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05/26/2010 09:10:45 PM · #1 |
I am shooting a 2 year old B-Day part on Sunday and am interested if anyone has any great ideas that I can incorporate?
It is outdoors. Going to be a mix of toddlers and adults.
They have requested a group shot - and a kids only shot...
They are going to be having a water balloon fight (bring my waterproof for this!)
But Id like to get some great shots to enhance my portfolio and its been a long time since I have a toddler party.
Any suggestions/image shares/etc. is appreciated.
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05/26/2010 09:30:09 PM · #2 |
The most important thing is to catch them having fun. Posed pics are great, but spontaneous, off the cuff, shots are even better. Then... have fun with post processing!
This isn't a birthday party, but it will give you some ideas maybe... Wildflowers Photography <---this photographer is awesome. Look through the blogs. *smiles*
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05/26/2010 10:05:59 PM · #3 |
wow she does have some great stuff! little surfer girl turns one is adorable!! thanks for sharing
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05/26/2010 10:16:01 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by JustCaree:
wow she does have some great stuff! little surfer girl turns one is adorable!! thanks for sharing |
Someone else here (can't remember who) posted a link to one of her blogs. I fell in love with her style. I love to just gaze at images here and elsewhere dreaming to be as good one day.
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05/26/2010 10:31:06 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by JokersSoul:
Originally posted by JustCaree:
wow she does have some great stuff! little surfer girl turns one is adorable!! thanks for sharing |
Someone else here (can't remember who) posted a link to one of her blogs. I fell in love with her style. I love to just gaze at images here and elsewhere dreaming to be as good one day. |
How easily people forget me. LOL
I need to fire up my other computer and send you a link to another favorite of mine who does birthday parties and kids photos. Let me do that and I can actually be useful in this thread. :D
Matt
Tim Park
Go to Portfolio and then special occasions.
Message edited by author 2010-05-26 22:33:38. |
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05/26/2010 10:33:57 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by JokersSoul:
Originally posted by JustCaree:
wow she does have some great stuff! little surfer girl turns one is adorable!! thanks for sharing |
Someone else here (can't remember who) posted a link to one of her blogs. I fell in love with her style. I love to just gaze at images here and elsewhere dreaming to be as good one day. |
How easily people forget me. LOL
I need to fire up my other computer and send you a link to another favorite of mine who does birthday parties and kids photos. Let me do that and I can actually be useful in this thread. :D
Matt
Tim Park |
Awww Matt.. you know you are adored... easily forgotten but adored. Can't wait for the link to another photographer to drool over.
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05/26/2010 10:45:04 PM · #7 |
| If you can set up so you are able to tether and let the kids see what you are shooting, even using a P&S to let them see the LCD, two year olds are fascinated by their own images (some sort of self awareness that kicks in at that age) you get some amazing images. If you can let a slightly older child shoot with a rugged camera the adults in the crowd will give them expressions that you will never get. On both the fail rate is very high, but the keepers are pretty sweet. |
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05/26/2010 10:45:18 PM · #8 |
Outdoors: Be prepared to use a fill flash. With my daughter and the way she and her friends move, if I didn't have the flash, most photos would result in dark faces. Meter on the sky if its nice and sunny. ISO 100, 1/100 and f/10 is your starting point. Adjust from there.
Shutter: Kids move. They move fast. Be prepared for 1/200 minimum to avoid blur. Toddlers, not so much, they move slower...generally :)
Focus: Kids move. They move fast. If you don't care about framing, then autofocus is fine. If you do care how they are framed, you may want to consider manual focusing to keep up. Or, set your camera to a servo mode and be ready to choose the focal point. Generally, I'll follow one of the kids through the lends and ai-servo mode, not really caring too much about the framing, that's what the crop tool is for. Blurry photos can't normally be fixed.
DOF: Not generally a big focus area. Set something wide, to capture as much as you can. For those kids not moving like Speedy Gonzales, you can take your time to set a shallow DOF, and get a nice portrait, without the posing. These candid portraits often make the cutest photos imagineable.
Look, Listen, and be Ready, even when you are not: Kids do the most amazing, most memorable things when you are not looking.
Be a Kid: Don't stand up. Take the photos from the KID's point of view. Get on your stomach. Lay down. Do anything except stand up like an adult.
I think that is it. If I think of something else, I'll mention it.
Message edited by author 2010-05-26 22:46:26. |
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05/27/2010 12:18:18 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by JokersSoul:
Originally posted by JustCaree:
wow she does have some great stuff! little surfer girl turns one is adorable!! thanks for sharing |
Someone else here (can't remember who) posted a link to one of her blogs. I fell in love with her style. I love to just gaze at images here and elsewhere dreaming to be as good one day. |
How easily people forget me. LOL
I need to fire up my other computer and send you a link to another favorite of mine who does birthday parties and kids photos. Let me do that and I can actually be useful in this thread. :D
Matt
Tim Park
Go to Portfolio and then special occasions. |
OMG yes! So very awesome!! Thank you a zillion times Matt!
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05/27/2010 12:18:34 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by PGerst:
Outdoors: Be prepared to use a fill flash. With my daughter and the way she and her friends move, if I didn't have the flash, most photos would result in dark faces. Meter on the sky if its nice and sunny. ISO 100, 1/100 and f/10 is your starting point. Adjust from there.
Shutter: Kids move. They move fast. Be prepared for 1/200 minimum to avoid blur. Toddlers, not so much, they move slower...generally :)
Focus: Kids move. They move fast. If you don't care about framing, then autofocus is fine. If you do care how they are framed, you may want to consider manual focusing to keep up. Or, set your camera to a servo mode and be ready to choose the focal point. Generally, I'll follow one of the kids through the lends and ai-servo mode, not really caring too much about the framing, that's what the crop tool is for. Blurry photos can't normally be fixed.
DOF: Not generally a big focus area. Set something wide, to capture as much as you can. For those kids not moving like Speedy Gonzales, you can take your time to set a shallow DOF, and get a nice portrait, without the posing. These candid portraits often make the cutest photos imagineable.
Look, Listen, and be Ready, even when you are not: Kids do the most amazing, most memorable things when you are not looking.
Be a Kid: Don't stand up. Take the photos from the KID's point of view. Get on your stomach. Lay down. Do anything except stand up like an adult.
I think that is it. If I think of something else, I'll mention it. |
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!
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05/27/2010 12:54:50 PM · #11 |
| No problem. Please post some of your shots when you're through! :) |
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05/27/2010 01:41:25 PM · #12 |
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05/27/2010 01:46:50 PM · #13 |
Heh...good link...covers a lot of the points I put below...except three...very important...
1) Shoot Raw
2) Shoot Raw
3) Shoot Raw |
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05/27/2010 01:55:26 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by PGerst:
Heh...good link...covers a lot of the points I put below...except three...very important...
1) Shoot Raw
2) Shoot Raw
3) Shoot Raw |
LOL Point Taken! |
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05/27/2010 01:55:42 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by PGerst:
No problem. Please post some of your shots when you're through! :) |
Will do! |
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05/27/2010 01:59:48 PM · #16 |
very useful link! Thank you! |
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05/27/2010 02:27:46 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by PGerst:
Heh...good link...covers a lot of the points I put below...except three...very important...
1) Shoot Raw
2) Shoot Raw
3) Shoot Raw |
I'm not going to start a Raw vs. Jpeg war, but I think that isn't something I'd stress. I'd shoot it all JPEG myself.
Matt |
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05/28/2010 07:55:10 PM · #18 |
Haha...I was wondering if someone was going to say that.
But, really any debate aside, the RAW format does offer advantages. One of them being, as appropriate to mention here, that you get a little more wiggle room for highlight/shadow adjustment and white balance than you do with JPG.
The reason I mention that is because the poster seemed relatively new at this and without practice, could benefit from the advantage of RAW. Sorry, I should have been more specific as to why I said shoot RAW in this case.
But, once comfortable with shooting kids in the environment mentioned, surely go to JPEG to save the space. But until then, shoot RAW. |
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05/28/2010 07:59:26 PM · #19 |
well the camera rental did not make it in time... so I dont know what to do. I will be using my Fuji... the customer is aware and I have given him a HUGE discount because of this... so I cant shoot RAW... lol hell im basically screwed...
I think this will be my last for gig for a while... or until I find a better rental place or get another camera... thank goodness I have the waterproof camera... (one that one on view bug :) so the water balloon fight will still be fun. God this sucks.
*** I got a new camera!!!****
Message edited by author 2010-05-30 02:46:23. |
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