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Kids grow up so quickly and while we are often left with countless memories, most parents have only a drawer packed with school photos, blurry holiday snaps and the forced grin of the inevitable yearly birthday picture to account for the years gone by.

It?s time to stop bemoaning the latest photograph of your thumb obscuring your adorable baby and get on with improving your skills as a photographer.

Why should you bother when the near-by mall has a perfectly good photo studio Anders Lee Jersey , you ask? Photographing children poses specific challenges but yields numerous rewards.

While it can be frustrating when you miss that spontaneous moment, it is also highly satisfying when you manage to capture the joy in their faces as they dance in the summer?s first sun shower. Capturing the day-to-day moments will provide a treasure trove of memories that you will cherish forever.

As well, your own images take on a more personal feel and a more meaningful connection, something that can never be achieved in a generic mall photography studio.

Follow these easy steps and immediately improve your snaps of the kids.

Making The Unusual Usual

Friends with children often say to me ?My child always pulls faces for the camera and I can?t get a picture without little Johnny sticking his tongue out and crossing his eyes.? Kids --and many adults as well-- are prone to hamming it up for the camera Anthony Beauvillier Jersey , however, they will be more natural if the camera is a part of their everyday life instead of brought out once or twice a year. By making it a regular part of their lives, it will increase the comfort level and encourage portraits that are more natural. Try bringing out the camera once or twice a week and focusing it on your kids. They will become accustomed to having it around and it will give you a chance to practice your technique, too. And Cal Clutterbuck Jersey , if they still clown around for the camera, get into the swing of things and enjoy it. Little monkey faces are a part of childhood!

Kids? Eye View

As adults, we look one another in the eye and photograph our friends at eye level. Do the same for your children. Bend down on one knee or sit on the floor to get a picture that reflects a child?s perspective. To add a little excitement, have fun playing with perspective by shooting the image from the ground up. Lie down on the ground and taking a picture from that viewpoint. Suddenly toddlers become giants and we can witness the world as they see it Tom Kuhnhackl Jersey , by looking up.

Patience, Patience!

Small children have a limit of two or three minutes before they become bored with Mummy or Daddy?s photo session. The urge to run off and play becomes just too much! Don?t force kids to stay in one place for long, unless you like pictures of sullen little faces. If you are taking a formal portraiture-style photo be sure to plan ahead for the best possible results. Check your batteries, make sure there is film in the camera and if you are using a digital camera see that there is space on the memory card. Provide your toddler or small child with a prop Mathew Barzal Jersey , like a ball or a favourite toy to help create a more natural expression, instead of the one that says, ?Just hurry up and take my picture, Mom!? Keep it fun and stress-free.

Fill The Frame

Because backgrounds can sometimes be distracting Josh Bailey Jersey , do not be afraid to move in closer and take a picture of your angel?s face. It creates drama and interest in the photograph and eliminates extra clutter. Unless you are taking a travel photo or an image of the child engaged in a particular activity, feel free to emphasize the most important element of the picture- your child. Use the zoom or macro tool on the camera to get in closer. Pictures of your little one?s hands or feet can also be interesting studies, and one day you may find yourself saying, ?I can?t believe they were so tiny!?

Just A Little Off-Centre

Many professional photographers use ?The Rule Of Thirds? approach which means that they mentally divide the frame into three sections both vertically and horizontally --like a tic-tac-toe grid-- and place the subject of the photo at one of these intersecting points. It helps to create a more dynamic photograph Jordan Eberle Jersey , than one where the subject is smack-dab in the middle. Take note that if your camera is an auto-focus model, you may have to focus first on your subject and then, with the shutter button still half-pressed, recompose the image.

Natural Light Rules!

One of the tricks of the trade in photography is to use morning or late afternoon light. The sunlight at this time is wonderful and helps to produce pictures that are bathed in warmth. Direct light flatters the subject and adds to a more intimate and natural-looking photograph. It also helps to greatly reduce the bane of every parent photographer- red eye!

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