Fall is here! Do you feel it yet? Do you see it yet? Every fall, I love to take my kids to a local farm / pumpkin patch for an afternoon of fun. This is a great time to take photos of your little ones.
Here are my top three tips for taking farm photos this year!
1. Capture the landscape. In other words, go wide with your shots. If you have a zoom lens, look to use around the 24mm side of your lens.
2. Capture pumpkins, corn maze, hay ride, animals, face painting, and any other fun activity that you do during the day.
3. Do not get frustrated if you don’t get eye contact or static poses. Document the action.
4. Do not get frustrated if you do get harsh shadows or color casts. Document the experience.
These are some of my favorite photos from 2009. It was my son’s first pumpkin patch and I think these photographs capture his sense of exploration, how dusty and windy it was that day, and his trepidation of the animals.
Let me know in the comments below your tip for taking pics at the farm this fall!
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