Simple Tips & Tricks

In this digital age, everyone is becoming a better photographer because it doesn't cost us anything to practice!  So I thought I'd also use this blog to post Simple Tips & Tricks for the amateur photogs out there (i.e. parents:) of how to take better pictures of your kids.  We all like to document our kid's lives day in and day out, but are you often disappointed about how tricky it can be to capture the beauty and emotion of the event with your camera?  Especially with little ones who don't slow down long enough to accommodate you!

I'll try to use some examples of my own kids that aren't an attempt at "professional" portrait taking, but rather me just trying to document what we're doing in the every day.

TIP #1  Get CLOSER

Oftentimes it's all the stuff that makes it into the picture around your person that detracts and distracts from your picture.  When you get closer or zoom in enough to eliminate extraneous stuff, your subject becomes just that...the main character in a story.  Even if it's a kids sporting event, you don't need the whole soccer field and all it's players to tell that it's a soccer game.  In fact, you'll miss the intimate details of their expression, determination, the texture and color of the grass and the fact that they're in motion if you're zoomed way out.  Think about getting some tighter shots to help tell the story of your kid's lives and see how that works for you!