You’re back! Ready to learn some more key tips for taking better kids’ portraits, alphabet style? Awesome, let’s jump in then: Histogram This one can be a bit of a challenge – in simple terms the histogram is a visual representation of the tones in your image. Learning how it works can help you avoid […]

Children

July 30, 2015

A-Z OF CHILDREN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY (H-P)

Photograph of child laughing

Raising kids is hard work, so it’s nice when someone comes along and makes things easier, right? Sure, it might not make diaper changing a breeze, or feeding fussy eaters a walk in the park – but at least you’ll have some great pictures of your kids and the journey you are taking together. So […]

Curated by Jane

December 31, 2014

FROM THE WEB: 20 EASY PHOTOGRAPHY TRICKS

If there’s one little thing you can do to immediately improve your photography, it’s to work on the composition of your photos. This article from Weeder, although it doesn’t talk specifically about portrait photography, offers some great tips (and gorgeous photos) to immediately improve your photography.

Curated by Jane

November 5, 2014

FROM THE WEB: FOUR TIPS TO IMPROVE COMPOSITION

You might not think it matters where your child is looking when you’re taking their photo, but it does! Where they look can change the impact your photo has on the viewer, whether you or friends and family. Check out this post from Digital Photography School to learn more – and give it a try!

Curated by Jane

October 29, 2014

FROM THE WEB: WHERE IS YOUR SUBJECT AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

No matter how much you love to take photos, taking photos of kids can be a challenge. If you are finding yourself stuck, frustrated, or just plain out of ideas you need these three tips to improve your kids photography: First, Have Patience You can’t expect every photo session to go smoothly. For one, kids […]

Photography Tips and Tricks

September 19, 2014

ULTIMATE KIDS PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

Welcome back! If you haven’t had a chance yet, check out Part I of this series – or just jump right in and read about some more tips that can help you get better images. Here we go: 6. Understand File Formats Your camera has a variety of available sizes and file formats. The sizes […]

Photography Tips and Tricks

June 20, 2014

20 CRITICAL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS YOU SHOULD KNOW – PART II

You can learn all the tricks about your camera, settings, and the best conditions for a good portrait – but a good kids’ photo generally comes down to one thing: the cooperation of your subject. Without this you can have the perfect everything but still end up with a poor photo. With that in mind, […]

Uncategorized, Children

March 24, 2014

Five Tips for Better Kids’ Photography

Honestly, you can never have enough tips under your belt when it comes to taking photos of kids; whether they are yours or belong to friends or family (or if you’re lucky enough to get into the professional field). These tips, courtesy of Weeder, will come in handy the next time you head out – […]

Curated by Jane

January 22, 2014

FROM THE WEB: FIVE TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT SHOOT WITH KIDS

Although the New Year is all about looking ahead, sometimes it can be beneficial as a photographer to look back. This January Photo Challenge lets you look at your last year of photos to find the best – then you can submit it and potentially win a prize. When you are reviewing your photos, take […]

Curated by Jane

January 15, 2014

From the Web: January Photo Challenge

We’ve talked about this tip before, but it’s one that is so useful in photography that it’s worth talking about again – using perspective to indicate relative size. The best example of perspective improving photography is the moon. Everyone likes to take photos of the moon, but when they do it’s just up there in […]

Curated by Jane

January 8, 2014

From the Web: Using Perspective

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