It’s that time of the year…when I drag my mom, dad, and brother out to do family pictures…if that wasn’t enough, I annoy them for a good hour or so before hand picking out their outfits so we all match without matching TOO much. It’s really quite the process, but I really wish that we had more family pictures from when I was younger, so we’re making up for it now!
Besides, what kind of photographer would I be if I didn’t take yearly pictures?? Pshhh whatever, they’ll thank me one day!
If it’s been too long since your last family portraits email me at cait@tuliptreephotography.com or call me up 617-444-9039 to book your appointment!
I get this questions from every one of my clients! Clothing is one of the most important aspects of your families pictures in my opinion. I decided I’d do a series of examples of some family portrait clothing ideas to help out my wonderful clients! This is the first of the series and is more a neutral/classic palette.
I know a lot of people are tempted to go all holiday-ee (ok, I may have just made that word up…) and dress in full blown Christmas outfits, but I usually suggest if that is what they would like to do, to also have regular outfits as well. Remember, we can always have awesome crazy red and green all over your holiday cards and then have neutral pictures. That way you can enjoy your pictures year round and hang them on your wall – especially when you’re investing in custom photography! We can certainly do pictures in holiday outfits as well, it’s really up you – and these are only my opinions after all!
Since it’s fall in the Boston area, and I do a ton of family portraits all through out Massachusetts, Boston, Boston metro west and beyond – let’s face it it’s cold. So these outfits below are mainly for chilly weather 
If you’d like to book your fall family portraits anywhere in Massachusetts, Boston, Boston Metrowest, etc contact me at cait@tuliptreephotography.com or 617-444-9039
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Dad
J. Crew Lambswool shawl-collar henley
J. Crew Essential chino in classic fit
Men’s Quoddy® suede chukka boots
Mom
J. Crew Eden cardigan
J Crew Selvedge chambray popover
Old Navy Women’s The Rock Star Jeggings
Old Navy Women’s Popcorn Sweater-Knit Scarves
Old Navy Women’s Faux-Leather Riding Boots
Baby
Old Navy Faux-Fur Trapper Hats for Baby
Minnetonka Moccasin Side Zip Double Fringe Boot
J. Crew kids Babies’ Oeuf® Lucien stripe jumper
Hanna Andersson Snowy Cableknit Romper
Girl
J. Crew Girls’ organza flower headband
J. Crew Girls’ metallic knee patch tights
Boy
J. Crew Boys’ corduroy pant in straight fit
J. Crew Kids’ stripe band trilby hat
Kids’ Converse® Jack Purcell® low-tops
J. Crew Boys’ Whitman herringbone sportcoat
J. Crew Boys’ Secret Wash shirt in medium stripe
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Posted in Children
I hear this so often from my clients…what size is best? Prints sizes are really confusing to people new to the custom photography world. It’s really easy if you can see it visually, so today I decided to do a quick preview to help people gauge the sizes of large prints. In the future I’m going to do gallery wall examples so people can get an idea of how awesome gallery walls are and what a huge impact they’ll make in your home. They will never fail to be one of the first things people see and comment on when they visit your home! I’ll also do other creative ways to display your custom photography from me. This first post will just be a quick size comparison and to encourage people to think beyond 5×7’s and 8×10s! 8×10 are desk prints really, they dont make an impact when hung on the wall, so let’s see what big prints look like! Enjoy!
This is a 20×30 print, mounted on a standout frameless board. It’s modern looking and doesn’t require an investment in custom framing, it’s called the standout print. This and gallery wraps are my favorite products personally, but I do offer custom framing and mating as well!
This is a 16×20 vertical standout print, as you can see it doesn’t make nearly the impact the 20×30 does!
This is a 11×14, and it just isn’t big enough when displayed alone in my opinion. Most people think an 11×14 is huge, so here you can see it doesn’t really make the cut when you actually SEE it on the wall! This would be a great size if you were to hang 3 or 4 vertically in a row on a small wall, I’ll do an example of this in the future post as well!
A 11×14 and 16×20 displayed together looks good as well! In a later post I’ll do a whole section on gallery walls, which is grouping together pictures on a wall to make them look fabulous is anyones home!
Here’s a little different view of the 20×30 in my dining room above my buffet….you can see here that even the 20×30 doesn’t look quite big enough! Can you believe that? 20×30 sounds huge! But I would even go up a size here if I was hanging it on my wall in my dining room, and I have a relatively small dining room in my house. This would be a perfect wall to do a gallery on (which again, you’ll see in a future post)
So I hope this helps you a little bit to see WHAT the sizes look like on the wall or above a fireplace! I hope you found this useful and I cant wait to do a future post with more ideas!
Monday, January 17, 2011 Posted in Children
I went down to Yarmouth and met up with Maddie and her awesome mom for her high school senior photo session and we took off shooting. We had so much fun and we had perfect weather! I loved Maddie’s beautiful plum lace dress!
…and no session is complete without a little break down 
…and I’ll leave you with this adorable man and his mom 
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