Pro Tips for Photographing Toddlers
Don’t be afraid of toddlers! Join Tracy Sweeney as she shares her best practices for photographing these little movers like a pro. In this class Tracy teaches you the importance of setting expectations with the parents and shares her tips for coaching the families through a session. You’ll learn her approach to posing toddlers and creating natural opportunities for keeping them engaged. You’ll get to see Tracy putting it into practice through three different live shoots with toddlers and their parents, and at the end of the class Tracy shares her post processing workflow to help you become more efficient at creating your final images. With all of these tips and techniques in your bag of tricks you’ll be ready to create dynamic portraits that your clients will cherish.
Release Date: 2018-11-08
Lessons
Why Toddlers?
Tracey introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 2 mins 56 seconds
Set Expectations
The key to success is to set expectations and coach the parents through the process.
Duration: 7 mins 25 seconds
Stylize a Session
Location and wardrobe are key aspects of creating a look for your brand.
Duration: 8 mins 17 seconds
Posing Toddlers
Posing little ones is a challenge, but you can direct them while you keep shooting.
Duration: 8 mins 36 seconds
Communicate with Parents
Letting parents know what they can do to help make the session successful is an important step.
Duration: 5 mins 28 seconds
Technical Aspects
Tracey shares her tips on some of the technical aspects of photographing toddlers.
Duration: 9 mins 0 seconds
Encourage Exploration
Leverage a toddlers natural desire to explore to help you create expressive images.
Duration: 7 mins 23 seconds
Planning for Engagement
You can use movement as a tool to engage the kids and craft a story.
Duration: 5 mins 22 seconds
Live Family Shoot
Join Tracy on a live shoot with a family of a 13 month old to see how she engages with the subjects.
Duration: 7 mins 40 seconds
Live Toddler Shoot 1
Working with a new subject, Tracy works one on one with a toddler in this session.
Duration: 3 mins 40 seconds
Live Toddler Shoot 2
For this session Tracy incorporates props to engage the toddler.
Duration: 9 mins 19 seconds
Editing Session
Tracy shares her basic Lightroom workflow for reviewing and editing photos from the live shoots.
Duration: 21 mins 25 seconds
Conclusion
Tracy wraps up the class with some closing thoughts to help you move forward.
Duration: 1 mins 27 seconds