Ashton and Whitney, Citronelle, Alabama   View Larger Image

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Image of the Week

If photographing adults is difficult, then shooting kids is nearly impossible.

It's hard to plunk a camera down in front of an adult without having them freeze up. All too often you end up with the "Senior Portrait" smile or, even worse, the dreaded "Deer in Headlights." The antidote is to build a rapport with your subject: tell a joke, make small talk, discuss their hobbies. Get to know them, even just a little bit. You may waste a little film in the beginning when you catch them talking (not much of an issue if you're shooting digital), but eventually they will relax and open up to the camera.

Kids are a horse of a different color. They can be shy, extroverted, energetic, and reticent all within the space of five minutes. They move fast, and you better keep up. I find it helps to dial in the exposure beforehand and prefocus the lens, because spending time fiddling with camera settings while the kids are afoot will result in a lot of missed opportunities.

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Technical Data

Ashton and Whitney, Citronelle, Alabama was photographed with a Hasselblad 500C/M and a Carl Zeiss T* 80mm ƒ/2.8 lens on Kodak TMAX 100 Professional Film. The exposure was handheld at 1/60 sec at ƒ/5.6.

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