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I have a session coming up soon where I need to photograph two kids together.

I know the kids in question but I'm a bit worried it'll be a stressful event.

Kid number one is a school age girl, well behaved and will do what is asked - no problem.

Kid number two however is her 2 year old brother....he's a two year old boy! Doesn't seem to follow instructions so well and will have his hands on everything.

I don't think conventional poses are going to work, so I was thinking of using balloons, bubbles etc?

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated....
 
Any 2 year old will not follow instructions... they just want to play
I think you need to amend your approach and take back up toys, Bubbles and anything else you can keep him occupied with. Sweets might be a good bribing tool but nothing that will spoil his clothes.
 
Toys too! Good idea, think I'll head over to the pound shop for some nice bright colourful toys!
 
Explain to the parents posed shots may not be the best thing and that capturing his natural look and attitude to sybolise his age will be more appropriate.

If they still want poses then fine....but you just bought yourself a get out of jail free card and take some on the fly natural ones too as it will show them what you mean.

A squeeky toy to get them to look at you helps as well.
 
what you'll need is loads of . . . patience! Best of luck!
 
That sounds about normal for a two year old. I wouldn't use balloons, if he ends up bursting one he's going to end up crying. Colourful balls and soft toys will do the job nicely.
 
Depending on how brave you are I have found one technique that can get the attention of young kids.

Get them to come to you and take a photo with you, just get them to push the button and show them the photo they have just taken. This really gets their attention on the camera and can help with posed shots.

I've used this several times and it does seem to work, although at one wedding I turned my back for 2 seconds and turned back to find a 4 year old wandering off taking photos of random people :D
 
Harvey_nikon said:
Depending on how brave you are I have found one technique that can get the attention of young kids.

Get them to come to you and take a photo with you, just get them to push the button and show them the photo they have just taken. This really gets their attention on the camera and can help with posed shots.

I've used this several times and it does seem to work, although at one wedding I turned my back for 2 seconds and turned back to find a 4 year old wandering off taking photos of random people :D
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:D How did his/her photos come out? :lol:

That does sound like a good technique to me :thumbs:


My only suggestions are along the lines of superglue :nuts:
 
it might sound odd but get some funny bright colour hat may be with something that moves on it tall so it over the camera but not to hig he is looking up.
Have something you can make a noise with like a blower you will get him looking at you and can control he eyes more like this Oh and keep mum behind you as well not to the side where He will keep looking.
 
littlemonster said:
:D How did his/her photos come out? :lol:

That does sound like a good technique to me :thumbs:
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Not too bad as i'd put it on Auto, and it's odd the weird perspective you get from taking photos from low down. :)

Chaz Photos said:
it might sound odd but get some funny bright colour hat may be with something that moves on it tall so it over the camera but not to hig he is looking up.
Have something you can make a noise with like a blower you will get him looking at you and can control he eyes more like this Oh and keep mum behind you as well not to the side where He will keep looking.
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I always thought that having parents around was a bad idea as they can be OTT and tire the little one out. Best to send them to one side for a sit down and a drink and deal with the kid yourself.
 
Superglue, gripe water and a nail gun?
 
TinaC said:
Good luck, have a full bottle of whisky ready...for you afterwards ;)
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a narcotic spray may be useful for the kids

sounds like mayhem in mayfair
 
It has to be games. Turn it into fun and just shoot away. These bubble machines are fun: http://www.elc.co.uk/Bubble-Machine/119494,default,pd.html
Bubbles show up better on a black background rather than a white one

Then I've used a pack of sticky hearts to scatter over the floor, with the added fun of sticking them onto each other, Mum & Dad etc. Jumping is always good, ask them how high they can jump, just remember to up the shutter speed (I usually shoot 125th f8 and that's too slow!).

Then of course there's always the pulling faces competition, just be ready for the laugh afterwards.

Maybe it just helps I'm a big kid :D
 
Be careful with bubbles. Depending what floor you're using you could end up with a skating rink. I'm tending nowadays to do outdoor shoots with that age group. Just let them do what they want and use something like a 70-200. Its far easier than keeping them within the lit area of a studio and the ability to use much higher shutter speeds is a big help
 
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