Kids are hard to photograph. They move too fast. They change moods and get distracted easily. The key is to put them in the mood for a photoshoot like dressing them up but make sure (first) they aren’t starving and had already taken their afternoon nap. Then give them something interesting to look at or play with. Here are my second attempt to child photography (just note that my AF is broken):
I had to make some animal sounds to make Justine (1 year old) look up at the camera and smile.
This time I’m singing a familiar kiddie song for him.
For toddlers, motivation is quite different.
Especially when they feel too shy, give them something to hold on to and make them think that you are taking pictures of the thing they’re holding, in this case, the balloons. So this way, he is actually curious to look into the camera.
Never forget to try different perspectives. I like taking the “bird’s eye view” of things, cleaner backgrounds, wider capture.
All shots where taken a few months ago with natural light coming from the window, on manual focus and manual exposure. No post-processing except resizing.
Discussion
No comments yet.