Five Skills of Children's Photography

Lead: The special feature of children's photography is that it is very valuable not only to do a good job of light and shadow photography, but also to show the innocence of children and the world in their eyes.

Squat down and shoot from a flat angle.

Children's photography is different from ordinary people's photography, and the most important thing is the height problem. Because children's height is much lower than that of adults, the best way to record the truest feelings is to squat down and shoot from children's horizontal perspective, so that children's world outlook can be easily conveyed from the picture.

Shooting from a horizontal perspective can better enter the world of children. Photography: Jia Lan

Always pay attention to the safety shutter value.

Because of the lack of light, it is often difficult to reach the safe shutter speed in indoor photography (safe shutter usually refers to the reciprocal of shooting focal length, which is the basic critical value for hand-held photography not to shake). If shooting a moving child, it is recommended to keep it at least1100 seconds to take a clear picture. Therefore, novice parents can choose shutter priority and take clear photos with automatic iso, or turn on the lights to make the surrounding environment reach the brightness of a safe shutter.

In the face of active children, we should pay special attention to whether the shutter speed is condensed enough. Photography: Jia Lan

Moderately increase indoor brightness

If you are afraid that the flash will hurt your baby's eyes, then increase the brightness! The indoor light source is weak, so it is recommended to turn on all indoor lights when taking pictures, and try to use a large aperture fixed-focus lens. In addition, the most important thing is to increase the brightness. Thanks to the EXPEED 2 image engine and technology, the D7000 can still have a good image quality under the setting of IS0 2000 high sensitivity. High brightness can not only avoid hand shaking, but also condense children's expressions and movements and shoot the most touching moments.

In recent years, the high-sensitivity brightness performance of the model is quite good, and the most beautiful child's face can be easily captured. Photography: Jia Lan

Make good use of continuous shooting mode and master the wonderful picture.

When shooting children, it often happens that the shutter can't keep up with the moving speed of children, so it is necessary to shoot quickly and accurately to ensure that the photos are clear and out of focus. It is suggested that the driving mode can be set to continuous shooting, and then the focusing mode can be set to AF-C continuous focusing, and 39-point focusing area or 3D focusing mode can be adopted. When shooting, you can shoot the composition range in advance, press the shutter to follow the child's moving route continuous shooting, and you can easily shoot the wonderful picture of the child's dynamics.

Through the continuous shooting model, we can accurately grasp the wonderful moment. Photography: Jia Lan

Interesting body and facial expressions

When a child is 2 years old, once he can walk and run freely, his curious personality will be exposed outdoors. Parents often have to run behind, but at this time they can also record their children's curiosity about everything. Many things in nature can make children look around with their eyes wide open, and they can often take pictures of their rich expression changes, such as surprised expressions and eyes that love their favorite things, which are all very interesting pictures.

A child's smile is the cutest expression in the world. Photography: Jia Lan