First, white can be a bit too bright for the camera. It tends to reflect light, especially in outdoor settings or under studio lighting. This can lead to overexposure, where your clothes end up looking too bright and lose detail. In portraits, where the focus should be on your face and expression, bright white clothing can steal the spotlight and pull attention away from where it should be—on you.

Don't want to look heavier in your photos? Don't wear white! The Irradiation Illusion is the illusion of visual perception in which a light area of the visual field looks larger than an otherwise identical dark area. What does that mean for you? When you wear clothes of similar, darker tonal values in colors like blue, green, red, and other jewel tones, it will make you visually appear to have a slimmer body. Conversely, lighter colors, such as white, make the body appear larger.