Camera bodies, lenses, tripods, filters, bags, etc. – but what else? Are there other pieces of equipment that you absolutely should have? It depends on who you ask! Here are the ten great tools to help you get consistently good portraits of your children, and protecting your gear: 1. UV Filters So you just dropped […]

When the focal point in your kid’s photo is not perfectly obvious in your image, or has to compete with other objects or people in the frame, leading lines can be used to “draw” the viewer’s eye towards the focal point and away from any distracting elements. All you need to do is identify a […]

What separates good kids’ portraits from great ones? Sometimes, it’s just a matter of considering the environment and choosing to exclude it, particularly if the surroundings have no bearing on the photo. Include Background in Kids’ Portraits? Here’s a practical example for illustration purposes. You’re at Disneyland/Disneyworld (or theme park of your choice) with your […]

Caveat: Yes, this is an extremely boring topic, you’re probably yawning right now, aren’t you? If you can hang in there and read it (perhaps after a cup of coffee), and then put these tips into practice, I guarantee you’ll have better photos of your kids as a result!! How many focus modes does your […]

Thinking of heading to New York City with your kids? Here are just a few awesome places you may want to consider visiting, not just to see but also for some awesome photographs of your kids! Times Square (West 42nd Street, between 7th Avenue and Broadway) What could be more iconic than Times Square in […]

Thinking about looking back on your photos from when you first began as a child photographer can give you not-so-good feeling – but you should do it!! Checking out your old images will give you an opportunity to see just how far you’ve come, among other things, and might point out a few areas where […]

Balance is a hard concept to get a hang of in photography, so don’t beat yourself up if it takes a while to learn how to incorporate it into your kid’s photos successfully. First off, balance doesn’t mean putting everything in the middle, or having something on one side of the frame that exactly offsets […]

It doesn’t take much to get better at something, really. Whether it’s learning a language, learning to paint, or learning to take great photos, a few minor changes can go a long way. Try out just one of these photography tips and see how it effects your children’s photos. Carry your camera, always You can’t […]

Generally speaking, taking portrait photos of your kids individually is fairly straightforward since you can either get them to play along for a few minutes, or you can pull out your telephoto lens and take a few candid photos while they are otherwise occupied. Photographing siblings, where you actually would like a good final image, […]

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 […]