how to photograph children Archives | https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/tag/how-to-photograph-children/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:30:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-jane-logo-love-your-lens-32x32.png how to photograph children Archives | https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/tag/how-to-photograph-children/ 32 32 How to take First Day at School photos https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-childs-first-day-at-school-2/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-childs-first-day-at-school-2/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:06:41 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=3801 It’s almost that time of year again isn’t it? Instagram and Facebook will soon be filled with photos of children dressed in brand new, too big school uniforms, shiny, un-scuffed black shoes and they will be stood awkwardly in front of a door (causing much hilarity as we see yet another cute #frontdoorpic). It’s such […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-childs-first-day-at-school-2/feed/ 0 10 reasons why your shot is not in focus https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/10-reasons-shot-not-focus/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/10-reasons-shot-not-focus/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:39:29 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=2616 This is a photo I took of a friend’s lovely white Alsatian (Luna?). You might not be able to tell at this low resolution but it is nice and sharp. Although the auto focus on modern digital cameras is awesome, you do need some knowledge on how to take advantage of it to avoid operator error. […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/10-reasons-shot-not-focus/feed/ 0 5 tips for a successful and fun family photo shoot https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/5-family-photo-shoot-tips/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/5-family-photo-shoot-tips/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:45:04 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=2270 5 family photo shoot tips We all want lovely photographs of our family don’t we? And as our children grow older, we can foresee the day when they will have left home to pursue lives of their own. This was the case with this lovely family, where the oldest daughter will be heading off to […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/5-family-photo-shoot-tips/feed/ 2 How to photograph babies – 7 top tips from a professional https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-babies/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-babies/#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:48:59 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=1967 When my kids were born I barely knew which way up to hold a camera, never mind have any idea of how to photograph babies in the best way. As a result my photographs of them are very average (still very special to us though!).   The odd good picture happened by lucky accident and we resorted to […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-babies/feed/ 0 10 things to photograph this Autumn – [3] HALLOWE’EN https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/10-things-photograph-autumn-3-halloween/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/10-things-photograph-autumn-3-halloween/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:39:32 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=779 Like it or not Hallowe’en is growing in popularity every year and if your children are anything like mine, the opportunity to dress up and be allowed to accept sweets from complete strangers is the ultimate in fun. Their costumes get more elaborate each year, as do the decorations in our house, even spreading out […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/10-things-photograph-autumn-3-halloween/feed/ 2 Summer holiday photos – Llyn Peninsula https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/summer-holiday-photos-1/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/summer-holiday-photos-1/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:06:44 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=681 Aberdaron and Abersoch with niece, great niece and nephew. Camera: Canon 350D with Tamron 28-300mm lens We’re having a two-centre holiday this summer, with a week on the Llyn Peninsula and a week in Marazion, Cornwall. You might think we’re mad choosing two locations so geographically far apart, but there was method in the madness! […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/summer-holiday-photos-1/feed/ 1 Behind the scenes of a very special styled photo shoot https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/styled-photo-shoot/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/styled-photo-shoot/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:48:14 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=670 When Sarah Gardner of Sarah Gardner Photography put out feelers via her Facebook Group as to whether anyone would be interested in a collaborative styled photo shoot with our teenage daughters, I jumped at the chance. It took all of two seconds to persuade Abii; the mention of hair stylist and make up artist did […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/styled-photo-shoot/feed/ 7 A few more holiday photos (& some top tips) https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/holiday-photos/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/holiday-photos/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:51:08 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=535 Our little cornish break came to an end all to soon, but I managed to squeeze in a quick trip to Glendurgan, a National Trust garden, on the last morning. Miraculously I was able to drag Abii out of bed and persuaded her to come with me (anything was preferable to packing). This is a garden more about […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/holiday-photos/feed/ 16 How to take better photos with a compact camera https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-take-better-photos/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-take-better-photos/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 15:24:10 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=496 Most of the images in my “how to” blogs are taken using a professional level D-SLR and some pretty fancy lenses and I imagine I can hear people saying, “well, she’s got expensive kit, no wonder her pictures are good!” I can’t deny that good equipment does improve photo quality, although you have to know […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-take-better-photos/feed/ 4 How to photograph babies indoors – capturing the every day stuff https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/capture-every-day-stuff/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/capture-every-day-stuff/#respond Mon, 12 May 2014 16:24:19 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=372 Photographs of your baby beautifully dressed in your favourite outfit, with a shiny clean face and huge smile are fantastic and they are the pictures that end up in frames around the house. However, some of our favourite moments may not be “frame-worthy” but are still very special and the ones that make us laugh every time […]

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