Candid shots of children

[skieur]

I'm not one to comment since I read these threads trying to learn myself, but I found that the photos I like the best of my kids are ones that I take shooting up at them. I guess it's natural to photograph them the same as we see them - looking down on them. I tried laying on the ground and shooting up at them. It makes them & their surroundings larger than life, kindof the way they see us.

General rule of thumb is to shoot at the eye level of your subject whether human or animal. Shooting up at them too often creates distortion which looks too unnatural and distracts the eye.

skieur