Podcast #14: Photographs of Children -- An Interview With Vik Orenstein
Expert photographer Vik Orenstein shows us how to take exciting, unique and creative photographs of children
Taking photographs of children can be quite the challenge. First, there's the matter of cooperation. A fifteen minute photo shoot can seem like an eternity to a child -- and you don't even want to know how ugly it can get after half an hour!
Then, of course, there's the challenge of getting unique and creative shots. The last thing you want is for your pictures to look like duplicates of every other children's photograph out there.
Fortunately, we have expert photographer Vik Orenstein to turn to for some insider tips and tricks. In this 7 Photography Questions interview, Vik shares her knowledge and advice as I ask her the top 7 questions about getting great photographs of children.
Getting the Inside Track
A flood of questions came in when listeners found out I'd be interviewing renowned children's photographer Vik Orenstein. We scoured through them all and picked the top seven.
Vik is known for her creative and unique photographs of children and she shared a few of her secrets during our 7 Photography Questions interview. Some of the children's photography secrets revealed include:
• The biggest mistake people make when taking photographs of children.
• Why dressing a child up for a photo shoot isn't always a good idea.
• An amazing photography secret that involves toilet paper!
• How to get kids to interact with you and have fun when taking their pictures.
To uncover these insider secrets and to get other advice from Vik Orenstein regarding how to get great photographs of children, or to access any of our other podcast interviews, subscribe to our podcasts for FREE via iTunes. Each one of our 7 Photography Questions interview can be automatically downloaded to your iPod or your iPhone. Or, if you prefer, you can simply click the "Play Now" button below to listen directly from the Web.
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