session booked, now what do I wear?

So you have booked a session - and now you need figure out what to wear.  This is the part that I {LOVE} and {HATE}.  Just keeping it real.  What I have learned though is the best way to go about deciding what to wear is break it down! 

First thing first, decide on a color scheme. One of the hardest things for me used to be deciding what colors to pair together. How people could just pull pieces in and look so put-together was beyond me, then I got real and found this ---> Design Seeds  http://design-seeds.com/ { others include, Pinterest, Polyvore  and Google in general }

:: from Design Seeds website ::

Beautiful combos right?

So you pick the color scheme, then what?  I narrow it down to 3 - 4 colors. These are the colors that I focus on, I will add other colors such as black/gray/brown when needed.  Those neutrals will go with anything thing. Then I  layer.

:: photo from http://www.robinperrin.com/families/ ::

Finally, lay it out!  This works every time . . .  once I have everything picked that I like, I lay it out as I would have it in the picture. Do a few minor adjustments if needed and call it good.  I have a very minimalist personality, I like where less is more. BUT everyone is different and that's why I LOVE being a photographer!  

:: minus the stocking caps (and my daughters necklace) here is my layering example :: Photo by CNicholl Photography in 2012

Still concerned?  Still have questions? Let me know, I am here to help.  :) 

Happy Monday!