Help me dress DD for her photo shoot

[mellimel19]

I'm having trouble deciding between these two dresses. The bright colored floral dress is one we already owned. I bought the pale purple with the floral trim for her pictures. I ordered it because I wanted something simple that would keep her as the focus of the pictures (we're taking photos in the park). However I ordered it online and in the pics it looked like it was a little darker. In real life, it's a VERY pale purple. I love the dress, but wonder if DD will sort of disappear in it in the pics since she's so pale herself and it will be bright and sunny out. Which do you prefer?


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[chickens987]

I'm a fan of the brighter one.

[bananapancakes]

The one on the left.

[cowboyjoe]

I like the bright one.

[nessness]

I also prefer the brighter one.

[kdubs923]

Definitely the colorful one!

[mellymel]

Bright one. The other one is pretty but washes her out. I love the bright colors.

[Deleted]

I think both your concerns are fair--can you return the new dress and try again? My instinct is navy or a darker purple would be a good choice.

The pictures will be cute either way, so don't stress if you can't:)

[zarapipe]

Bright one. I love the style of the pale one more, but it is too close to her skin color.

[mellimel19]

Sept 28, 2014 9:21:46 GMT -5 zarapipe said:

Bright one. I love the style of the pale one more, but it is too close to her skin color.

Yeah these are pretty much my thoughts exactly.

[cherry1111]

Bright one, for sure.

[mellimel19]

Sept 28, 2014 9:17:04 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

I think both your concerns are fair--can you return the new dress and try again? My instinct is navy or a darker purple would be a good choice.

The pictures will be cute either way, so don't stress if you can't:)

I bought it on ebay and already cut the tags off, so no return. But I still love it, I'll just have her wear it for a non - photo occasion.

The shoot is this afternoon, so unfortunately I'm put of options.

[mellimel19]

Well it's unanimous- bright dress it is!

[oliviapope]

Sept 28, 2014 9:28:18 GMT -5 mellimel19 said:

Well it's unanimous- bright dress it is!

As a photographer, I would pick the opposite (the plain one) for exactly the reasons you described. However, it does depend on the photograohers style. Could you bring both and get some shots in both? I love when moms bring pale, simple dresses-and actually have a clothing wardrobe for them if they need it. However I shoot at the beach and in green sea grapes/dunes so it might not be the same for other parts of the country.

[mellimel19]

Sept 28, 2014 9:32:22 GMT -5 oliviapope said:

Sept 28, 2014 9:28:18 GMT -5 mellimel19 said:

Well it's unanimous- bright dress it is!

As a photographer, I would pick the opposite (the plain one) for exactly the reasons you described. However, it does depend on the photograohers style. Could you bring both and get some shots in both? I love when moms bring pale, simple dresses-and actually have a clothing wardrobe for them if they need it. However I shoot at the beach and in green sea grapes/dunes so it might not be the same for other parts of the country.

I appreciate your professional input! It's only a half hour session and the photographer suggested just one outfit because she thought an outfit change can sometimes interrupt the flow of the shoot if you're on a good roll, especially for such a short session. But I think I will bring both. It can't hurt, and DD doesn't usually get too fussy over an outfit change.