re: Why do families all decide to dress alike for beach photographs?

When do you see families doing photo ops other than the beach or weddings? As a photographer, the image looks better if the subjects are dressed similar. It looks nicer, and not just a snapshot of a bunch of people.

We took this one about 7 years ago. We were not dressed exactly alike, but similar (the girls had on the same dresses). Would this professional portrait look better, same, or worse if we just dressed in any old clothes? (Take note, this is a photo of the photo, not actual image).

This was not cheap, ran me about $2000 after sitting fees, package, and 28x42 canvas print framed.

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