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Children's Posing Guide

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Overview

Children are not professional models, nor even enthusiastic about posing. While children are inherently beautiful, they aren’t naturals at sitting still. This creates a hurdle for photographers attempting to capture the personalities of younger, restless subjects. However, it’s not impossible to get a child to pose for the camera — you just have to speak their language.

After more than ten years of shooting, celebrated children's photographer Tamara Lackey has developed a language for effectively communicating with her younger clients. In this 3-day course, you will learn Tamara’s 10-point system designed to secure gorgeous, expressive images — including her formula for building to “the final shot.”

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be armed with a toolkit of tried-and-true methods easily adaptable to your own style of shooting, transforming your children’s photography practice into a seamless workflow.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Posing Rules
  • Clothing Review - Step 2
  • Location - Step 3
  • Mood Management - Step 4
  • Point Lighting - Step 5
  • Technical Settings - Step 6
  • Composition & Framing - Step 7 & 8
  • Details and Expression/Spirit - Step 9 & 10
  • Urban Shoot Challenges
  • Photograph Critiques from Students and Audience
  • Shoot: Bedroom with Baby Desmond
  • Shoot: Bedroom with Alexis
  • Shoot: Bedroom with Joseph
  • Shoot: Bedroom with Alexis and Mom
  • Introduction To Lessons 17-23
  • IntroductionComposition and Framing
  • Relationship Dynamics
  • Park Shoot Challenges
  • Critiques of Students and Photo Contest Submissions
  • Editing Urban Shoot Photographs in Photoshop
  • Shoot: Rooftop with Madeline
  • Shoot: Rooftop with Aiden and Angelina
  • Introduction To Lessons 25-37
  • IntroductionShoot: Rooftop with Destyn and Ursula
  • Shoot: Rooftop with Rowan
  • Shoot: Rooftop with Mom and Baby
  • Shoot: Working with Motion with Destyn
  • Business Scorecard - Part 1
  • Business Scorecard - Part 2
  • Shoot: Living Room with Ari, Eli, Zoe - Part 1
  • Shoot: Living Room - Ari, Eli, Zoe - Part 2
  • Shoot: Living Room with Baby Maria and Mom
  • Photo Contest Top 20
  • Contest Winners
  • Workshop Overview & Photographs from Shoots
  • Q&A with Tamara and Final Thoughts

Taught by

Tamara Lackey

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