I’m so excited to kick off a new video tutorial series. Throughout 5 videos, I’m going to take you behind-the-scenes of how I pull together a photo book. With this series I’m going to focus specifically on taking photographs in a very familiar location within my home.
This spot is my go-to place for photos of my kids. I’m comfortable with the light, the framing, and the background. I’m using one of my favorite locations to illustrate how, from beginning to end, you can shoot with a photo book in mind.
Here are the topics I’ll cover in this series:
Part 1: Taking the Photographs
Part 2: Selecting the Photographs
Part 3: Editing the Photographs
Part 4: Designing the Layouts
Part 5: Adding Design Elements
For today’s video tutorial, I’m sharing how I take the photographs. My goal is to take a portrait of one – or both – of my kids. We’ll see what I get!
Plus, with this video, you’ll find out my 10 Tips for Attempting Portraits of my Kids.
Now, before you watch this video, I had to use two different cameras because I ran out of memory in my first one. I apologize for the difference in coloring, focal length and quality. Also, I recorded this on a Saturday morning. I’m not fancy or dressed up – this is as accurate as you can get to how I really shoot in my home. 😉
I’d love to hear from you. When you take photos of your kids, does it look like this? Do your kids act crazy? Run away? Fall down? Evade the camera? What are your tricks?!? Tell me your experience in the comments below! <3
I’ll see you next month when I show you my photos!
