Horror of horrors? How are you supposed to take great pictures of squirmy, distracted little people who don’t like to have their picture taken? You need to shift your perspective a little. Treat it like a game and not as a job and you’re on your way to great looking photos that will have parents coming back to you for more.
You will need to practice with your trigger finger. You need to be quick if you’re going to capture toddlers who are always running around or playing. By using their highly distractive nature to your benefit, you can crank out some amazing photographs. Get them distracted in something so that you can capture their expressions and not have to run around behind them.
The key to striking kid’s photos is to have the action look natural. If you can capture natural expressions and actions, then you’re already on your way. Here are some of the different techniques for taking great kid’s portraits:
