Photographing children can be a challenging endeavor. But it is also incredibly satisfying. Let's discover some amazing kids photography ideas and how you can take beautiful and magical portraits of babies and newborn, and capture their childhood in a memorable way.
1. Picking a location for the photo
Even a blurry background in portrait mode can play a crucial role in your child’s photo. It's important to pick the right spot for the perfect shot.
The interesting thing is that even the most boring spot in your environment can prove to be a great background for your child’s photography. All you need to take care of are details, texture and color.
Natural landscapes like the beach, garden, trees, hills or an open field are great if you are doing outdoor photography. City views like buildings and streets can also add good colors and details for the background.
If you want to do newborn photography, you can do that indoors as well. Whatever spot you choose, it should be able to tell a complimentary tale about that time in your child’s life. That's why it's important that the background aligns with the theme of your photography. Child’s clothing also plays a major role here.
Now that the location is sorted, let's talk about the light.
2. Adding lights
Nice lighting can do wonders to your photos.
Lights make your space look completely different from each other. You need to decide which lighting is doing more justice to your child’s photo.
Natural sunlight is the best form of light when it comes to kids photography. It beats the studio lights if used properly. Also in order to soften the details, one must use soft or diffused light.
You can also shoot early in the morning - before the sun is too high in the sky or late in the evening. This is to avoid a harsh shadow caused by the daytime’s sunlight.
A shaded place however is a good spot to shoot in the middle of the day. Like under a tree or something.
In case of indoor photography, all you want is a room with a window full of natural light. But make sure sunlight isn’t coming in directly which will cast harsh shadows on the kids.
Let's move on to adding some props.
3. Adding interesting props
Props can be an awesome way to enhance the quality of your kids' photography.
Kids photography props bring visual interest to your photos, they help you highlight a story, and they keep the kids indulged during the photo shoots.
While photographing newborn babies, props can be used for posing the baby. This can be a basket, bubbles, a pot, or even a cushion covered with a cute blanket. Other props, such as flowers or soft toys, can also be used to decorate the scene.
For older kids and toddlers, good examples of props include toys, teddy bears, balloons, cakes, lanterns and flowers.
You should consider the color of props keeping the final image in mind. It's up to you whether you want the prop to blend in with the photo or whether it should be in contrast with it.
Conclusion
Anyone can do a good portrait photography shoot of their child by taking care of the above tips. You don’t have to attend any kids photography classes to capture your child’s childhood. Always there is a scope for perfection!!!
Hope you enjoyed reading this article and that you are ready to capture some beautiful moments.
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