Thursday, December 23, 2010

Fake laughs

Excellent article from Liz, having your children laughing in a picture adds so much life and energy to it, perfect for bringing some extra "spark" to your baby photo book

You know what? It’s totally cool to fake a laugh while having your photo taken and I encourage my clients (especially children) to try it. It feels really stupid, but it pays off big.
To get my kid clients to laugh, it usually just takes a poop joke or anything silly but sometimes, they just freeze up. So I encourage them to fake laugh. “It’s ok,” I say… “I know I’m rubbish at telling jokes. Tell you what how about we just pretend laugh?” And you can’t make your subjects feel stupid alone – you have to throw the first few out there! Sometimes your crazy, maniacal throw-your-head-back fake laugh is enough to make them laugh for real. And sometimes, it just shows them that it’s ok to look like an idiot

And here's a video teaching you how to do it :-)

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Baby Photography is an art

Nice article about how to go about choosing the right photographer for your baby photo book. The article talks about all the qualities to look for and how to tell if his/her personality with help to bring out the best in your baby

Sunday, December 12, 2010

10 tips for taking Photos for you Baby Photo Book

I really like this article from Reva - 10 great tips for taking baby photos for your baby photo book

Babies change so fast! One minute they're a newborn and the next a toddler exploring their world. Digital cameras and cell phone cameras have made it so easy for us to take pictures on the run and catch those day to day pictures. Sometimes we do want to do a posed portrait of our babies, maybe to commemorate a holiday or birthday. There are lots of baby photo ideas for some really cute portraits. Here are a few that you might want to try next time you want to do a "formal" portrait instead of a snapshot, maybe for your holiday cards or a birth announcement?

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Taking photo's like a kid

This is not, strictly speaking about creating a baby photo book but it's just such a fun article that I had to post it - make sure that you check out more of Scott's stuff

Like he says in the article:

Having fun with cameras can make you a better photographer. Relaxing, believing in yourself and being free with your photography will make you a better shooter. In other words – make photographs like a five-year-old.