Facial expression

[khiem_nguyen1]

Hi, All, I need your comment and input, I had to bride my son with a

promises of going out to the Park if he can sits still and pose for

me for 2 minutes. Thanks all, film use Fuji superia 200 , leica

R3 ,summicron 90mm f2 , print at Sam club frontier 370 , 1 hrs

services<div></div>

[djl251]

Hey I got an idea, why not take a picture of him when he's doing something HE enjoys? He

looks really irritated.

[h._p.]

Forgive me if I say that it's a bit boring. You need to stand off from children, let them do their own thing and just hope that you can press the release at exactly the right moment. Also, your pictures all seem a little 'bright' for my taste. You may want to try darkening them slightly when you scan and see if they appeal to you more.<div></div>

[thomas_moraitis]

And do not, by any means, ask him to take his poto while he is playing :)<div></div>

[simon_bruxelles]

I like the picture and the rather low sat. colour. He's confronting the camera - it's just a different kind of picture to the informal ''playing'' shot. By the way, it doesn't get any easier - here's my six year old wearing her ''just get on with it'' look...<div></div>

[__stu_evans]

When you went to the park, where was the effin camera?

[mike_elek]

Agreed -- candid shots work best. You'll end up with much better expressions and natural body positions.

[eric merrill]

Khiem:

 

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For a posed portrait, the background is distracting and the lighting

is uninteresting. The light source is too close to the lens and too

harsh.

 

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I agree with the others. Forget trying to coerce a child to pose.

Instead, put them in an interesting situation with interesting

lighting, and watch what happens. If it's time to play, go play.

Bring the camera along. Here's an example. Click on photo for a

larger version:

 

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<a href="http://canid.com/johanna/grrrrr.html"><img

src="http://canid.com/pics/jbm_tether1_small.jpg" border='0'></a>

 

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--<br>

Eric<br>

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