by Stephen Canning Here's How to Get Some Great Shots of the Kids
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Kids' Photos
Have fun getting great shots of your young-ones. Getting children to pose for photos can be frustrating and can often result in your children appearing tense. Involving a toy or another person for the child to interact with while photos are taken often helps child subjects to display a broader range of emotions, especially of happiness, which is what you want. Getting down to the level of the child will make them more comfortable and give you a better view of their features. If you are outside, wear clothes that you won't mind getting dirty so you can kneel down at any moment. If your little one is into sports add a prop to the equation and create some shots to remember.
Using a camera that you can operate quickly and keeping the photography equipment to a minimum also helps you get a great shot before your child's attention wanders, as you can be sure they won't hold a fleeting pose while you change lenses.
Using a wide angle lens can often give a pleasant view of a baby, because their body parts are already a bit out of proportion and the perspective offered by a wide angle lens will exaggerate this.
A digital camera can be especially fun with kids because they will be excited to see an instant preview of the picture you took on the camera's LCD screen.
