How to take pictures of children?

According to the truth, children's photography also belongs to the category of figure photography, but it is different from ordinary figure photography. Almost all parents want to record every smiling face of their children on May Day. However, there will be a lot of helplessness and regret when we look at the old black and white photos of our children and the specious photos of our children. In order to better record children's innocent smiles and their growth, it is necessary for us to master more experience and common sense about children's shooting. I have always believed that children are both the best and the most difficult to shoot. It is easy to shoot because children are naive and happy by nature, full of the most primitive pure feelings and behaviors of human beings. It is difficult to shoot a child, which is a test for photographers. Children are lively and active by nature, and an expression and a posture can't last long. Even if you arrange gestures and expressions for them, the photos you take will not be cute and vivid.

First, keep a certain shooting distance.

First of all, filming a child should follow the child's nature and don't deliberately direct it. In our life, we often see many parents ordering their children to stand up straight and smile. In fact, this is a wrong practice, children will feel unnatural and uncomfortable, and the photos taken are often unsatisfactory. The best way is not to tell the children that I want to take your picture, but to let them play freely and enjoy themselves. I often take pictures of children with telephoto lenses, generally keeping a distance of three or five meters from them, observing their expressions and demeanor while talking to them, and sometimes even participating in their games. In the process of shooting, you should be patient, communicate with your children more, and use your quick wits to give your children a feeling of playing, rather than passively obeying.

(Shooting children's activities with telephoto can be observed and captured from a distance, which will not cause tension to children, and it is natural to shoot a lot. )

Second, don't use the flash directly.

Many families began to record their children's growth with cameras when they were born. At this time, because the children are too young, the shooting environment is mostly indoor. At this time, due to the dark indoor light, the shutter speed is not enough, and it is easy to shoot unclear and underexposed. At this time, we'd better not shoot with a flash. On the one hand, dazzling flash will hurt children's eyes, on the other hand, flash will also affect children's emotions, making them afraid and at a loss. We can move the baby's crib to the balcony and the window where the light is strong. If we really need to fill the light with a flash, we can use the rotatable function of the external flash to flash the ceiling and refract it back to fill the light for the child's face.

(Shooting a baby at home without a professional studio lamp always feels underexposed, but shooting with a flash is afraid of hurting the child's eyes. If the lamp head of the flash lamp faces the ceiling, the effect of reflected light shooting can be satisfactory. )

Third, predict the composition in advance.

Children are active and are happiest only when they are playing, so we should learn to seize the best shooting opportunity in children's activities. Try to predict the wonderful scenes that may appear in children's plays. Although the opportunity is fleeting, we can still make full preparations. For example, when a child is playing football or drinking water, he should write a composition in advance, press the shutter half-way, wait until the wonderful moment appears in your composition, and then press the shutter all the time to record it. At the same time, changing the shooting angle is also a good attempt, such as leaning on the ground and shooting backwards. Kindergartens and playgrounds are also good places to shoot children, and bright musical instruments and toys with children in them will also look childish.

It's best not to arrange and order children to shoot, but to let them play freely, learn to observe and be ready at any time. When you foresee an interesting or wonderful picture, you should focus ahead and wait for the wonderful moment. )

Fourth, the shooting angle is irregular.

We are very strict about the angle when shooting portraits. Generally speaking, it is better to shoot from a low angle, but it is forbidden to shoot from above, not from the perspective of children's photography. We should try different angles. In addition to squatting down, you can also try to shoot obliquely from above, and the moon is close to the child. The more vertical the angle of view, the better the answer. At this time, the meeting will be based on the ground and the background will be based on the ground, achieving the effect of simple background. On the contrary, you can also capture children's eyes from the bottom up and create different compositions and effects. We usually use telephoto shooting, illusory background, highlighting the lovely faces of children and creating a warm environment. You can also shoot down at the child with a wide-angle lens. Although there will be some distortion, it looks funny and naughty, and perhaps it can get unexpected results.

Shooting a child is not like shooting a beautiful woman. It doesn't have to be beautiful. It is successful to show childlike interest and personality. So many times in life, we can catch some random beauty. )