Children are full of energy and wonder. Children bring a never ending stream of smiles to our face as we watch them discover, explore and grow.
Photographing children, however, can be a bit of a challenge. From about 18 months thru to 4-6 years old asking a child to sit still and pose is a battle lost more than won. So it is our belief here at
Portraits Today Studios that you should work with children, not against them.
When you are trying to photograph your children may we recommend zoomed lenses and a since of “spy” from you? After all, children this age change when they see the camera. They get the “forced smile” or the “shyness” from nowhere. They want to take and use the camera rather than be it’s subject.
But try something different. The next time your kids are at play around the house or school or the neighborhood park quietly take out your camera (point and shoot or DSLR, doesn’t matter) and zoom in as close as you can to them and shoot. Get up, walk around and maybe put your camera on the “head” setting. But don’t let them know you are there! Enlist the help of your spouse to keep their attention. You’ll love the difference you’ll get in your pictures of him or her.
Did you get a great snap shot? Tell us about it! Post it to our facebook page and do a little parental bragging. Go ahead. You know you want to. 
Photo Tips from PTS
Portraits Today Studios
2081 E Santa Fe
Olathe, KS 66062
913.782.7427
by Olathe Photographer
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