If you're anything like me you love photographing everything around you. But taking pictures of our kids is extremely important. You want to capture all of the memories of them growing up, so you can cherish them forever. But to do this in a way that is natural and professional looking can be tricky. Often because kids move around so fast the photos can be a bit blurry or out of focus. Or perhaps you just can't catch them in the moment you'd like.
If you want to take great photos of your kids, there are specific techniques to help make a "snap shot" seem more like a professional photograph. Kids love to be kids and sometimes cameras can make a child act goofy or un-natural. A great approach is to put your child in a natural and fun environment that you can photograph them while they are at play and not posing for you. These photos always look more natural!
A great natural environment is a park or playground. What child wouldn't love this? They can play and you can move around at a distance and capture them at play. Laughing and smiling!
This natural outdoor environment is also great because you don't need to use a flash. Flash photography is one of the first things that can make a photograph look just like any other snap shot. Try your best to use it as little as possible. Your pictures will look more natural without it. Also don't be afraid to use your zoom! Fill your camera viewfinder with your child, who needs to see lots of unimportant stuff behind or around them? Another cool hint, is to convert your photo into B&W. This is a great way to make the photo seem timeless!
Photography can be a very technical art form or hobby, but if you learn some basic information from this informative site you can use your camera with more confidence allowing you to take great photographs of your kids.
You don't need to be disappointed with blurry or boring snapshot pictures. You just need to learn some of the basic and easy techniques to get the most out of your camera. Find out right now how to take better more professional photographs of your children, so you'll have captured memories forever.
Always enjoy learning!
Dave Gladstone
(registered graphic designer and passionate photographer) Oh yeah, and Dad!
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