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5 Tips to taking Better Family Photos

2/13/2015

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1. Take photos of things you don't care about.

I love my family, so I want to take perfect photos of them.

The best way to take perfect photos is to know what you are doing, know your camera, be focused and relaxed.
To be all those things you must practise, and the best way to practise is when it doesn't matter. If you want to photograph you child's running race, go to the park a week before and practice. Photographing a concert, practise shooting in low light or go to the rehearsals.

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2. The best camera is...

The best camera is the one you have with you.

Whether if it's an iPhone or a $15,000 DLSR, if it's too heavy, not charge, or in the car, or whatever...it can't take photos. When buying a camera purchase the best one you can afford AND that you will take with you when you want to take photos. (Photo below is by iPhone)

I also love cameras that handle LOW LIGHT conditions well. That means they take better, sharper photos when it's getting dark
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3. Candid

Let the kids relax.
Let the moments flow.
Don't force it.
Sometimes you can take a crayon out of the foreground, but that's about all.
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4. Get an f1.8 lens

An f1.8 lens give your photos the great blurred background effect.
It blurs the messy or distracting background behind your kids.
It's also GREAT for shooting in low-light.
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5. Get down low

You MUST get down to kids eye level or lower.

Use your knees and get down low.
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Niche...Smee-iche

1/19/2011

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On returning to Australia I had a lot of photographers telling me "you need to go niche, it's not like Hong Kong". The recommendation was to specialise in one area of photography...weddings, portraits, real estate, sport, etc. They  are probably right, it does sound logical from a business point of view....but very boring form a life point of view. So here's a bit of variety from the last week or so...
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New Year, New Country, New Website

1/2/2011

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If 2011 is anywhere near as busy as 2010 this may be my first and last post on my blog. I've moved from Hong Kong to Australia, but I plan to return to Hong Kong regularly to continue with a few photography projects and to teach photography workshops.

I hope to photograph a few weddings this year in Australia. As a special offer the first wedding I photograph in Australia will be at a reduuced price, email me for details.

Finally I'm also interested in any other humanitarian photography work. After working on Cambodia with Love I've enjoyed the feeling for changing lives using photography. So far we have sold/raised over US$15,000 for the children of Who Will Village. Thank you everyone who has been involved in the books production and those who have supported us by purchasing the book.
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    Tim Bowman is an award winning freelance photographer, who is always interested in taking on new projects. Tim's images have been printed in a huge variety of publications ranging from sporting and lifestyle magazines to corporate publications.

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