Ben

[Mary Sparrow]

Originally Posted by Mike McCarty

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.... if you would back him away from the window and turn him toward the light. Your first window light attempt above was much closer.

Hey Mike, I totally understand what you are saying now I need to understand the magic spell?

I know most of you shy away from very young children simply because of some of the problems that you face trying to get resource photos. Well, that isn't an option for me, I truly LOVE paiting those pudgy little people and am not going to stop. But as I was reading your above statement my brain flashed to the moment I was taking those indoor shots. By that time we had gotten to that window ANY thought of getting him to pose where I wanted him to was a joke, so we basically bribed him to stay in that general area and shot away while he talked our ears off about various important issues.

Small children move around so fast, that being methodical and posing them while looking for the perfect lighting conditions is next to impossible b/c as soon as you think you have it they see something better a foot over and bam..your perfect picture is gone.

So what do you you do? What, if any, steps can be taken by people like me that are going to take this task on?.

Once a child is 5-6 or so, they are more patient and cooperative making it easier to pose them..(of course then, the new issue is getting a NATURAL expression on their face instead of CHEEZ).

Maybe this is a question for the creativity issues section?