After long dark winter nature bursts back to life with
explosion of colour and sound. Nothing is so beautiful as spring and for many of
us it is favourite time of the year. There is no better
way to enjoy the vivid colours, sound of birds and intense scent of flowers and
then outdoors and it’s a fantastic opportunity to capture beautiful portraits.
Here are my tips how to take stunning
pictures of your children outdoors:
1. Find spring flowers around you. You do
not have to look for a field full of flowers, just a tiny patch is all what you
need. The best place would be your local park or meadow, your garden or even
your neighbour’s blossom tree with hanging branches.
2. Choose the time of
day you photograph wisely. When looking for suitable outdoor
light to take photos, keep in mind that the midday sun can be very harsh and will
cast unflattering shadows. The best times of day are the early morning
hours and the last hour before sunset.
3. Make it fun and spontaneous. Skip the
“cheese”. Try to get some great action shots when
your child is joyfully running in the grass or playing with friends. Children
can only focus for a very short time and most of them simply will not be able
follow complicated posing instructions.
4.
Consider shooting perspective. The best way to capture a child’s
world is to get down to their level. Do not shoot from a standing position. The
moment you make pictures at your children’s eye level, you will start to make
pictures that better capture their experience.
5. Avoid busy backgrounds. Always pay attention to distracting
elements in the background of your shots, as well as any other unwanted
details. For example, wipe your child’s face after having a snack and make
sure that the hands and feet are visible in whole body portraits.
6. The child’s styling. When photographing children in flowers, it
is important that the colour of the flowers works with their clothing. Loud
or patterned clothing might distract the eye and take attention away from the
subject. Whatever your ultimate creative goal, keep in mind that kids feel more
relaxed in casual, comfortable clothing rather than formal wear.
7. Shoot a lot! Keep on
taking lots of shots and vary angles and distance throughout the shooting.
There will definitely be some out of focus images with odd expressions or cheesy smiles, but I sure you will end up with at
least a few gems in the end.
8. Respect the nature. Photography sessions in the bluebells are one of the most
beautiful locations of the year; woodlands with a floor of bluebells gives their photography session an enchanting, timeless and magical feel. Therefore protect the bluebells, they are special and are easily damaged. When taking photos amongst them please tread carefully and keep to the pathways or empty patches.
You can hear negative opinions about photographers photographing children and families in the middle of the bluebells. The true is that we, photographers, are respectful and perfectly able to take photos to look like children are sat among the flowers. We actually place our models on the paths and simply shoot from very low down and that way we make a path disappear in the camera.
Here are some examples:
Using Photoshop Magic to add extra flowers
Shooting through the bluebells using telephoto lens
I hope you found my tips "How to photograph children in spring flowers" useful and manage to capture some gorgeous photos of your children in the spring flowers. Please feel free to share your favourite Spring photos of your child with me – I would love to see them!
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Love,
Anna
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