{"id":4256,"date":"2011-08-05T08:42:58","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T12:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stayfocusedpress.com\/blog\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2021-02-09T00:13:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:13:55","slug":"dont-just-stand-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/sfp\/?p=4256","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Just Stand There"},"content":{"rendered":"

a case for more activity<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With fourteen grandkids, I feel very lucky to have ample opportunity to catch them on film.<\/p>\n

And while I enjoy taking portraits of them – conventional static pictures of them at rest<\/em> – I also like to capture them as they’re going about their youthful business.<\/p>\n

Below are a few examples of each.<\/p>\n

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\nHere I’ve asked Logan to give up a few seconds from playing in the sandbox and “hold still”.<\/center><\/td>\n
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\nIn this shot I’ve caught Eden in the air just as she jumped onto the pavement as she emerged from the back door.
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Both are pleasant enough pictures of each.<\/p>\n

But let’s look at a couple of other snapshots to see if there’s a different way to capture the kids.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nCan you feel their joy as they slurp down the cold ice cream on a warm summer evening? For me, this is a more memorable picture.<\/center><\/td>\n
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\nInstead of another “smile please” snapshot, I was able to shoot Ezzie practicing her longboarding skills.
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You have a many choices when capturing kids. If you haven’t done so already, try shooting the young ones as they’re involved with their activities.<\/p>\n

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Written by Arnie Lee<\/p>\n

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