Photographing a Kid’s Birthday Party

Here are some tips from Digital Photography School’s blog on getting the shots that you’ll cherish forever at your kid’s birthday party. Of course, tip #1 is to designate a party photographer, which is a good idea considering that you don’t want junior growing up thinking his pops wasn’t at his 6th birthday party since his old man isn’t IN any of the pictures that are strangely out of focus shots of his dad’s buddies and a bunch of empty beer cans. Oh sorry, was reliving some painful childhood memories there. ANYWAY, be sure to check out Digital Photography School’s blog and forums if you’re even remotely into photography. It’s great for beginners and the people there are really helpful.

5. Look for the Party Details
Another way to add interest to the shots is to focus in on the details of the party. I find that many of these shots are best taken before the guests arrive and might include shots of the cake, photos of balloons and other decorations, photos of presents stacked, shots of a set party table. Often it’s good to get in nice and close to these elements – fill the frame with them (to the point where they even become a little abstract). You’ll find that these types of shots look great scattered through an album between shots of people.

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