Children’s photography – tips to make it easier
A great children’s photographer will make the whole experience fun for the kids and as un-stressful as possible for mom and dad. Dragging a child to the studio and making him sit still while some stranger pokes a camera in his face is not going to get the results you are looking for. Photographers who are experienced working with kids, know that they have a sixth sense on how to read adults. They can tell immediately if the adult genuinely likes children or is just putting up with them. If they sense the latter, you may have just found the reason why your normally well behaved child acts like a monster at the photographers.
If you want to be a successful children’s photographer you have to let the kids have fun. You have to make an effort to speak to them on their level without being patronizing. You also need to understand children. It is amazing how many camera experts will expect a child to sit still for what seems like hours while they adopt this pose or that. This is just plain silly. When you work with kids you need to work quickly. In reality you only have a couple of minutes, sometimes even less than that, to get the shot right. This doesn’t allow for amateur mistakes. Kids get bored really fast and their behavior will start to deteriorate.
In addition to working fast, you need to give them a break as soon as you see they are getting bored. Hopefully then you will be able to re-engage their interest and take more shots. Before you even start taking photographs of the child, the professional should have agreed with the parents they type of shots they want and how many. Having a solid plan in mind and knowing exactly what you need to happen will help to cut short any issues. Also the better your photographer communicates with you, i.e. the client the more likely you are to achieve a happy outcome.
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