Ken’s Tips On Your Pics: Keep it natural
I have enjoyed seeing all of the ‘starting school’ pics that have been appearing on Facebook recently. Seeing the children dressed up ready for their first day at school and full of optimism takes me back to my own schooldays and shows how important photography is in recording our lives.
Bruce says he is pleased with this photo of his son Ruaridh after his first day at school and he has every right to be. Taking the photo at the end of the day provides a different angle on this important right of passage and he feels that he has “captured the mood of the day and his personality”.
Ruadridh
You can see that Ruaridh has had a wonderful first day, he looks a bit tired but has a mischievous grin that suggest he has been having a great time with his new friends. The dishevelled look, his bruised legs and scraped knee show that he has been up to all sorts and it looks like he is going to have fun going through his school years.
Too many parents try to make their children look perfect when they are being photographed. They tidy their clothes and brush their hair, making them look like miniature, well behaved adults. This image shows a real boy with real character. A very evocative portrait of childhood.
My tip to Bruce would be – more of the same please.
If anyone has any ideas or comments that they would like to make then please do. Or if you would like any advice on a family photograph that you have taken, please post it on my Facebook Page or email it to me at: ken@kensharp.com.
