Comments on: Capturing Energy and Emotion in Children

By: Mike Thornton

Mike Thornton — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:43:01 +0000

Just found you the other day, followed on twitter and will RT like mad as @gicleeprint – love your site.

By: Eric Mesa

Eric Mesa — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:58:53 +0000

you’re probably not adjusting the shutter speed in manual.

By: George Barnabas

George Barnabas — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:59:29 +0000

it’s a great article. I have a Canon 400D with 18-55MM lense.No matter how much I try to take crisp clear photos in manual mode, the photo is not clear, it’s like the camera has shook. but when I try full auto the photos are clear. why is that?

By: Arindam Das

Arindam Das — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:56:31 +0000

Thanks for bringing out the essence of the topic such nicely. I do agree with the theme of your topic. Capturing the natural moments. Being a father of a 10 months’s old I do enjoy infant photography and you will find some very interesting moments in my flickr profile. Here it is: http://flickr.com/photos/arindam_soma

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:59:22 +0000

Thanks for the examples. I’m in total agreement about not posing pictures too much with kids. It’s hard to get such raw honesty and energy with adults because they’ve been so trained to pose. I’ve found my 5 yo son now wants to direct a lot of the compositions he’s in. It’s amusing.

By: Philip G Daikens

Philip G Daikens — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:37:00 +0000

Thank you for putting into words how to shoot good pictures of kids. Some of your pointers I have adopted but not really known why, others I will work on. I think too many of us blindly carry old habits with us such as the stiff portrait posing. I have had a digital camera for about 4 years now and still find myself conserving film, “A limit of 24 or 36 frames.” I soon loosen up and go nuts with the kids and do get a few good shots of the grand kids in there natural state of high energy.

By: jason palmer

jason palmer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:24:20 +0000

Oh to be mercifully blessed with the innocence of childhood! When they smile and laugh one can see a purety that unfortunately fades with time. Childres always will make the best subjects, especially for their honesty and spontaneity

By: BobbieJo

BobbieJo — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:34:12 +0000

Thank you for all the great comments. I am a huge child photographer. I believe capturing them without them knowing is my favorite. I am slowly learning the whole process. I have been doing this for about 6yrs now. Maybe it’s time to step up and get some sort of paper(education) that says I know what I am doing. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=129521374&albumID=899195&imageID=6117702
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By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:32:44 +0000

I especially love the spinning picture, but I’m not sure I could pull that off! Thanks for the great tips!

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:30:58 +0000

Kelsey. Your suggestions are wonderful, as are your photos. My grandaughter is only 7 months old but I teach 9 and 10 year olds and they love to be photographed so that they can experiment in photoshop, on themselves. I’ll be trying some of your suggestions tomorrow. Thank You.