Some Christmas Photography - first time working with kids...

[masdog]

Over Christmas Break, my girlfriend's 1 year old nephew got into the Christmas gifts. She thought it was cute, so I broke out my camera to get her some pictures for her scrapbook.

The top picture is my girlfriend's cat when it decided to attack the Christmas tree.

[Old Timer]

Nothing like the kids to put the fun in Christmas. Nice shots.

[shutterman]

I love 2nd. the way his hands are together. you can tell he was really studying the nativity - probably wanting to grab the figures and doing everything he can not to!

[Chunk]

Nothing better than a cherub with a dirty face.
Nice work.

[masdog]

Nothing like the kids to put the fun in Christmas. Nice shots.

Thanks, OT. It was nice to work with a kid who was cooperative. He didn't mind me taking pictures, but then both his mother and one of his aunts are big on taking pictures for scrapbooking. I guess he is used to being in front of a camera by now.

[swmdrayfan]

masdog, you really can't go wrong with kiddie pics. looks like the cat was shedding, based on the boy's coat;) .

[Asylum Steve]

Nice stuff. Looks like the light on the tyke in the third shot is a little "top heavy", though. Fairly soft, but still notice the shadows under the eyes.

And easy way to solve that (assuming you don't want to pop a fill flash in their eyes) is to simply raise your angle of view and have the subject look up a bit more. The light will then hit them at a better angle...