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- \nPhotographing kids is about “Chasing Cuteness”<\/a>
- 1. Get out of the studio mood! Go Outdoors<\/a><\/li>
- 2. Create a situation. Then watch how it unfolds<\/a><\/li>
- 3) Use a fisheye lens.<\/a><\/li>
- 4) Don’t say No<\/a><\/li>
- 5) Get a helper behind you who is good with kids\n<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n
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\nPhotographing kids is about “Chasing Cuteness”<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nThe great thing about kids photography is that just about anyone with enough energy and patience can capture some pretty good kid photos. You don\u2019t need an extraordinary camera. You don\u2019t need to have expensive lighting. You don\u2019t even need to understand all those complicated buttons on your camera. Just make sure you have good lighting to chase the cuteness. ?In fact, photographing kids is just about the easiest thing you could do with your camera.<\/p>\n
If you are a photographer, or just want to get the best portrait photos possible of your children, then you have to make it worth their while! Making photo shoots fun and enjoyable means that your kids will want to do it again, and again, and again\u2026<\/p>\n
Getting a good photograph of kids is about chasing the cute things they do and (hopefully) capturing those cute things on camera. In short, you have to really match your own energy level with the energy level of kids (which is extraordinarily high).<\/p>\n
We would like to share some of the approaches and creative ways you can use to get the best shots of your Kids.<\/p>\n
1. Get out of the studio mood! Go Outdoors<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\nYou don\u2019t need to have a fancy studio set up to take awesome pictures of kids<\/a>. In fact, you are better off if you get out of the studio and get into their natural element. You only need 1 studio shot a year of your kids and we consider that their school photos. Get outside. Go into their room. Go anywhere to take kid shots \u2013 just not in a studio. Kids are at their best when outdoors.<\/p>\n
2. Create a situation. Then watch how it unfolds<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\nKids are unpredictable in a predictable sort of way. Sure they can do anything at any moment, but if you put a bowl of chocolate ice cream in front of them without a spoon, what do you think will happen? Our prediction is that you will end up with some hilarious shots of your kid with ice cream all over their face. Try giving them a pet or a puppy to play with to get some real caring shots.<\/p>\n
3) Use a fisheye lens.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019re going to take a lot of pictures of kids, invest in a fisheye lens. Not only can you capture a wide scene of what\u2019s going on, but you can capture the mood of what it\u2019s like to be a kid \u2014 everything is slightly “larger than life”. It\u2019s one of our favorite techniques as it lets you capture the energy of kids and all the chaos around. It\u2019s a lot of fun especially during your kids\u2019 parties and time on the beach.<\/p>\n
4) Don’t say No<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\nHalf of why kids photography<\/a> is so rewarding is because their imagination and their creativity are way beyond our adult minds. We usually come into a situation in which we want to photograph kids with our own notion and we never end up getting the desired shots.
\nOur rule of thumb is to pretty much never say \u201cno\u201d to a kid about their ideas. Most of them are good. No, in fact, most of them are great. Just let them run with their ideas and you will probably be much happier with the result.<\/p>\n5) Get a helper behind you who is good with kids
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<\/a><\/h3>\nKids have short attention spans and sometimes you need someone to help you keep them in one place long enough for you to shoot something spectacular. The benefit of having a helper behind you while shooting is that you can get the kids to appear to be looking straight into the camera for some great shots doing cute things.<\/p>\n
Photos represent the moments we love the most. At Photojaanic, everything we do is centered around the love of photos.<\/p>\n
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The challenge\u2026 Dig through your photos to share the one you love the most with hashtag #photojaanic or tweet us @photojaanic as we are looking for photos that tell creative stories, amaze, inspire, and delight.<\/p>\n
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