How to Take Great Photos of Kids
Kids make great subjects for photos.
Digital cameras make taking photos of your kids fun and easy.
You don't need a fancy camera.
There are digital cameras costing less than $200 that have nice options and will take fine photographs.
Look for one that has a high resolution (above 7 megapixels) and a nice zoom (anything over 3 or 4 should be fine).
The resolution is particularly important for when you print the photographs.
The higher the resolution, the sharper the printed image.
Here are five tips for taking photos of your kids that you'll be proud to print and share.
Put the camera in an easy to access place or leave it in your purse or bag so you'll be able to grab it and snap shots without a big production.
You'll soon see a big improvement in your photographs.
Enjoy! An additional thought: We are all used to viewing photos on the computer and sharing them over email.
Printing them sometimes seems like an extra effort that isn't necessary.
It is necessary and I highly encourage you to print some.
To begin with, photos look different on paper than they do on-screen.
There is something magical about seeing the photo on paper.
You'll also be able to critique your photo better looking at it on paper as you'll notice things that you might not have noticed on the screen.
Also, kids love looking at photos of themselves.
For them, looking at the photos on a computer screen may be fun, but it's in the tactile holding their pictures, playing with it, showing it to other people, and looking through their photo albums where they will really be able to connect to the photograph.
Definitely save the photos that you like on your computer and take advantage of the many options available on-line for storing photographs away from your home computer.
Make sure to save them in more than one place since no computer is forever and it would be such a shame if all of your photographs were wiped out with a virus or corrupted hard drive.
Digital cameras make taking photos of your kids fun and easy.
You don't need a fancy camera.
There are digital cameras costing less than $200 that have nice options and will take fine photographs.
Look for one that has a high resolution (above 7 megapixels) and a nice zoom (anything over 3 or 4 should be fine).
The resolution is particularly important for when you print the photographs.
The higher the resolution, the sharper the printed image.
Here are five tips for taking photos of your kids that you'll be proud to print and share.
- Zoom in! The closer you get to your child's face the more the photo will capture them.
- Notice the background.
The background either adds to the shot or detracts from it.
Take a second to see what's there.
Also make sure nothing vertical or horizontal (poles, windows, doorways, etc.
) is going right through your child's head.
Move yourself a bit to one side or the other to get a different angle. - Take a lot of shots!
- Take candid shots.
Not every shot needs to have our child looking at the camera smiling. - Be patient.
If you know your child is going to do something, hold off on pushing the button until the second they actually do it.
Put the camera in an easy to access place or leave it in your purse or bag so you'll be able to grab it and snap shots without a big production.
You'll soon see a big improvement in your photographs.
Enjoy! An additional thought: We are all used to viewing photos on the computer and sharing them over email.
Printing them sometimes seems like an extra effort that isn't necessary.
It is necessary and I highly encourage you to print some.
To begin with, photos look different on paper than they do on-screen.
There is something magical about seeing the photo on paper.
You'll also be able to critique your photo better looking at it on paper as you'll notice things that you might not have noticed on the screen.
Also, kids love looking at photos of themselves.
For them, looking at the photos on a computer screen may be fun, but it's in the tactile holding their pictures, playing with it, showing it to other people, and looking through their photo albums where they will really be able to connect to the photograph.
Definitely save the photos that you like on your computer and take advantage of the many options available on-line for storing photographs away from your home computer.
Make sure to save them in more than one place since no computer is forever and it would be such a shame if all of your photographs were wiped out with a virus or corrupted hard drive.
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