Choosing what to wear for any occasion can be a challenge, but when it comes to your maternity photo session, you definitely want to pick the perfect outfit. After all, these are images you’ll look back on for years to come. No pressure, right?

You want your maternity photos to be beautiful and intimate, capturing this incredible moment in your life and the excitement you feel about the growth of your family. That’s why we put together these tips on how to choose the perfect outfit for your maternity session.

Think about the style of your photos.

When choosing what to wear for your maternity session, think about what style of images you want. Are you going for a cozy in-home session or a light and airy outdoor shoot? Once you determine what kind of session you want, you can better figure out what outfit would work best.

No Need to Prepare for the weather.

While you definitely want to wear an attire suitable for the outdoor conditions with outdoor photoshoots. The benefit to shooting in an studio is that the weather doesn’t effect us at all (Unless there’s a blizzard outdoors). However, whether in spring or summer time, you can defiantly go for a bright and colorful outfit that can be seasonal inspired for your shoot.

Coordinate with your family.

If your significant other or older children will be in your maternity photos, take time to coordinate everyone’s outfits. You don’t want to match perfectly, but you don’t want your clothing to clash and distract from your precious baby bump. Choose outfits that are different shades of the same color to keep things simple and clean-looking.

Avoid trendy styles and patterns.

You want your photos to be timeless, and nothing dates a photo like wearing the latest trendy fashion. Go with simple colors and pieces that won’t go out of style—clothing your kids won’t make fun of years down the road.

Choose two or three outfits.

Talk to us about how many outfits you would like to bring. However it’s great to at least have two outfits to add variety to your images. Make sure you choose something that’s relatively easy to change into so you can do a quick change and have more time taking your photos.

MOTHERLY PORTRAITS

Antonio specializes exclusively in fashion and fine-art inspired maternity portraits. For more of MOTHERLY PORTRAITS please visit our maternity gallery. For bookings and information on maternity photography please reach out to us by filling out the contact form here. We are excited to learn about you and your baby so we can provide you with a fully customized experience.