Pose three children for your photo.
One important element in shooting photos is setting a pose for the camera. This is true whether your subject is a pot of flowers, your Aunt Sallie or your three children. When it comes to children, especially those between ages 2 and 12, a well thought-out plan will help you get a great shot. It is not difficult to pose three children; however, it will take some thought and preparation. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the meaning of pose is to put or set in place in a studied attitude.
Instructions
1. Do breathing exercises to help the children relax.
Get the children to feel relaxed for the photo. According to Steve Batson, graduate of New York Institute of Photography (NYI), "the more at ease the client is, the better the portrait will be." One way to accomplish this is to do a breathing exercise with the children. Stand in front of them. Have them take a deep breath and hold it for 5 seconds and slowly let it out. Repeat this three more times.
2. Show emotional connection in your photo.
Get the group of three children to connect in relationship with one another for the photo. One pose of relationship is having the children stand in order of height and having the tallest put both of his hands on the shoulder of the shorter child and the shorter doing the same to the shortest one. Other ideas for this include holding hands or turning slightly inward to each other. No matter how it is done, the idea is to show that all three children are unified.
3. Have children stand behind a large tree.
Place the three children behind a large tree trunk. Have them peer from behind it so that just their heads and upper bodies are showing. Place the youngest closest to the trunk and the oldest farther away.
4. Take yearly pictures near a tree.
Pose the three children beside a small tree and repeat this yearly. You and the three children will have a cherished chronological span of their life as well watching the tree grow throughout the years.
5. Take a candid shot of your children.
Catch the three children off guard. Most people would not consider a candid shot as a pose. But catching the three children in "their world" is a great pose for a photo. It is a great way to share with family and friends the activities of your children. In addition, your children will appreciate these photos when they are older. As Susan Sontag says, "It is not altogether wrong to say that there is no such thing as a bad photograph -- only less interesting, less relevant, less mysterious ones."
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