since this is a photography blog, i suppose i should talk about some photography related events.
for the last few months i've been an assistant to Shang Chen of
Shang Chen Photography.
my first shoot with shang was a lifestyle photoshoot with a
baby girl M. i learned quickly that anything distracts little kids including shiny dangling earrings that i was wearing that day. what did i do in that case? i decided to stand right behind shang so that she would look at shang and we could get great pictures of her laughing and looking forward.
i learned from shang that day, that the best kid photos are ones where kids just play and do whatever they want. which is counter to what parents usually like to do during a photo session. as a parent you probably want to make silly faces or have your kid sit properly, however that's what works for an adult photo session, not a kid's. the photos that you and i most like, are ones where the kids are in their natural state where their natural cuteness shines through. hence letting the child play and do that they normally do, helps the photographer capture those natural, candid photos. thanks Shang for wonderful teachings!
