Child portraits

[Anne_LilyofTheValley]

Hi all,

Lately I tried to take photos of a child. Don't know if it worked out well for me, but I tried






Thank you for your consideration.



p.s. no reflectors, no additional lights, only natural light.

[Dr. Harout]

The first is good but the second is a miss. Always focus on the eyes.

[KevinBarrett]

Hmmm, I've got to agree with the Doc--these aren't your best, but it's probably your very least cooperative model, I imagine. It looks like you were using a fairly long focal length lens, too. For some reason, I always like my own children's portraits more when I use a wider lens. A child doesn't have a whole lot of personality in their face yet--it's still got to crystallize around the shaping factors in their life. A wider lens with a broader perspective lets you see a child in more of the environment to which they're responding.