Tips On Child Photography | Expressive Portraiture
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Expressive Portrait | Lake Garden Kuala Lumpur
Children photography can be tough, it can be hard and never will be easy especially when it comes to photographing our very own child. Those who have a child on their own will surely know what I mean. Even though my son were get used being photograph since he was still a baby, it is never easy for me because he already knows every tricks that I use to get him sit or pause for a moment in front of the camera. I need to work really hard in order for me to get him stick for a while in front of the camera, so that I can shoot his picture.
Among the tips that I use to get him stick for a moment is to get him something to hold, something to play with, let him play around with his toy for a while, keep on following him and for sure I will get something interesting to freeze. In this case I let my son play with the tree branch that can easily be found at the garden, at the Lake Garden here in Kuala Lumpur where I took this photograph.
Most of the times a toys will do but for this outing, we didn’t bring any toy here, I jut want my son to be happy running around and when he find something interesting, those things can be a toy for him. Child have a great imagination, at one time a tree branch can become a weapon, can become a sword to him at at the other time it can become a microphone where my son would sing along mimicking a rock star on the stage.
It can be tiresome, following him around but I think it is a good exercise for me and my wife since I rarely do any physical exercise other than walking with my son at the garden. I took this shot with just 50mm lens, so I really need to get closer o him to take his photograph. I don’t like to use to use a long lens when taking a picture of my son, I want my presence to be felt, I want to get close to my son and for security reason also. I don’t want to be really far from my son in a crowded place like at the garden. That’s why I choose to use 50mm lens, so that I can shoot at a close distance. If anything happen to my son, falling down for an example, I was close enough to give a helping hand.
Once again, the tips is to let your child play around, let themselves be themselves, let themselves enjoy their childhood lives. Taking picture of a child is not all about cute looking face but most importantly to document his character, personality, to captured his enjoyment, expressiveness without being too interrupted with their joyfulness. Taking a photograph of a child will never be easy but it is nevertheless rewarding. Without a photograph, a beautiful moment will fade or vanished from our mind but with a photograph, we can enjoy the fleeting moment forever.
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