Kids Photography: At Home
1h 16mIntermediate2016-05-13
Authors
Lauren Enright
Lifestyle and Portrait Photographer
Course details
Learn techniques for taking intimate, natural portraits of kids in their own homes. Family photographer Lauren Enright shows how to plan, scout, shoot, and edit great candid photos of kids and their parents. Find out how to find interesting backgrounds inside and outside the home, use natural light and supplement with softboxes, and enhance the final images with Lightroom and Photoshop.
Learning objectives
Meeting clients and subjects
Scouting a location
Bringing the right gear
Photographing infants and preschool-age children
Editing portraits in Lightroom and Photoshop
Learning objectives
Meeting clients and subjects
Scouting a location
Bringing the right gear
Photographing infants and preschool-age children
Editing portraits in Lightroom and Photoshop
Skills covered
Portrait PhotographyPhotographyDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Pre-Photo Session Planning and Preparation
- 02 - Pre-photo shoot workflow tips
- 03 - Meeting clients and establishing the goals of the shoot
- 04 - Scouting a location in advance when possible
- 05 - Looking at the gear used in the kids' photo session
2. Family Photo Session
- 06 - First shots of the preschool-age child indoors
- 07 - Photographing an infant on the family bed
- 08 - Getting some variety with the family bed and Leo's room
- 09 - Getting some family photos with the kids outside
- 10 - Final outside shots of the family in their environment
- 11 - Capturing the last photo moments at bedtime
3. Editing and Post Work from a Family Photo Session
- 12 - Looking at some basic Lightroom post tips
- 13 - Making a few basic edits using Photoshop
- 14 - Final tips and selects from the family photo session