Month: February 2018

I have often said that I do my best work in preschools and child care centers.  The main reason is that if it is a school that I have photographed a few times, the staff is familiar with what I do and they let me do it. The other reason is that I have a number of children waiting and if a child is reluctant they can just wait until they think it is their turn.

Last week I was doing a child care center that was familiar with my work  and things were going smoothly and quickly.  Then three parents (specifically two mothers and a grandmother) Continue reading “Children’s Photography”

The sequence of poses can affect both the speed with which you work and the quality of the expressions you get.

Many years ago I did the poses in a sequence that would require less adjustment of the equipment.  If I finished one sitting with a double exposure I would start the next sitting with a double exposure.  I thought it would require less moving of the equipment and thus would be more efficient.  I no longer think that is true.  Now I do all posing in the sequence that I think will be the most comfortable for the subject.  It gives me better results in less time.  Psychology is more important than physics.     Continue reading “Posing Sequence for Speed and Subject Comfort”