Fun Children Photographs: Having Fun Capturing Your Kids!

When the shooting experience is enjoyable, everybody wins.

Having trouble capturing your kids? Can’t make them feel natural? If you are having problems making kids feel comfortable and natural in front of the camera, read on! Learn how the professionals, make their child images so special, learning just the few tricks will help you get those amazing child photographs - you know, the kind of photos that show the child's character and personality. You need to keep it light and fun. When the shooting experience is enjoyable, photographer, youngster, and parents all win!

Trade Secret: Photographing Children is Doing What You Love

I have to be honest – and this is from someone who didn’t used to be very PG rated, working with kids is just plain old fun. Doing what you love is important in any creative endeavour and essential when it comes to photographing children. The good news is that it's easy to find the joy in photographing kids. In fact, I have to say, I have the best job in the world.

Fun Children Photographs: Enjoy the Shooting Session

Once you accept that play is not just a frivolous recreation but a darned serious vocation for a child, and you learn how to play in ways that are appropriate for each child's interests and abilities, you will be a step closer to establishing a successful working relationship with your young subjects.

Make the photo session something the child wants to do and you'll have a much better chance of accomplishing your own objective - making fabulous portraits that you can be proud of.

Use Parents as Props When Capturing Fun Children Photographs

Problem child? So how do I get pictures of the little *%~! ? Simple. I always include the parent, one or both, as a backdrop or a prop. I let the child keep hold of the leg; shoulder; hand, move in tight for a close up, use a long lens, and let the parent become a simple compositional element. A favourite shooting technique of mine is laying between the fathers’ legs whilst he throws the child high in the air – the look of delight on the child’s face makes it a great shot. For safety sake, let’s not do this if the child is more than 3!

Sometimes the best shots are these moments, the moment you catch the parent and child off guard, doing an everyday thing that captures the love.