Petersens's Photographic March 2005.
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Photographing kids
Stacy Bratton Shows You How.

Aim: Capture the magic of childhood.
Off-camera props
1. Food
2. Bells and whistles, sings
3. Tickle feather. From 18 months - 3 years, kids can be very obstinate.
4. Never ask a child to do anything they are developmentally not ready to do.
5. CDs are not archival when stored in the typical household and get corrupted. Negative to be kept. Archival-quality, black and white fiber-based prints.

5 tips
1. Never force a pose.
2. Everyone, remain calm.
3. Get closer. Keep background simple and uncluttered. Direct the viewer to the subject.
4. Get down. Experiment with high, low or any level.
5. Find a good local lab. on how to improve your exposures for a better print output.

Book series. Baby LIfe. May 2005.