Day 2 -How to Take Better Kids Portraits
You may never have noticed it but now that I mention it, it’s all that you will see.
Photos of the front part of your child’s skull, the top of his forehead, and a warped view of his body, as you see him every day while you are standing over him trying to coerce him into changing into clean clothes, or to stop picking on his sister. We all have these snapshot style photos. Facebook is full of them, and so are most family albums. But it just doesn’t have to be that way.
You see, God himself wanted you to capture beautiful images of your children, featuring those big brown or blue eyes, and that smile that lights your soul on fire. That my friend is why he gave us knees.
Bend or kneel down so that his face and your face (with the camera in front of it) are at the same level. Focus on his eyes, and click the magic button. It’s THAT easy. That one single act will improve your photos by 100 percent. Try it, today. Then tell me how big a difference it made!
Don’t believe me?
Fire off a shot like you normally would, then kneel down, zoom in a little so his face nearly fills the frame entirely, then focus on his eyes and say something kind or funny so he looks at you. When you see the difference, you will be astounded. For real, get out your camera and do it.
Then you can tell me what happened in the comments section below!
XO,
Amy
islandmistphotography@gmail.com
