Children's Portrait Photography Handbook

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INDEX 123

A
Albums,seeStorytelling books
Aperture, 15–16
depth of field, 15
optimum, 16
shooting, 15–16
Assistant, importance of, 48–50

B
Background selection, 91
Black & white images, 19
Bratton, Stacy, insights, 70–84
newborns, 76–77
one- to three-year-olds, 80–84
preparing for the session, 72
preparing the parents, 73–74
role of sensory input, 70–71
scheduling sessions, 72–73
six rules, 74–76
six- to eleven-month-olds, 78–80
six-week-olds, 77–78
studio setup, 72–73, 74
three- to six-month-olds, 78–79
Bribes, 64

C
Camera technique, 9–16, 18–26
aperture, 15–16
black & white images, 19
color space, 19–21
contrast, 18–19
exposure, 21–24
file format, 24–25
focusing, 13–15

(Camera technique, cont’d)

ISO, 18

lenses, 9–13

metadata, 25–26

shutter speed, 16

white balance, 19

Challenges of children’s portraiture,

7–8

Clothing, 85–91

background, coordinating with,

91

colors, 86

consultation, 85–86

costumes, 88

fabrics, 88

glasses, 86

hats, 86–88

importance of, 85

shoes, 86

Color space, 19–21

Composition, 65–69

balance, 67–69

direction, 67

focus, 69

pleasing forms, 67

Rule of Thirds, 65–67

subject tone, 69

tension, 67–69

Contrast, 18–19

D

Digital considerations, 17–26

battery power, 18

camera settings, 18–21

(Digital considerations, cont’d)

LCD playback, 17–18

E

Exposure, 21–24

evaluating, 21–22

latitude, 21

metering, 22–24

Expression, 54

F

File format, 24–25

JPEG, 14–25

RAW, 25

Flash, 16, 27–35, 40–44, 46

fill, outdoors, 40–44

fill, with window light, 46

shutter speed with, 16

studio, 27–35

Focusing, 13–15, 69

autofocus, 14–15

focal point, 13–14

role in composition, 69

I

ISO setting, 18

L

Lenses, 9–13, 14, 15

image stabilization, 15

normal, 12–13

telephoto, 13

zoom, 14