PHOTOGRAPHING CHILDREN IS, MOSTLY, an exercise in energy. Not just the energy you need to keep up with them, but the energy they put out, or hold back, for you to hopefully notice. One of the most impactful things you can do to improve your work as a portrait photographer is to take the time to learn how to read your subjects quickly.
When it comes to children, you often don’t have that much time with them before their mood changes. They become hungry, tired, cold, hot, itchy, or are simply finished with the shoot altogether. So the sooner you can get a read on who you will be photographing, the more authentic your portraits will be.
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