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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.
Overview
Syllabus
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- 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
