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The philosophy behind good children photography is to capture the 'world of the child'. Taking photos of children can be a very frustrating experience and a good photographer needs to learn to be patient with his subject. natural understanding and sympathy is what you need.

Children are small people so respect their intelligence. Children have a talent to perform the moment the camera is put away. Stay close. The child sooner or later will get used to it. When you photograph this world of the child, set up the situation in which the child is sure to respect then back off and allow the child to be involved then shoot and record the action. As children are smaller then you, try to photograph them from a kneeling position, the child's eye view. Apart from the basic techniques of portraiture (see portraiture photography) the most important factor when it comes to children's photography is the ability to follow focus children moving fast. Shoot automatic on continuous servo mode (see your automatic camera manuals) and follow your subject and click at the right moment.

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