I think it should be what you’re comfortable wearing. That said, I also love a little WOW factor!

EXAMPLES:

1. Mom and Dad in neutral colors – black, tans. Baby or kids in colors or prints – red and white stripes, silver and glittery, red velvet, sailor outfits, the list goes on!
2. Everyone matching – greens, reds, silver, black with colorful scarves.
3. Baby nude except holiday hat, scarf or stocking.
4. Leg warmers!!!
5. Winter coats, snowsuits! lol

Here are some awesome clothing sites:

• Hanna Andersson
• The Children’s Place
• Gap
• Old Navy

I can’t wait to see what you will do!

With everything that’s happened in the last week, it was hard (impossible) to focus on putting up the rest of Brooke’s session. But here we are. Finally! Brooke was not the best behaved that day. In fact, we had to use lots of bribery to get some cooperation! In the end, I got what I wanted. Brooke has many expressions, attitudes and is just playful as a 3 year old. That’s what I wanted to capture. That’s what I wanted to share.

I just could. not. wait. I have to share a few photos from this morning’s session with my niece, Brooke. More to come, soon!

I am starting this new part of my blog as a way to help answer the questions I most often get asked. Today’s is: WHAT DO WE WEAR?

My fundamental belief is really, whatever you wear will work. Really!  And most importantly, it’s you! Having said that, there are some things you may consider to up the wattage of your portrait session.

Number One:  Shoes. Be aware that when I take photos, I include your feet. And sometimes, just your feet! Why is that, you ask? 1. I LOVE shoes. 2. It tells us a lot about you. Heels or flats, casual or dressy, cute or sassy!

Number Two: Clothes. There are a lot of ways you can go with this. Old style photography says, don’t do this, don’t wear that. But I think that you can wear anything you want! However, having said that, consider what will look striking for your family and your photo.

Neutrals: as shown below, consider neutral bottoms, and a basic neutral color scheme.

Neutrals: khakis, jeans, black, white, gray and tan

The adults are in one color, the kids in another. Or another way to do this is – girls in one color, boys in another. I suggest no more than 3-4 colors including neutrals.

Colors: In the old days, color was a no-no. But I love color! It adds that extra punch.

This is another example with a basic color scheme at the next level. The basic colors are pink and burgundy with a few neutrals thrown in – black and gray.

Don’t be afraid to mix it up! The running color was yellow for this family. I love how they are each in different outfits but they look like a unified family.

Prints: Very often, too many prints can overwhelm a photo. But done right, they can look awesome.

Consider: adults in neutral colors, kids in matching prints.

Definitely don’t be afraid of prints! They can make the photo.

Be yourself: Don’t want to match? No problem! Don’t be afraid to be yourself!

I just love the next two images for the very fact that you can tell that the guys are comfortable and the girls are styling!