When you pick up a parenting or baby magazine, how many times do you say "I can take better pictures." Well what's stopping you? Childrens photography is one of the biggest photography market today, other than weddings from my previous blog posting. Being a parent myself, I've been trying to capture my daughter's expressions. From my experience, it's a WHOLE lot easier when they are infants because they can't move much. My daughter is a toddler now and quick as a fox. So this brings me to the challenges of children photography between infants vs. toddlers.
For infant photography, my general rule is:1) ISO settings are between 100-200 because infants barely move and you should be able to capture them relatively with ease.
2) Limit the use of flash and only use as needed because infants and kids remember the big bright blinding flash.
3) Make sure infants are fully fed and rested, this makes it easier cause they are happy and full. If the infant refuses to sit alone or feels uncomfortable, try taking out their favorite toy/stuffed animal or if needed have a parent hold them and you can get a close up shot.
For toddler photography it's more of a challenge because they are constantly on the go in any environment. How many parents out there find it tough when trying to photograph their kids on a swing or running around in a park? Here are some simple tips:1) Up the ISO to 400-800.
2) Owning an Image Stabilizer lens helps with panning and motion stillness.
3) Have some favorite snacks handy because you'd be surprised what toddlers do for something candy coated.
4) Most important, anticipate where the toddler will end up and catch them in the end.
With toddlers, you'll probably end up with more of a photo journalistic style because of the range of unexpected motions. This can be a good thing for a more natural feel of photography.
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