Sometimes we can get so caught up in taking the best photo of our kids that we forget to take photos of the things they love.

What details do your kids love? A Superman cape? A favorite pet, a blanket, a doll? How about taking a photo of their favorite item without them in the picture.

Photo Exercise for “Vans Tell the Story Too”!

1. The exercise may seem obvious, but here are a few things to mix it up and challenge you a bit more. 😉

2. Pick one or two favorite items your kids can’t live without. They can be any thing from shoes, to toys, to blankets, to even a favorite snack they insist on eating every day (Blaze’s would be turkey ham! :)).

3. Without thinking about your composition of the shot, just take a photo of the object. After you’ve taken the photo, look at it and think about what you like and don’t like. Then answer the question, “How could I change the angle or perspective I’m shooting from to make this photo more interesting?”

4. Try the shot again, and then ask yourself the same question until you’ve done three or four different shots of the same object from different angles.

5. When you have three of four different shots, pick the photo that best shows how small (or big) your kids are. And then spend a moment reflecting on why the shot you’ve chosen does the best job at telling the story of their age.

6. Try the recipe for the camera settings I’ve got above. The technical focus with this exercise is to go as low as you can in your aperture so that you have a nice blur in your background. If you can go to a 2.8 or lower, go for it! It will help your favorite object stand out that much more.

Show my your results on my Facebook page!  I’d love to see!  Feel free to post them up!

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