Couple portrait photographed on a London street

What to wear

What to wear for a couple photoshoot

Coordinate, do not match: a shared palette, at most one patterned piece between you. Consider the season honestly — a London shoot from November to…

In short: Coordinate, do not match: a shared palette, at most one patterned piece between you. Consider the season honestly — a London shoot from November to March means coats, and coats look better when chosen rather than grabbed. One of you in comfortable shoes.

What works for a couple shoot specifically

Colour. Pick one palette between the two of you and let one person carry the stronger colour. Two loud outfits compete; two neutral ones disappear into a London street.

Fabric. Texture reads better than pattern in a two-person frame — knit, wool, leather, denim. Prints on both people turn the frame into noise.

Footwear. At least one of you in something you can walk a mile in, because walking frames are the backbone of a couple session.

The thing that ruins frames. Height mismatch handled by clothing — a long coat on the shorter person and a cropped jacket on the taller exaggerates it. Reverse that and it evens out.

Two rules that hold everywhere

  • Steam it the night before — creases are the most expensive thing in any retouching bill and the cheapest to prevent.
  • Bring options and decide on set, where you can see the light and the background rather than guessing at home.

Next step

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