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Photographing children
I take individual photographs of children at sports events. A problem I
have is getting them to smile naturally. Sometimes I can not get them to smile (especially the children ages 5 - 8). Does anyone have any suggestions/tips ? |
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Steven Church writes:
I take individual photographs of children at sports events. A problem I have is getting them to smile naturally. Sometimes I can not get them to smile (especially the children ages 5 - 8). Does anyone have any suggestions/tips ? Why do they have to smile? -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Back in my studio days I always figured if people wanted pictures of
their kids smiling they could get that at Penny's for 49-cents. I preferred to let kids be themselves and try to capture that. |
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:46:24 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Steven Church writes: I take individual photographs of children at sports events. A problem I have is getting them to smile naturally. Sometimes I can not get them to smile (especially the children ages 5 - 8). Does anyone have any suggestions/tips ? Why do they have to smile? Probably because he's not considered the alternatives... which are much better. He probably also hasn't considered how people feel about strangers in public places taking pictures of their kids. I've been on both sides of this. It's pretty uncomfortable when it is your kid. -- JC |
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J C writes:
He probably also hasn't considered how people feel about strangers in public places taking pictures of their kids. I've been on both sides of this. It's pretty uncomfortable when it is your kid. Only if you have a dirty mind. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Try asking them about their girlfreind or boyfriend, Of course they
still hate the opposite sex but it will get them to loosen up. Nonsensical questions can work too. Try asking them what they want Santa to bring therm at Halloween or is Batman wearing any underwear under those other shorts. An impish look is better than the deer in the headlight look. Yeah they are only little leage trading card pics, but a smile helps - that's what M&D want. Jack Steven Church wrote: I take individual photographs of children at sports events. A problem I have is getting them to smile naturally. Sometimes I can not get them to smile (especially the children ages 5 - 8). Does anyone have any suggestions/tips ? |
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"Jack Germsheid" wrote in message ... Try asking them about their girlfreind or boyfriend, Of course they still hate the opposite sex but it will get them to loosen up. Nonsensical questions can work too. Try asking them what they want Santa to bring therm at Halloween or is Batman wearing any underwear under those other shorts. An impish look is better than the deer in the headlight look. Yeah they are only little leage trading card pics, but a smile helps - that's what M&D want. Jack that works in the next age group up, the 8-12's, the OP was talking about 5-8 so, ah, you married? that crackes a ten year old up... |
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I take a lot of pictures of kids at sporting events myself (mostly baseball and
soccer) I find the most successful pictures (and the ones the parents enjoy the most) are the natural, at play ones. Kids seem to develop an unnatural approach when they see the camera and instantly start mugging and posing. I try and catch them unaware. I take individual photographs of children at sports events. A problem I have is getting them to smile naturally. Sometimes I can not get them to smile (especially the children ages 5 - 8). Does anyone have any suggestions/tips ? |
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I agree.I'm just looking at my four-year-olds pic from summer soccer
league. Every kid has cheesy unantuaral smile on their face in the group shot and their individuals. The coach had asked me I wanted to do these shots but I don't really want to do this end of the market. I think the pics and the folder were five bucks or something ridiculous and of course we bought ours. I did a bunch of action shots of my child and others and gave the others away with my business card as a lot leader for more formal portrait work. JustaPawn wrote: I find the most successful pictures (and the ones the parents enjoy the most) are the natural, at play ones. Kids seem to develop an unnatural approach when they see the camera and instantly start mugging and posing. I try and catch them unaware. This of course would use a few more frames and time in a price concious job but would yeild superior results. |
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