Minolta. Basic Child Photography

Doubleday, 1982. — 124 p. — (Modern photo guide).This book is your key to taking beautiful, natural-looking photographs of children—from infants to teenagers.Basic Child Photography shows you how to work with children to achieve great photographs right from the start. The essential elements of child photography have been arranged in a series of easy-to-grasp topics. Each topic is explained in a self-contained unit on a spread of facing pages.These easy-to-understand modules of information speed the learning process and specially highlighted Technique Tips show how to directly apply the things you learn. The Technique Tips are set apart and clearly identified so that they can be easily found for reference.Among the things you will learn are:
How to overcome the shyness of young children and the self-consciousness of teenagers
How to pose your subjects without them feeling posed
What simple tip will help you hold any child's attention long enough for you to get a good picture
What lenses are best for candid child photography, for formal portraits
What to do about teenage skin problems and braces
How to photograph "a day in the life" of a child
How to avoid cliches of infant photographs
How to photograph parties and other special eventsBasic Child Photography is illustrated throughout with beautiful images in color and black-and-white chosen not only for their graphic impact but also because each one clearly illustrates important points about the topics discussed. Charts, how-to photographs, and helpful drawings provide technical information you need to master each subject.