I love shooting during golden hour in the fall. The fading greens and orange leaves come to life as the light pours through every crevice and separation. The leaves shine in a gorgeous blend of oranges and yellows with hints of red. They provide the perfect backdrop to a family lifestyle session.
This beautiful family came dressed in style! SUPER cute outfits in shades of blues, which is the PERFECT compliment to the orange hues of golden hour. Choosing the right colors for your family outfit can be daunting, but there are a few tips to choosing your outfit color scheme. First, let's talk about why BLUE is a great color choice for golden hour photography in the fall. Look at the color wheel below:
The blue colors are directly opposite orange colors. Choosing complimentary colors - colors opposite of each other on the color wheel - creates color harmony and is instinctively appealing for the eye. Our eyes just like how it looks! Complimentary colors are high contrast, so they provide a pop, or accent, that automatically gives visual interest.
Here is a color palette of blues and oranges to create your family outfit:
Take a look at this adorable family, and how beautiful the blue outfits complimented the orange backdrop.
The other two color combinations based on complimentary colors include:
Yellows and purples. Laker colors. 'Nuff said. haha
Reds and greens. Okay, so you don't want to look like a Christmas tree. But think of different shades of reds (pinks, maroons, burgundies) and greens (forest green, olive, mint, sage, chartreuse) to coordinate. If you family session takes place at a park, a forest, a Christmas tree farm with lots of greens as your background - consider choosing from color palettes like below:
That's it! Have fun coordinating your next family outfits using complimentary colors! :)
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