Amelia

[MattGrey]

[MattGrey]

....and William!

[ChrisLumix]

Aww. The high key approach really suits your subjects - have you also partly desaturated?

[MattGrey]

Yeah, OE and desat., played with contrast and levels.

[MattGrey]

 

William being a teapot!!  

[FUJI]

All good records of childhood moods and emotions.......great family album studies.

FUJI

[MattGrey]

Thanks Fuji...if could just get one with a happy Amelia!!

[FUJI]

Try blowing a Rasberry......or.........challenge her not to giggle....then wait for the response.

My local grandaughters dislike having their photograohs taken after a negative exoerience with official school Photographs.......the older one, now almost 17 totally refuses, and the 9 yr old copies her.......such a pity because they are both fantastic subjects.....and you all know how much I love taking portraits.

My other grandchildren, who live away from here, respond really positively, we, their parents and other gran have a whole set of up to date portraits via my cameras.

You can take a horse to water, but you cant make it drink.......just like some kids being put in front of a camera....

The cutest kid...vs.....a great camera/lens combination = no joy.......unless you can work some magic ;-)

All very frustrating.

One way with kids under 6 is to shot candids as they play.

FUJI

[MattGrey]

The difficulty with Amelia is her MASSIVE MOOD SWINGS!!!

 

Two seconds after this shot she was giggling and laughing, just the initial stress of someone pointing a camera at her upset her for a second.  Being the ruthless, heartless photographer I am, I took the shot anyway!  I like the shot, even if it does look like an ad for the NSPCC!