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Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few
photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. I have a few ideas what to *try* and do myself, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions. I have a reasonable sized room with wood floor and plain white walls, also an Elinchrom twin softbox lighting setup. Camera will be a 30D with probably 17-40 f4 L or Sigma 24-70 f2.8 ex. Any help/ideas most welcome. -- rda 30D,300D,D30 30mm 1.4 EX 50mm 1.8 17-40 f4 L 24-70 2.8 ex 75-300 4-5.6 |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:20:36 -0000, "rda" wrote:
Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. I have a few ideas what to *try* and do myself, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions. I have a reasonable sized room with wood floor and plain white walls, also an Elinchrom twin softbox lighting setup. Camera will be a 30D with probably 17-40 f4 L or Sigma 24-70 f2.8 ex. Any help/ideas most welcome. Birth control. |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
"barry davidson" wrote in message ... On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:20:36 -0000, "rda" wrote: Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. Any help/ideas most welcome. Birth control. lol, maybe I should have said "5 kids from her "extended" family". -- rda 30D,300D,D30 30mm 1.4 EX 50mm 1.8 17-40 f4 L 24-70 2.8 ex 75-300 4-5.6 |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
On Dec 1, 5:20 am, "rda" wrote:
Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. I have a few ideas what to *try* and do myself, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions. I have a reasonable sized room with wood floor and plain white walls, also an Elinchrom twin softbox lighting setup. Camera will be a 30D with probably 17-40 f4 L or Sigma 24-70 f2.8 ex. Any help/ideas most welcome. Remove the lens cap from your brain before you begin shooting. -- YOP... |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
"Nervous Nick" wrote in message ... On Dec 1, 5:20 am, "rda" wrote: Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. I have a few ideas what to *try* and do myself, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions. I have a reasonable sized room with wood floor and plain white walls, also an Elinchrom twin softbox lighting setup. Camera will be a 30D with probably 17-40 f4 L or Sigma 24-70 f2.8 ex. Any help/ideas most welcome. Remove the lens cap from your brain before you begin shooting. Yawn, why bother. -- rda |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:20:36 -0000, "rda" wrote:
Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. I have a few ideas what to *try* and do myself, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions. I have a reasonable sized room with wood floor and plain white walls, also an Elinchrom twin softbox lighting setup. Camera will be a 30D with probably 17-40 f4 L or Sigma 24-70 f2.8 ex. Any help/ideas most welco 1) have some fun stuff/toys that is cute, not shop-worn (ormake sure it is antique) to catch the younger folks attention 2) consider both high-key and low-key overall look 3) do you want "formal?" then consider objects that help people sit slow 4) do you want "fun"? think about some light fun kids background music to set the mood, and go from "playtime" into "shooting" gradually. (or start formal and let it degenerate - with kids it always will ;)) 5) Have fun for 15 minutes of shooting, then take a break. Show the crew what the photos look like on your PC and get their feedback. 6) Stay away from food until the end of the shoot, or you will be forever retouching crumbs out of hair, off props, and off cheeks. 7) kids look good in almost any light - use that advantage; but take care of moms complexion and facial features (nose, etc). 8) talk to them about being consistant in clothes, all darker, all lighter, nothing like a t-shirt wiht a b/w logo on it - or the ones that don't fit in will be the focal point of your photo - no matter what you do. |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
In article , "rda"
wrote: Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. I have a few ideas what to *try* and do myself, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions. I have a reasonable sized room with wood floor and plain white walls, also an Elinchrom twin softbox lighting setup. Camera will be a 30D with probably 17-40 f4 L or Sigma 24-70 f2.8 ex. Get all the help you can from the older kids - have a roll of duct tape for the babes and toddlers :-) Photograph at one end of a longish room - this should throw the background well out of focus. If outdoors, an overcast day is better unless you want to glue aluminium foil to sheets of cardboard for fill-in |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
In article , rda
wrote: Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. I have a few ideas what to *try* and do myself, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions. I have a reasonable sized room with wood floor and plain white walls, also an Elinchrom twin softbox lighting setup. Camera will be a 30D with probably 17-40 f4 L or Sigma 24-70 f2.8 ex. *ALERT* *PROFESSIONAL SECRETS FOLLOW* I always photographed groups full length. I don't like to see groups chopped off at the waist or anywhere. Think in triangles...so that the heads are arranged like the points in triangles. Pose each person so that if you took them out of the group, they would make a good portrait on their own. For lighting, since you have two lights, might as well use them. Softboxes are good because the falloff isn't so bad. Position one right next to the camera and the other off axis slightly on the same side (no crosslighting)...with the one closest to the camera 1 stop less than the one farther away. Shoot RAW. |
Suggestions for posing group of 5 kids.
On 2007-12-01 03:20:36 -0800, "rda" said:
Hi there, I have a friend bring 5 kids from her family round for a few photos. The kids range from 6 months - 9yrs old. For once I agree with Strat: full length photography unless you are doing a facial portrait. With five you can do either landscape or portrait orientation. Having them stand on the two sides of a ladder will naturally create a triangle. I like getting the kids involved in a game of some sort, usually with something colorful with a beach ball, or maybe blowing bubbles. At first the kids are usually a little self-conscious around a photographer, but you just keep taking pictures and sooner or later they forget you are there. There is a natural order of children's play. They start slowly at first, with little involvement. Then they get more and more interested. Then interest falls off rapidly. You will probably get your best shots as the children reach their peak of interest. You can also use the ladder to get shots of them from high overhead -- always fun if you can get them tossing a ball. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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