1. Be natural and spontaneous

2. Composition

3. Background

 

Portrait from Wikipedia –  ”Portrait photography or portraiture is the capture by means of photography of the likeness of a person or a small group of people (a group portrait), in which the face and expression is predominant. The objective is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of the photograph is the person’s face, although the entire body and the background may be included. A portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the camera.”

If you’ve tried and failed to get some good photos of your kids then your not alone. This is a rare photo I got of my son, Khi, actually looking into the camera. He’s one of those kid’s that won’t often naturally pose or even look and smile into the camera. So to get a shot like this I needed to be ready.

Spontaneous - I got this natural shot by being ready and able to be spontaneous when the time was right.

Natural - As Khi was busy playing in the sand I  looked around for the best place for me to be to get a good shot of him when the time is right.

Background – I wanted a simple background but at the same time to have enough in the background to help with the story behind the photo, so I sat facing to the sea.

Composition – To put the sky behind Khi I got down low to get the shot. I also considered the light as I didn’t want Khi to be squinting when he caught my attention so I needed to have the sun either behind or to the side of him.

Then, when I had the best position I pre focused the camera on him before I finally shouted “KHI” and got him to turn to me and …. snap, snap, snap I got the shot. Fortunately this time he did smile!

 Tech Info. Camera : Fuji Finepix s200EXR @ iso 100 /  f 4.5 / 1/400th

Please add any comments, ideas or thoughts below

Especially when we get great photos like this of our own kids! well 3 are ours and the baby is our Nephew Oliver.

Usually I don’t like to do our own kids in the studio cos’ they just play up! as all kids do for their parents  but today was great and we got some good shots.

“What helps lot’s is being relaxed and letting them do what they want to, to a certain extent!”

If your going to get good shots of babies and children you need to be patient and sometimes VERY patient! Being Patient always pay’s off in the end and shows in the shots.
The last thing you want to do is rush the session and try to make the children smile! how we do it is to involve the parents, grandparents, uncles aunties or whoever is there at the time. Capturing the children naturally is the key to a successful session, yes big smiles are great but sometimes the natural photos are more revealing and can capture the personality and make a much more captivating portrait.

Call Geoff or Helen now and book your £49 portrait before your little ones get much bigger ……
Studio 01744 739910 – Mobile 07920091100

We’re moving out of the studio and onto the streets.

Photography is changing in many ways! not just the quality and technicle developments but in styles and tastes.
Yes you can get great photos in a studio – but if your looking for something a little different give some thought to our Urban Portraits.

We now go urban and shoot portraits on location.

This gives great scope to more natural shots and combining the natural enviroment can give some great effects.

A full Urban session will cost just £49 and that includes a framed 7×5 print!

Call Geoff or Helen today on 01744 739910 or 07920091100 to book or if you have any questions.