Photographing children’s birthday parties can be a challenge, especially when you have a list of things to do and a dozen children to keep amused at the same time.
“For kids’ birthday parties, most of the energy goes toward making sure the birthday star is having a good time, and the guests aren’t killing each other, not in taking terrific photos,” say the folks at Best Family Photography Tips
And being scrapbookers, the annual birthday party photographs are a must-not-be-missed event.
Read on for more tips and some great birthday layouts.
If you are planning a party then the best advice is to have someone else take the photographs. (Your opportunity to reciprocate will come when your friend’s daughter has her party!)
A couple of important points that will help you are: know the plan for the party; make sure you discuss who ‘must’ be in the shots
For great advice on photographing children’s birthday parties visit the digital photography school blog. Some of their suggestions are:
- get a child’s perspective
- mix up your shooting angles and focal lengths
- look for the party details
- take before and after shots
- shoot in burst mode
- include adults in your photos
Visit them to get more tips and the full details on all their tips, plus lots more on taking great photographs
Birthday Party layout ideas from Hot Off The Press
These layouts used Busy Scrapper’s Solutions Birthday Papers from Hot Off The Press.
This book of papers and matching embellishments has 28 birthday themed papers, borders, alphabet tiles in four different styles, 155 tags and art to make great, fast layouts – suitable for boys, girls and adults. The papers are true 12″x12″.
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With these tips for photographing children’s birthday parties you’ll have a head start on your birthday scrapbooking layouts from now on.
