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Photo Finish
It's All in Your Approach
By Alice Cary, GORP Family Expert
No matter what type of camera you use, it's a tremendous help to have one with a zoom lens. A zoom lens lets you get in closer or step back from your subject very quickly, and when you're photographing children, you definitely need to be able to act fast.
Get down to your kids' level
Work the angle. This yields dynamic photos that have motion and the sense that you're right in there with the subject. How exactly is this done?
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Drop down to the level of your children. You want to be at their level, or even lower, looking up. This creates more immediacy, not to mention more dynamic angles. Plus you get vibrant sky and leafy canopy as backgrounds, rather than neutral-colored grass and dirt. |
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Get closer to your kids. Poke your lens about three feet from their faces or zoom right in. Don't always try to capture your child from head to foot. |
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Shoot from above. If you're photographing your child by a stream, for example, take some close-ups, then jump on a footbridge, or an overhanging rock, and take some shots from above. You're likely to get some interesting angles that emphasize both your child and the stream. |
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Article and photos © Alice Cary
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