Taking pictures of kids - a lesson

By: Neal Jacob Photo | Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Okay, these (un)willing volunteers are actually my own kids, but I wanted to illustrate some basic kid portrait tips. My kids looked rather nice in their church clothes, so I complimented them on how nice they looked and asked them if they wanted their picture taken.
Ariel quickly volunteered:

Ariel

Next came Charis. This is what you get when you tell your kid to smile:

Charis not smiling

Charis’ reply to me prompting her to smile was, “But, I am smiling!”

So, with Nathanael’s turn I tried a different approach. I decided to say “Don’t smile! I don’t want to see you smile! No smiles! Don’t you even think about smiling!” and this is what I got:

Nathanael Smiles

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  1. alice jacob said:

    These are beautiful and natural and make one smile. Children portraits are a category that you can excel in.
    Your children are beautiful.

    love to you
    Alice

  2. Neal Jacob Photo said:

    Thank you Aunt Alice! :) I saw your e-mail, I’ll reply later.

    Drew is “my friend” on Facebook.

    Tell Uncle Artie I say hello! And if you talk to Lou please send my love out that way. :)


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