Graduating from photographing individual children to groups, particularly photographing younger siblings, can pose a real challenge to even the most experienced photographer. Besides taking a deep breath and counting to ten, here are a few tips to get some good poses with younger siblings. Start with Proximity In order to take photos of siblings, you […]

While many of us are tempted to stay indoors and mourn the loss of summer, autumn really does provide amazing opportunities for beautiful kid’s portraits – if you undertake a few suggestions to ensure that your photos turn out perfectly. Tip 1: Watch for Timing One major roadblock in ensuring you have lovely fall colors […]

While we touched on this technique when discussing emphasis and proportion last month, I believe that viewpoint deserves a bit more getting into to fully understand how it can add power and interest to a photo. Viewpoint is pretty easy to use; it simply refers to the angle of the camera in relation to your […]

Even though it is  still winter (brr!) some of you may be destined soon to a sunny shore – Hawaii, the Bahamas, perhaps even an exotic shore across a far ocean. So regardless of the time of year it’s a good idea to have some beach photography tips under your belt. Focus on Focal Points […]

Is your toddler heading off to preschool, or your child to kindergarten this year? Why not start a child photography tradition for the first day of school? It might take a bit of planning, but imagine in 12 (or more years) – all the great photos of your child you’ll have! We have a few […]

Exposure can be confusing – even to us photographers that have been around for a while. If you are trusting your camera in automatic modes while taking kid’s photos, you are letting it set the combination of elements (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) to create what it thinks is the “correct” exposure, but does that […]

5 LABOR DAY KID’S PHOTO PROJECTS Ahh…the last weekend of summer is almost here! If you’re spending it at home, consider taking these last three days to embark on a photo project with your kids, or take some kid’s photos that you can use in a later project. We have a few ideas to get […]

One of the earliest things you realize when you make the jump into more professional camera equipment is that there is a lot of lenses out there. You can choose to accumulate a few lenses, but if you really want to increase your photography skills you can focus on using a single lens and a […]

If your most recent batch of children’s portraits are feeling a bit blasé, maybe it’s time to try something new. Keep reading for a few tips on getting more out of your children’s portraits to create memorable images that you and your kids will love. Tip One: Use the Surroundings Endless portraits of children’s faces, […]

There’s a reason why photographers love to shoot outside – lots of light! This gives you a lot of options as far as your camera settings, because once there’s lots of light for your kid’s portrait photos you can experiment with shutter speed and aperture to get just the look you want. So what camera […]