Pine Swing is the quiet one at the end. A wooden swing seat hanging in the dark, trimmed with pine and holly berries, with a fur throw over the seat and nothing behind it.
It’s a set for the children rather than the whole family, and it’s the easiest of the four to dress for.
Your Frosty Forest outfit works here
Good news if you were bracing yourself for a fourth change. The two woodland sets share a palette, so whatever you’ve chosen for Frosty Forest will sit just as well on the swing. Four sets, three outfits at most.
Warm neutrals against the pine
Cream, oatmeal, rust and forest green are what you want, along with camel, soft grey and dusty pink. The swing is pale wood and the garland is deep green with red berries, so warm tones sit comfortably in the middle of that.
Texture does the work
This is a dark set with a single pool of light, which is exactly the situation where fabric shows. Cable knit, cord, velvet and chunky wool all photograph beautifully here. A plain jersey top will look plain. A ribbed jumper will not.
Bare feet
Better here than anywhere else in the studio. Feet dangling off a swing seat is half the picture, and bare feet give you a softer one than shoes. Woolly socks work too if your child would rather keep them on.
If a grown up is standing behind
The swing sits at child height, which means a parent can stand behind it rather than sit on it. Worth knowing that the background up there is very dark, so something with a bit of light in it reads better than black. Cream, oatmeal or soft grey will keep your shoulders in the picture.
A note on red
There are red berries running through the garland, so a bright red will fight them slightly. Deep berry or rust gives you the same warmth without the clash.
If you’re not sure, send me a picture of what you’re thinking and I’ll tell you honestly whether it’ll work.
