How to Photograph Kids, Babies, Children: A Portrait Tutorial




STARTER CAMERAS:
Basic Starter Camera ($280 used): Canon T3 http://sdp.io/t3
Better Starter Camera ($500): Nikon D5300 http://sdp.io/d5300
Better Travel Camera ($500): Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II http://sdp.io/em10ii

LANDSCAPE CAMERAS:
Good ($550): Sony a6000 http://sdp.io/a6000
Better ($1,400): Nikon D5500 http://sdp.io/D5500 & Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 http://sdp.io/s35
Best ($3,150): Pentax K-1 http://sdp.io/K1 & Pentax 24-70 f/2.8 http://sdp.io/p24

PORTRAIT CAMERAS:
Beginner ($950): Canon T6i http://sdp.io/t6i & Canon 50mm f/1.8 http://sdp.io/c50
Better ($3,000): Nikon D610 http://sdp.io/d610 & Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 http://sdp.io/t200
Best ($5,300): Nikon D810 http://sdp.io/d810 & Nikon 70-200 f/2.8E http://sdp.io/n200e

WILDLIFE CAMERAS:
Starter ($1,100): Canon 7D http://sdp.io/7D & Canon 400mm f/5.6 http://sdp.io/c400
Great ($3,200): Nikon D500 http://sdp.io/d500 & Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 http://sdp.io/n500

VIDEO CAMERAS:
Beginner ($500): Panasonic G7 http://sdp.io/g7 & Panasonic 14-42mm http://sdp.io/p42
Better ($1,400): Panasonic GH4 http://amzn.to/2p5dAmD & Panasonic 14-140 f/3.5-5.6 http://sdp.io/p140
Best ($4,300): Panasonic GH5 http://sdp.io/gh5 & Metabones Speed Booster XL http://sdp.io/mbxl & Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 http://sdp.io/s35 & Sigma 50-100 f/1.8 http://sdp.io/s100

DRONES:
Beginner ($400): DJI Phantom 3 http://sdp.io/p3
Travel ($1,000): DJI Mavic Pro http://sdp.io/Mavic
Better Image Quality ($1,500): DJI Phantom 4 Pro http://sdp.io/p4p

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39 responses to “How to Photograph Kids, Babies, Children: A Portrait Tutorial”

  1. My four (soon to be five)year-old cousin's birthday is coming up and looking for tips to help shoot him when we go over to see him. He's generally a bit of a poser but can't hold it for more than a second! This definitely helped teach me how to keep him occupied and natural. Thanks!

  2. I think it will be easy for me because I myself am 15 years old. My cousins would love posing in front of me. they won't feel shy. But still a great tutorial I learned a lot today. Thanks tony.

  3. in general a good video, just wanna coment on the shot with those 2 girls where you use the defusor to block the sun… that is kind of not great at all… faces in shadow wile the background are alot brighter? here you atleast need a reflector to get som light in there face or a flash

  4. Great shoots!!! … I do have a qustion though. When I take pictures, they don't have that punch like your shots do. Im shooting raw but the pictures don't have that post-professional look before editing. What settings are you using to achieve such great quality during stock photo shoots?

  5. Hi Tony & Chelsea! I am a big fan of you guys. You guys are doing great job. I would not have found better teacher elsewhere. I just wanted to know if you could ship your book to Kathmandu, Nepal. I am sure I could learn a lot from it. If it's possible, please let me know…. Keep inspiring and motivating beginner Photographers! Good Luck!

  6. Thank you so much for this tutorial. I am an absolute newbie struggling with F-stops, Shutter Speed and ISO and portraits. I have a question and I know it could be a very silly question, but I hope its addressed. Ideally how far should I stand away from the subject to get a blurred background or small depth of field?

  7. In the first example with the 2 girls side by side…where is she focusing?? does she use centre focus on one kids eye then recompose? or a centre weighted focus?? this is really confusing for me as i normally do landscapes, but with things like this i don't know where to focus……for example if a mother was standing and her child standing in front of her…if i focus on the mothers eye, the kid is on a different focus plain and will be out……..anyone care to give some advice?

  8. Great video. Love the frog hop. Why ISO 200? I usually shoot ISO 100. My understanding is that the higher the ISO the more distortion. Maybe a little higher ISO adds something good. Please educate me.

  9. Thank you for your tips and helpful advice, portrait photography is something I'm interested in, I've also purchased your stunning digital book, I like how you both explain everything easily. looking forward to reading your book ?

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