Tips for photographing children
When you’re a parent, the number of photos you take seems to increase dramatically, but there’s definitely a knack to getting good photos of your children. Â Sometimes they can be a bit hit & miss, especially once the baby is a toddler and never staying still, but there’s still things you can do to get a few good photos.
My tips for taking (some) great photos are:
- Snap snap snap. Â My last camera I opted for one with a faster shutter speed, so I can keep clicking quickly as I’m watching N play. Â I do the same with my phone camera. Â The more photos you take, the more chance you get of hitting some great photos amongst the blurry ones. Â I always laugh at my mum because she’s more used to an SLR, so even with her ‘point & click’ camera, she still takes loads of time trying to perfect a shot. Â That won’t work with a quick moving toddler, so just keep clicking. Â You can always trim down and delete the ones that you don’t like (the joy of digital).
- Try for natural light. Â I always find that it’s harder to get good pictures in the winter as when the weather’s wet we’re always inside a lot more and the light’s never quite right. So the more you can get outside, or in bright places with more light space, the better your photos will be. Â If you have to take photos inside, then look for coloured backgrounds and get up close (don’t feel you need to have the whole of the child in the picture – some of my favourite shots are really cropped up close).
- Try different angles for photographing children. Â Get down at their level, look up at them, get them from the side. Â It’s always better when they’re still doing what they were doing (unless they like posing), so by doing something different you’re likely to get a different more realistic shot than an awkward smile (or finger across their face which is what I used to get).
I’ve got lots of favourite photos I’ve taken of N – here are a few that I’ve taken
Hopefully these tips are helpful. Â I find taking photos of N much easier than of other artistic shots, probably because I get a lot of practise at it. My OH does despair at all the photos taken, but I like to look back at old photos, so hopefully N will like to as well.
What’s your best tip for photographing children?
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