Hi everyone! I have been taking all kinds of different pictures lately. Usually I just photograph objects but I started doing kids like my brother and family friends ! I would like some people to post theirs so I can get some ideas!
My advice for shooting kids is don't pose them. Just lay low with your camera (become invisible) and shoot them. Shoot them at play, watching TV, getting ready for bed, anything at all really. Catch them doing what comes naturally and you'll get the most amazing pictures.
I agree with @cromwell. Try not to pose the children and don't give too much directions, they will get bored FAST! I take a lot of pictures, mostly my children. Be silly, laugh and make it fun. I try to keep my finger on the shutter and my eye at the viewfinder 90%, that way you won't miss that special moment. Let them do what they like to do and you will get natural looking expressions :-)
I agree with what @cromwell said. My girls are best when i catch them at play. My oldest is getting better at allowing me to photograph her but I don't pose her. She is just more willing to keep swinging or jumping or whatever so I can get the shot I want.
I take lots of photos of my children - but don't post many here as I feel they may be of interest just to me - but here is one that I posted recently - I like to shoot in natural light - posed or candid - it doesn't bother me too much - but I often convert to B and W!
I have lots of photos with my children in my project.
Sometimes they accept to take the pose, but it is rare... :)
In general I try to take the shot when they don't "see" me... it's not easy... :o)
With younger kids best to just let them be themselves, pose them and you end up with a shot like this:
and a stressful time. lol
Even older kids get bored with the posed shots lol:
You can get kids to pose butit's just more fun to capture them being themselves and most importantly it's all about making it fun for them. A huge majority of my project is photos of my two boys and even though I do still try to get the posed looks I also just catch the crazy too:
This is my latest. I take mega pictures of my kids...as that is what is most readily available to me as models, and they are so darn cute. I usually try for candidness of them doing the things they usually do. Sometimes if you ask them to pose or smile, they make funny un-natural faces.
Here is another one of my nephew. When taking close ups I always try to get the eye's nice and sharp. This lens is a Nikon 35mm 1.8 a fast sharp lens. A nifty 50 (50 mm lens is ideal for this kind of thing)
Action shots are always a good idea too! Good luck.
Child portraiture is my passion, my own kids are too. When having to pose kids for family shots, I keep it fun (I am known to pull out funny masks and props to make the smiles genuine.) But when I can, I like kids to be candid and let their personalities shine.
I like to get shots of children's faces when they are not smiling - you see their features much more clearly I think. My fav picture of my elder daughter (not taken by me) is when she was scowling. I still love it! This one is my friend's little girl who wasn't in a great mood at the time!
My son is at the age where when he tries to smile, it looks like a grimace, or he just makes a face. Getting shots where he is preoccupied seems like the best solution.
It's been said already - just let them do what they do and try and capture it. I try not to post too many of my daughter, as it would be too easy just to flood my project with photos of her, but some of my favourites are the ones of her.
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My whole project is kids (pretty much)
or sometimes actively suggest he do something, like say smell a flower:
And some kids will give you photo ops for a lifetime, because they NEVER grow up! My husband is like having another kid to photograph!LOL
Sometimes they accept to take the pose, but it is rare... :)
In general I try to take the shot when they don't "see" me... it's not easy... :o)
and a stressful time. lol
Even older kids get bored with the posed shots lol:
You can get kids to pose butit's just more fun to capture them being themselves and most importantly it's all about making it fun for them. A huge majority of my project is photos of my two boys and even though I do still try to get the posed looks I also just catch the crazy too:
This is my latest. I take mega pictures of my kids...as that is what is most readily available to me as models, and they are so darn cute. I usually try for candidness of them doing the things they usually do. Sometimes if you ask them to pose or smile, they make funny un-natural faces.
Here is another one of my nephew. When taking close ups I always try to get the eye's nice and sharp. This lens is a Nikon 35mm 1.8 a fast sharp lens. A nifty 50 (50 mm lens is ideal for this kind of thing)
Action shots are always a good idea too! Good luck.
Goofing around on the floor. This certainly creates natural hilarity :o)
At play
Or when they reno your kitchen without asking:
When they dig holes in the yard:
Or the biggest one of all.... get drunk at a wedding and start fights over his woman...
or for that matter pull out the dirty dancing moves at a wedding...
I guess what I am saying is the same thing that was said above... let the kids set the mood and you capture it...