Children's photography: from baby to teenager

Language: German

Children's photography: from babies to teenagers

The magic of becoming - few things can give a photographer as much pleasure and challenge at the same time as a shoot with the little ones. If you want to expand your portfolio to include children's photography or increase your expertise in this area, Brüggemann's training course is the right place for you! Ten lessons with over 350 PDF pages and numerous sample images: whether the focus is on the individual, together as a family, a few days young, gradually outgrowing the parental home, indoors at school and in the party room or outdoors in the great outdoors - with the right equipment, a professional approach and practical tips from an experienced professional photographer, you can create unique moments that parents and their children will look back on with fond memories.

Photography fun with the little ones: ten illustrated lessons with over 350 pages in PDF format
Comprehensive view: Equipment, shooting behavior, indoor, outdoor, baby to teenager, in family ...
From professional photographer Jens Brüggemann, who turns years of experience into concrete practical tips for you

A much sought-after area: children's photography. Expand your offer or enhance your pictures even further with the knowledge of an expert! For a grateful smile not only from the children, but also from your customers!

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content: 403 PDF pages
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

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The e-book on children's photography!
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The perfect shoot with a child: exuberant play, heart-warming results.
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Space for the little ones - then the smile will work too!
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Create moments that will be remembered and enjoyed again and again!
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The tutorial gives advice on every stage of children's development, from baby ...
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... up to the age at which the little ones "fledge".
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Photograph the children and set them alone ...
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... or together with your loved ones: This is how you arouse emotions!
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Children in action: between staged scenes and "snapshots" from life.
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Practical tips: A guarantee for better results!

Children's photography

Children's photography - Part 01: Introduction

Photographing children is a beautiful, but also difficult area. Beautiful because few things are as wonderful as the laughter of (frolicking, happy, playing) children. It's also wonderful because, from a certain age and as long as they enjoy being photographed, children are eager and enthusiastic about it. They are the most grateful models, because they usually feel flattered when they are photographed (and are happy about almost every single photo afterwards)!

Children's photography - Part 02: The right equipment

Photographing children is completely different from taking portraits of adults, for example. Children are either enthusiastic or they don't feel like it and show it. Children should be given enough freedom to let off steam in front of the camera, as this is the only way they won't lose the fun of this new "game" too quickly.

Children's photography - Part 03: The happy photo shoot

Anyone who has ever stood or sat in front of a professional photographer's camera knows a thing or two about how out of place you can feel, or how uncomfortable you can feel. Of course, there are people, especially professional models, who enjoy being in the spotlight and having one or more lenses pointed at them. But most people, including myself - as I found out almost painfully a few months ago - have an aversion to being photographed.

Children's photography - Part 04: From baby bump to teenager

Watching your offspring "grow" is definitely the best thing about being a parent: Seeing the little bundle of non-communicative life from the first few weeks constantly changing, maturing: first into a curious, playful creature that only slowly develops its own personality, through to a self-confident teenager who will eventually go their own way. Watching these many individual steps makes parents proud (and amazed!), even if they are aware that everything, even the smallest progress in their child's development, is only aimed at the child eventually "fledging", becoming independent, and at some point "cutting the cord" (which actually describes the process of cutting the umbilical cord at the end of the birth process).

Children's photography - Part 05: Indoor photography

Most photos of children are probably taken inside their own home. But you will also take photos in sports halls, at school, in party rooms, restaurants, etc. often enough in the course of your life, which presents us photographers with special challenges, because unlike "outdoors", attention must be paid to sufficient lighting indoors.

Children's photography - Part 06: Outdoor photos

Most people find it easier to take photos outdoors, as the problem of finding the right lighting - apparently - does not arise during the day. What's more, unlike taking photos in your own home, there is enough space outside and you don't have to be so careful with the framing. Both views are right and wrong at the same time.

Children's photography - Part 07: Family life

In North Rhine-Westphalia at least, if the figures are to be believed, the family is a discontinued model. Only one in three households (35%) lives in the mother-father-child model (as of February 2010; source: 9th Children and Youth Report of the Ministry for Intergenerational Affairs, Family, Women and Integration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia). This change in family life is as much an expression of social change as it is a reflection of better care. Nevertheless, the traditional model should be used as an example at this point, even though you can't tell from the photos whether the man in the photo is the actual father or "just" the mother's new boyfriend. Even with grandparents, the actual degree of kinship is not decisive for acceptance by the little ones, as trust and "caring" are more important. For example, my son loves all four grandfathers, but he is most fond of the grandfather to whom he is not related at all ...!

Children's photography - Part 08: Tips and tricks - 01

In the following, I have compiled a collection of important tips which, if followed, may not automatically guarantee good photos - but which, if not followed, are guaranteed to lead to less good photos!

These are all tips and tricks from photography practice that I have acquired in the course of 12 years of self-employment as a commercial photographer. I'm sure you'll find as you read that you've already noticed one or two of these points at one or two photo shoots; just remember that it takes more than a great camera to take outstanding photos of children. More important than the technology is the person who uses it. And the human child being photographed.

Children's photography - Part 09: Tips and tricks - 02

This is about perspectives, image composition, giving free space, the courage to get close, parents at the photo shoot, practice makes perfect, photos against boredom, racing against time, constant image analysis.

Children's photography - Part 10: Archiving, editing and presenting children's photos

Archiving photos safely, image editing with Photoshop (by Leonie Ebbert), presenting children's photos.

Details of the content

Photographing children: playful, but by no means easy!

Children's photography is both beautiful and challenging at the same time. The beautiful aspects are easy to imagine and will soon make you smile yourself during the shootings. However, in order to be able to successfully master the challenging aspects, you need a professional approach and a good dose of "how to" despite all the "childishness"! That's exactly what professional photographer Jens Brüggemann equips you with in this training course!

The tutorial contains a total of ten lessons with over 350 PDF pages. Numerous sample photos have been included so that you don't just encounter a desert of text, but also have the explanations directly and visually before your eyes.

You will learn what equipment you need for children's photography, how to deal with both the little ones and the grown-ups during the shoot and what special features you need to consider at different locations such as schools or outdoor areas. Again and again, the differences to adult photography are emphasized - so the little ones either bring fun and joy or immediately express their reluctance. Your trainer will explain what to do next!

Jens Brüggemann addresses the entire process of "growing" and gives advice on how to take photos of baby bumps, babies, the youngest and those already "fledgling". So you have every stage of development professionally in view. Various scene options are also played through so that you can better capture the liveliness of family life together, the pride of the parents or the love of the grandparents, for example.

The tutorial is rounded off with two detailed lessons full of tips and tricks from your trainer's many years of experience: win the "race against time", show "courage to get close" or let practice make perfect - Brüggemann says: "Tips that may not automatically guarantee good photos if followed - but which are guaranteed to lead to less good photos if not followed!"

What will you gain from this course?

Use the training to prepare yourself professionally for baby and child photography or to expand your expertise in this field. This will make you more confident from the start of your shoot or give your photos the finishing touches. Added value for your portfolio, which is also reflected financially in the end when your customers go home with memories in their hands and a smile on their face.