Month: June 2018

One of the most common questions I get from photographers is how do you talk to a child? What do you say?  Like any thing else it gets easier with practice.  The most important thing is to remember the Golden Rule. Treat them like you would want to be treated.  Treat them like real people. (They are.) Treat them with respect, but have fun.  Don’t be rude.  Humor does not have to be rude.

With practice you will develop a routine Continue reading “Talking to a Child”

The most important part of photographing any person is keeping the subject’s attention and getting the subject to relax.  Babies can be easy or difficult.  Sheila is an example of an easy subject.  The few things that could have caused problems did not. The pictures accompanying this post are of a six week old child.  Sheila is about three or four months old.

You can view the video of Sheila at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oXk3-d03eU.

I covered the mechanics of the two poses done in my first post in March Continue reading “Baby Portrait Posing”