Photographing children. We all have to do it, and most of us dread it. They're active, constantly moving and sometimes not too happy that we're trying to get them to sit still. Kaspars Grinvalds illustrates some simple, but effective poses and shares his ideas about how to keep your subjects relaxed and happy. After all, parents usually want their children to look happy, or at least content in their photos.
Kaspars Grinvalds writes:
After our previous articles on posing female subjects and posing men, let’s look at some starting points with photographing children. Little ones are definitely fun and very positive subjects to photograph! Getting those real and authentic emotions and showing through your pictures the joy of a childhood is a very warm and sincere feeling. However dealing with kids sometimes can be quite challenging.