We’ve officially entered into my favorite season in New England… known as harvest, autumn or fall.  It is a time when we pull out our fuzzy slippers, cozy on up to the hot coffee, cider or tea again, and grab our ankle boots and a soft sweater to wrap ourselves in.  We head to the “U-Pick ‘Em” orchards for apples and pumpkins and hope for some glorious foliage over the hills and valleys so we can get some incredible photo opps.  The awesomely strange or cool thing that we’ve seen in the last few years though is that our summers have been lasting longer into September and October giving us that treasured time of “Indian Summer” when it is 75-85 degrees and the air feels less humid and more crisp while it warms the skin.  For those of us (photographers) who are still in the midst of our wedding season and also working on engagement or family portraits, it makes for a beautiful time to photograph and capture the comforts of the season.

So what do you wear this time of year, when the temps are wacky and it can be 65 or 85 degrees on any given day?  I hope that the following guides will give you a better idea of how to plan accordingly and still look stylish and like yourselves for those sessions.  Remember, the days of everyone wearing all black t-shirts or all white button down shirts and jeans/khaki’s are behind us.  That was much more of a late 1990′s thing.  Now you can coordinate yourselves and bring out your personalities with your clothing and play up on the colors of the season or the colors that you decorate with in your home!  If those portrait session photos will hang on your wall, then why not accent some of the colors in that particular room or hallway display with your clothing pictured?!  You’ll see what I am talking about in these examples…

The shops mentioned (below each picture) are your easy to find a sale (and/or shop online if you need to) stores.  Some of the pants, shoes and/or items you might already own so adding an accessory or a new shirt might be simple enough to do.  I’m a visual person so just seeing how things can work together help me with ideas or concepts, so I hope you will come up with your own color scheme or pairings and have fun with it too!!  Remember, there is no need to break the bank here folks, but keep in mind that these photographs might be displayed for generations (they are your heirlooms and keepsake items!) and one day your own kids or grandchildren might look at these with such pride.

I hope this helped some of you already planning ahead, and I am really looking forward to having a blast on my October and November sessions coming up all across New England and the Tri-State area and to seeing some gorgeous foliage and breathtaking landscapes with you too. :-)

Happy Fall from the Afterglow Photos family!! xoxo

PS – Many thanks to fellow photog, Corina Neilsen, for her help with this!