So it’s been a little while since I’ve really talked photography here. Last night I got the fortunate opportunity to hang out with world renown author and humanitarian photographer, David duChemin, and I left inspired. I dreamed about photographer all night. I’ll write more about last night soon, but in the meantime I just want to share some photos with you.
Isn’t she precious? She was moving at the speed of lightning. When shooting little ones on the move,
- Wear jeans and sneakers so you can crawl around in the dirt
- Get LOW
- Open shade is the best light
- 35 mm or 50 mm prime lenses are awesome
- Aim for a wide open aperature, like 2.8 or so, and a shutter speed of at least 1/250
- I actually tend to set my exposure compensation up a third or two. (Don’t worry if you have no idea what I’m talking about)
- Don’t forget to FILL the frame. It’s really ok to cut off the top of the head.
- Make sure you focus is sharp in at least one eye
- Great photos do not always mean kids smiling into the camera
- Capturing movement (like wind in the hair here) adds a LOT to an image
- With kids I tend to increase the contrast and saturation of some colors a bit
- Window light is awesome. I am blessed to live in a house with phenomenal light.
- Big gigantic catchlights in the eyes of kids express life and innocence. Look for those!
Some of these tips are repetitive of previous posts, but I know I have new readers and I just want to help them really improve their shots!
Here’s one last photo just for fun.
great tips!
great tips!
great tips!
great tips!
Great post!! Thank you for that. I do alot of product photography so children are a bit of a challenge as none of my products move! 🙂 Love your photos! And the tip about getting low and filling the frame. Those photos are some of my favorites!! You really get to see their faces that way! Just priceless.
Great post!! Thank you for that. I do alot of product photography so children are a bit of a challenge as none of my products move! 🙂 Love your photos! And the tip about getting low and filling the frame. Those photos are some of my favorites!! You really get to see their faces that way! Just priceless.
Great post!! Thank you for that. I do alot of product photography so children are a bit of a challenge as none of my products move! 🙂 Love your photos! And the tip about getting low and filling the frame. Those photos are some of my favorites!! You really get to see their faces that way! Just priceless.
Great post!! Thank you for that. I do alot of product photography so children are a bit of a challenge as none of my products move! 🙂 Love your photos! And the tip about getting low and filling the frame. Those photos are some of my favorites!! You really get to see their faces that way! Just priceless.