The experience of children's photography

Be careful to take pictures of the baby with a flash.

The baby's eyeball is immature and tender. Because of this, it can't stand the strong light of electronic flash. This strong light has too strong an effect on the retina. If the distance is within 1 m, the damage to the baby's eyeball will be even greater. As everyone knows, this will inadvertently bring pain to children.

Experts warn young parents and movie friends that when taking pictures of babies under half a year old, they should use flash carefully and use natural light as much as possible; If you use it, you can change the illumination angle of the flash, shoot from the ceiling or side wall, or shoot with a slow shutter and a large aperture, and you can also get ideal baby photos. Of course, parents and movie friends who used to shoot their babies with flashlights don't have to worry, don't be too nervous, just pay attention in the future.

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Basic knowledge of children's family photography

First, the basic knowledge and equipment preparation

1, the basic knowledge that children need to know when shooting.

Before shooting children, we need to know some basic knowledge of photography. Of course, most friends who read this article must have some basic knowledge of photography, such as how to determine the correct exposure and reasonable composition. I don't need to say more. However, I still want to emphasize some photography skills that have a lot to do with photographing children. The first is the influence of aperture and shutter on the shooting effect. For example, a large aperture can make the depth of field shallow, and a high shutter speed can "freeze" the motion. Secondly, the reasonable use and control of flash, we should understand the role of different flash settings such as forced flash and slow flash synchronization, and when we need to use flash to shoot and when we must not use it. In addition, there are applications of manual white balance, manual focusing and hyperfocal distance. For the details of these basic knowledge of photography, you can refer to the previous articles or other photography books in this journal, and the following articles will also give you some explanations with specific examples.

2. Equipment preparation for shooting children

"If you want to do a good job, you must sharpen your tools first." To take pictures of children, you must first have a camera. Nowadays, most families in the city have traditional cameras. Compared with traditional cameras, digital cameras are very suitable for children's photography because of their very low shooting cost and the characteristics of "watching while shooting". Let's talk briefly about what kind of digital camera we should choose to take pictures of our children. If you have enough money and heat, SLR digital camera is of course the best choice. In the lens configuration, we should fully consider the conversion factor of the focal length of the SLR digital camera, and the large aperture pan/tilt (installed on the SLR digital camera, it will become a standard medium focus portrait pan/tilt) and ultra-wide angle zoom pan/tilt should be suitable for most shooting needs. Of course, most friends will still choose consumer digital camera products. When shooting children, it is recommended that you buy quasi-professional products with strong manual function and large lens aperture and zoom ratio. Time lag and continuous shooting performance are also very important parameters, such as Fuji S, Sony F, Olympus C, Minolta D7H, Panasonic FZ 1, etc., which are all products with good cost performance and are also very suitable for children's photography. Of course, to take good pictures of children, the choice of equipment is only one aspect, and the human factor is decisive. I also took a lot of interesting pictures of children with a stupid machine Kedak and a pocket machine Sanyo MZ2. Don't be greedy for novelty, but take good photos of your child with your heart, even if it is a thousand yuan product.

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Second, shoot children of all ages.

Children have their own characteristics at different ages, not only in diet and education, but also in the skills and ways of taking pictures. I'll give you a practical demonstration in a graphic way.

1, mom's belly

Of course, you can't shoot BB himself, but the big belly of a fucking adult. When the baby grows up, it is very meaningful to see the "photo" with his mother before birth.

If you have an acquaintance, you can leave a color B-ultrasound image of the baby in the mother's stomach, which is definitely memorable.

2. In production

Babies are usually ugly when they are born, but they are memorable. Be sure to pay attention to the "birth certificate" on the baby.

The light condition is not very good, but the baby's eyes are fragile. Be careful not to take pictures of the baby with a flash. The high sensitivity and large aperture of the camera in low light will play a great role.

3. Before the full moon

Before the full moon, the baby spends most of his time in the crib at home, and the shooting conditions are better than at home. Generally, he shoots at noon in the best light, so he can move BB's crib to the window to avoid causing the shutter to be too slow.

Little BB sleeps a lot every day before the full moon. I usually ignore you when I take pictures, but sometimes I laugh when I sleep. This time is certainly a picture that BB can't miss.

In the next month, it is essential to take photos with my parents, brother, sister and grandparents.

4. Before half a year old

Children have changed a lot from the full moon to the first half of the year. Seeing this, I secretly admire my wife, who can magically sit up by herself.

This period will be very hard for a father, his wife has not recovered and there are children at home. In the cold night, when you are busy making milk, changing diapers and singing lullabies, don't forget to pick up your camera, take pictures of your baby, observe their ever-changing expressions and movements, share the joy of growing up, and leave a once-in-a-lifetime growth record. \\

5. Before one year old

After half a year old, children's outdoor activities have increased significantly. Don't forget to take photos of parents and children traveling. When the weather is good, going out for a walk and basking in the sun can increase resistance and absorb vitamin D. When taking pictures outdoors, it is best not to let the baby and mother face the sun directly. You can use side light, backlight or backlight, and then fill the light with a flash to take a photo with a shiny background and a natural expression. Another biggest change of children in this period is that they begin to walk slowly.

6. Before the age of three

1 ~ 3 years old children are the most interesting subjects. This baby, who is growing every day, is beginning to understand some "personnel" gradually, but it is very naive. We can take photos with toys and animals at will. Children spend more and more time outdoors, which makes it easier for us to master the light and compose pictures skillfully. During this period, try to take snapshots and don't pose.

7. Before the age of seven

After the age of three, the focus of children's life has changed a lot, except at home, they will spend more time in kindergarten. At this time, you can take more kindergarten activities and take more photos with children. Children in this period began to lose their childhood innocence and become "mature". You can do some "posing" appropriately. You should take time to take more photos. Now that children mature early, they may not be willing to be a free little model for their father after attending primary school.

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Third, the summary of children's photography experience

1, with enough love and patience.

Love and patience are the basis of taking good photos for children. Children's emotions and behaviors are passive, which makes their attention difficult to last. It is hard for us to imagine that children before the age of three will "pose". Children's feelings are keen and direct, so we must really like children. If you want to shoot good children's photography, you must communicate with your children with your heart. On the other hand, children's expressions are ever-changing, their gestures are always naive, and they are natural performers. Most photos of children at home should be taken by snapshot. I object to letting children go to the photo studio to take pictures of so-called "children" Most of these photos are too old-fashioned or artificial.

2. Children's photography is taboo.

Children's photography itself is difficult, and there are many taboos in China. For example, children can't take pictures when they sleep. There is a saying that children will have nightmares because of fright, especially the elderly. Of course, this doesn't make much scientific sense. Children can take pictures while sleeping, as long as they are careful not to disturb them. However, if there are old people present, especially when your parents-in-law or parents-in-law are present, don't shoot to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

However, we must pay attention to the use of flash. From a medical point of view, the baby's visual nervous system is not fully developed from birth to three years old, and strong light will have a negative impact on the development of the eye disease system. Therefore, when shooting, try to avoid using flash, and it is best to shoot with natural light. Some stupid automatic cameras will automatically activate the flash when the light is poor, so be sure to pay attention. Older children can shoot with a flash when necessary, but it is also best to fill the light with reflection or add a soft light in front of the flash.

You can shoot anything at any time.

What can children's photography shoot? In fact, in addition to the routine head and bust shooting, all parts of the body can be photographed, such as small hands and feet, which are worth taking pictures as a souvenir. If it's a scary boy, even a penis is a good subject.

The typhoon of the model is trained, and the child should also take pictures from an early age, often and constantly, so that he can develop the habit of looking at the camera naturally, unpretentious and generous. You can become a qualified professional family photographer if you shoot more. Pay attention to the timing when shooting children, because beautiful scenes are fleeting, so that children can relax and enjoy themselves, which will be more natural and lively. Digital cameras have no pressure on film consumption, so they can shoot in large quantities at any time.

Step 4 change the shooting angle

Children's photos record their growth experiences and should be multi-faceted. The "angle" here has two meanings. One is the shooting angle. There must be at least three angles when shooting, such as shooting at the angle of the child's head up, standing higher, squatting or even lying down. Try to change the vertical angle as much as possible, and also change the shooting distance and focal length of the lens. In addition to full-length or bust, there should be close-ups and prospects. In addition to using a medium telephoto lens, you can also use a wide-angle lens. It's like a movie with more scene changes and more "life".

On the other hand, children should also have rich perspectives. Most of the photos taken by parents for their children are "smiles", which are monotonous and blunt. Children have rich expressions. To record his growth, we must record his joys and sorrows. This is life. Laughing, crying, angry, silent, amazed and grotesque. Most smiling photos are ordinary, and a strange photo may remind the baby of a "story" when he grows up.

5. Make good use of the functions of digital cameras.

Nowadays, the functions of digital cameras are more and more abundant, so we should make full use of its unique functions to enrich the fun of children's photography. For example, many of them have the function of fast continuous shooting, which can capture precious pictures that are extremely hilarious to you. You can use the macro function to shoot a close-up of a certain part of your child's body, or you can shoot a shallow depth of field effect, and skillfully use the manual white balance to shoot a wonderful and warm picture.

In addition, many cameras now have the function of shooting digital short films, which can be connected with later software to burn them into CDs, which is also very fun. You can also annotate the taken pictures, and it is also meaningful to use them flexibly. After shooting, digital photos can be processed and saved by computer, or sent to be developed or printed. There are many articles on this topic in this magazine, so I won't talk about it here.

The photos of children at home may not be loved by others, but many firsts in the baby's life are very memorable and precious memories for future parents. At the end of this article, I want to say a digression. Over the past year or so, in addition to the pleasure of taking pictures of my daughter, it is more difficult to raise. Only when the children are brought up can they know how grateful their parents are. We young people really have to be filial to our parents. No matter how busy we are, we should always "go home and have a look". Don't forget to let our children take more photos with their grandparents.

I hope I can help you ~ ~ * *