Contemporary Children's Portrait Photography
This class is all about photographing kids! Tamara covers the technical side of working with natural light, reflectors, and her go-to gear, as well as the critical people skills needed to recognize personality types, handle tantrums, and roll with the range of moods your subjects will exhibit.
Release Date: 2013-03-21
Lessons
Contemporary Portrait Photography
<p>What is contemporary portrait photography? It is all about expression, spirit, and capturing something fresh and new while working within the rules of traditional photography.</p>
Duration: 5 mins 59 seconds
Matching the Mood
<p>You need to work with the mood of your subject to help them feel at ease and become more comfortable in front of the camera.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 44 seconds
Ramping Up
<p>Once the subject has become more engaged and comfortable you can take the energy up a few notches, change wardrobe, and change locations.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 40 seconds
Preparing for the Shoot
<p>There are three things to consider when getting ready for a portrait session.</p>
Duration: 13 mins 29 seconds
Outdoor Location Shoots
<p>An outdoor location can be a great place to start working with kids and building a rapport.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 1 seconds
Working with Sibling Dynamics
<p>Working with siblings with different energy and interest levels can present challenges and opportunities in a portrait session.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 5 seconds
Backlighting
<p>While in an outdoor location you can take advantage of the sunlight as a backlighting source while using a reflector as fill light.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 34 seconds
Posing Playbook
<p>Keeping a set of posing ideas on hand can help inspire you to try new poses while on location.</p>
Duration: 12 mins 33 seconds
Working in the Subject's Home
<p>If shooting in the subject's home there are a number of things you can do to increase natural light, scout the best angles, and remove unwanted visual clutter before you shoot.</p>
Duration: 11 mins 27 seconds
Transforming a Room into a Clean Shooting Space
<p>With the home owner's permission you can adjust window light and furniture to create a better environment for the portrait session.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 54 seconds
Changing up the Composition
<p>You don't want to end up with a series of the same composition with different backgrounds.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 33 seconds
Recognizing Personality Types
<p>There are basically six different personality types that most kids will fit into when they show up for the photo session.</p>
Duration: 16 mins 52 seconds