How to master children's photography skills?

Children's shooting skills mainly focus on five opportunities, namely, interacting with children, playing dumb, shooting more, naturally, adjusting the shutter, and 10 specific skills;

Second, basic knowledge of children's photography

(1) Children should know the basic knowledge and prepare the equipment before taking pictures. According to the characteristics of children at different ages, different periods have their own characteristics, not only in diet and education, but also in the skills and methods of taking pictures.

(2) At different ages, such as in the belly, in the delivery room, before the full moon, before half a year, before one year, before three years and before seven years, baby photography has different characteristics; Grasp the opportunity to interact with children, play dumb, shoot more, be natural, adjust the shutter and so on;

Third, children's photography 10 skills

(1) Plan ahead: It's good to take pictures naturally, but sometimes it's more helpful to plan first and then take pictures. Many photos I take need a lot of props. I will arrange the scene in advance, and it usually takes only 1-2 minutes to shoot girls.

(2) We all like smiling faces: I like smiling faces. I never need to tell them that all I have to do is laugh. Tell them a joke instead of telling them to "smile". Say an interesting word, do an interesting thing, make some interesting sounds, and a smile will naturally come.

(3) Lead by example: Many times, it is difficult for children to make a specific posture. Instead of telling them how to pose, just show them and let them imitate.

(4) breaking the mindset: painting the wall? Really? This is not true, but the idea will excite children. Tell them what you think and make them excited and eager to try. Besides, don't forget to hide your paint bucket in the future.

(5) Join them and appear in front of the camera together. Don't just press the shutter, join them. Being in a photo is more interesting than just taking a photo.

(6) Use props: Edible things are very useful, and there will be something to do when taking pictures.

(7) Temptation with red envelopes: Small bribes and small rewards will always have an effect. I told them that they could keep these red envelopes for themselves. What I didn't tell them was that these red envelopes were empty.

(8) Use Photoshop magic: My children can't fly, but they can jump. It may take some time to learn composition, but it becomes easy as long as you master the method. Take a picture of the people inside, and then take a picture of no one. Combine two photos in Photoshop, erase those unwanted things, and you will get two flying witches.

(9) There is always a reason to take pictures: think about those festivals, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, New Year and Easter. Even if there are no festivals, we still have birthdays, anniversaries, carnivals and so on.

(10) Keep the photos simple: if possible, remove everything. I like clean and simple pictures. The subject of the photo should be the model, not anything that might distract the audience.

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