One of the most important things necessary for great outfit photos that is often not given much thought is WHERE you’ll be taking your outfit photos. Try to center it around what you’re wearing because the background really sells the theme of what you’re wearing. If you’re wearing something preppy that has a nautical theme, it really wouldn’t make much sense if you were standing in the middle of a forest after all. Drive around and you’ll be surprised at what you can find. Grace and I keep a list on our phones so that we can remember all of the good spots we’ve found.

This snowy backdrop just makes sense for this winter themed shoot where Grace is wearing gloves, a sweater and a quilted jacket.

Also, make sure to take into account the color of your outfit. Try and pick a location where the background has coordinating colors to the ones in your outfit so that the contrast makes the outfit that you’re photographing really stand out in the picture.

The contrast of the solid green wall behind Grace really draws your attention to her outfit and accessories.