Archive for November 13th, 2009
Photographing children at the beach – a day in tropical Thailand
Running for the water.
As I’ve posted before, the best photos of children are those full of action with children doing what they love to do, playing. In addition to allowing you to capture energetic vibrant photos, play does keep them occupied so that the images are not stunted by wooden poses with fake smiles. On the beach, try taking photos of your child splashing water. And the closer the better.
Photographs at the beach bring up other issues such as safety of the child and keeping your camera dry and out of the water. Before you consider pictures at the beach, think safety first. Also, you might consider one of those water-proof “point and shoot” cameras that are available for several hundred dollars.
Photos taken with an “unwater-proof” Nikon D700 and Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens.
