Here are some high level tips for taking great pictures of kids. You can improve the quality of your photographs even if you’re using a smart phone for all your photojournalist needs.
- Take advantage of natural light
- Use flash when needed, but avoid pointing the flash directly at the subject
- Shoot photos from the same level as the child. Bend down, lay down, move the camera to eye level of the subject
- Pay attention to unwanted shadows
- This is particularly true near windows; while the natural light is great, the window panes can cast deep shadows on the subject
- Practice, practice, practice
- Learn the focus modes of your camera and how to adjust under specific situations such as when the kids are moving
- Be patient…
- Capture what the kids are doing rather than worry about trying to convince them into a specific pose
- … and be ready for anything!
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