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taking great children's photos
Children grow up at warp speed. One minute they’re crawling on the floor, the next they’re towering over you.
That’s why we love taking digital photographs of them. Every snapshot captures a moment on their journey through childhood which soon becomes a treasured memory. Children like nothing more on a rainy afternoon than to look through the family album. Is that chubby-faced, chocolate-smeared cherub really what they looked like as a baby? Remember that toy/that trip on the train/those friends we made on holiday? Sometimes, though, the pictures aren’t as good as you hoped. Getting great photos of the moving target we call children can be tricky. Don’t worry – follow our six-step guide and you’ll soon have fun with fabulous family photos. 1 Take lots Too many photo albums are dominated by three scenes: blowing out the birthday candles, digging up the beach and unwrapping the Christmas presents. What about the rest of the year? Get into the habit of taking the digital camera with you wherever you’re going. That way your children will become used to you taking pictures and will stop mugging for the camera. And the more digital photos you take the more good ones you’ll get. 2 Play games You may have noticed that young children don’t always follow instructions to the letter. So forget telling them to “stand still and smile”. Instead, encourage them to play games like school or shop with their cuddly toys, then snap away. That way you’ll get much more spontaneous digital photos. 3 Get down and close Enter their world and that means getting down to their level when taking your photo: sit, squat or even lie on your side to take your pictures. Photos from a child’s perspective encourage natural expressions and make more even use of the flash. And get in tight. Pictures of dots in the distance should be banished forever: your children are ready for their close-up. 4 Light work Lighting is key to a good picture. Outdoors: early morning, late afternoon and overcast days offer the best natural lighting, rather than harsh sunlight for taking a good digital photo. If you do shoot in bright sunshine, keep the sun behind you and to one side to prevent shadows on their faces and squinting. Indoors: try to get them near a window, and remember a flash only works up to five metres away. 5 The frame game Positioning your child to one side of the picture can make it more dynamic and interesting. If your camera has focus lock, point it at your child, press the shutter halfway down so it focuses on them, then recompose the picture and press the shutter fully. Hey presto – a sharp and striking image! 6 Share the fun Let your children take a picture or two. Take pictures of them with their friends, their grandparents, their uncles and their aunties. Then share in the results. Set up an online photo album of baby photos at www.truprint.co.uk. It’s free! Then send all your friends and family a link and they’ll be able to see the pictures anytime they like. Ordering sets of photos for you and your family couldn’t be easier too, with prints starting at only 8p each and quickly delivered to your specified addresses. And when it comes to birthdays or Christmas, doting grandparents would love a photo of their grandchild on a calendar, a mug or one of the other superb photo gifts available from Truprint.
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