It's really not hard to take a good picture, but it is easy to take a bad picture. There are a few rules I make myself follow, to make sure I get a good shot, especially when photographing children.
#1 Ready for my close up, Mama
I focus on a feature and I make sure to fill the whole frame. In this picture, of my daughter, I wanted to focus on her beautiful eye and the way it was catching the sunlight from our French door.
#2 Snap the Stuff the Happens
Our lives are filled with moments to capture. I like to keep my camera close by so that I can capture these ordinary-extraordinary moments!
#3 Get Your Artsy-Fartsy On
Who says that great shots have to be of a smiling face? Some of my favorite things to take pictures of are the silhouettes and shadows of my children. It's creative and interesting.
#4 Into the Looking Glass
There's something special about a child seeing his or her reflection. Not only is there an innocence to it, there's an element of curiousity and intrigue. In the picture above I caught my youngest making faces at himself, at bath-time, and now this picture stands out as an all time favorite.
Stay tuned to this series as I discuss:
Four Simple Ways to Take Good Photos of Animals
Four Simple Ways to Make Everyday Beautiful
Four Simple Ways to Photograph Flowers, and
Four Simple Ways to Take a Good Self Portrait
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great tips!
Great tips! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
Great tips, Mishelle, and what an impressively clean bathtub!
Ooh! Looking forward to this series!
You make it all seem so easy, Mishelle!