Back to School: The Most Awkward Moment in Your Life

After I graduated from university, I begin to envy those people who still have time enjoy their school life. Although it just has been 2 months, I feel like my school life has ended 2 years ago. I miss my classmates very much. And sometimes, I will recall my memory and regret for wasting time. I’m always a docile girl and seldom try out exciting things or travel by myself. How wonderful it will be if I could experience more when I was free.

Looking back to your school life, what’s your most awkward moment? I have to say that a full wardrobe of red clothes impresses me most. When I was in primary school, all of my clothes are red. I feel I’m a red ball rolling in the street. Therefore, once looking at those previous photos, I will burst into laughter and feel sorry for my bad taste.

I believe that everyone has his awkward time and some must be recorded by camera. You may get annoyed by others’ laughter and even bury yourself into deep self-accusation. I still remember the first lesson in my university. A freshman fell down in the canteen and got depressed for her spectacle for several days. But one day, she saw a handsome boy fell down either but he just stood up and laugh with others. That day, she finally figured out that no one will remember your foolishness and never let those embarrass things trouble you.

For all the students who may get embarrass before, laugh at your awkward past and enjoy your colorful future.

(all photos are quoted from buzzfeed.com)

Back to School：Helpful Tricks for Up Close

We often use micropixel camera to shoot the tiny world like insect on woods or dewdrop on petals. To enlarge those beautiful little things is an interesting work that you may enjoy their colorful appearance. Sometime, applying up close to shoot a giant may also be filled with fun.

How about photograph children with up close? Zoom in close and do a few portraits to remember the features of their face at this age. They may get annoyed for keeping shooting their face while you can grab some of other funny moment. Remember to make pictures from head to toe. Some of the moment may be so fabulous to record.

Besides, there are some tricks for up close

Put on some makeup and try to take hundreds of photos with different settings. You will find out which one is perfect for you.

Protect your lens carefully keep it clean. It‘s not cheap to purchase another one. Change your battery; photos will be more clearly with full power.

Change your locations and take photos in another room. Photos will look quite different with kinds of lightning. Learn to adjust the color balance. After getting familiar with your camera, you will find there is no need to use image-processing software everywhere.

（photos are quoted from iheartfaces) 

Back to School: Think Outside of Box

After getting prepared, you may say farewell to your children. The first day is destined for memories. Whether taking school bus or walking to school, it is important to record their “goodbye” figures. You may find it is a great thing to remember their first independence in their lives.

Smile is the most beautiful expression in the world. To shoot kid’s smile can always make a wonderful picture. But it’s such an ordinary composition skill that all the photo albums are crowded with these photos. You might want something a little out of the ordinary. Try to photograph kids from behind. You will find it is quite cheerful to freeze frame their excited figures stepping towards schools.

Take photos of their new clothes, shoes and bags. Even without faces, they look alive with colorful decoration. Insert them into your photo album, you will find it is quite interesting to contrast before and after.

And once they are home from the first day, do you have an annual family tradition? Homemade cookies and milk, ice cream cones etc, whatever the tradition, be sure to include your camera.

(photos are quoted from iheartfaces)

Back to School: Capturing the Shopping Extravaganza

It’s that time of year again.

2-month summer holiday has slipped away with no awareness. And the smell of Back to School has spread in the air. Some kids are to be brought to kindergarten while some youth are going to travel to the remote university. My brother will be no exception. He will fly a far way to another province and take his first year as freshman. Same as others, my mothers are busy with his package and there are many things need purchasing.

The day before Back to School is quite busy but you mustn’t want to miss it. Whether you like it or not, shopping for back to school clothes, shoes, and school supplies is an annual tradition that deserves memory. There are some tips to facilitate you to capture the best photos during the shopping extravaganza.

1. Turn this arduous task for your kids as a photo assignment and encourage them to take pictures of each other's best and worst shopping moments. It will become a great experience.

2. Photograph them before you leave with their worn out summer sandals, unruly pool hair, and faded summer tank tops. All of them will be contrasted with the first day of school in your back to school scrapbook page.

3. By giving the camera to your kids for part of this day you might even end up with a funny photo of yourself frazzled from a day of shopping.
( photos quoted from iheartfaces)

How to Photograph a Child’s Birthday Party

Photo by Johnny Blood

Birthday Parties present us with a lot of emotion, interaction, color and energy in a child’s party. And it is never easy to photograph children. Although it is quite interesting to shoot children’s funny expression and action; but for parents, a huge challenge is waiting for them. Therefore, to record the most beautiful smile on the world, I google the Internet and find some tips for you.

1. Designate a Party Photographer

Give someone the job and release that person from other party duties to just take photos. In this way, you’re guaranteed to get some shots and will have something to remember the day with.

2. Get a Child’s perspective

Get down low when taking photos of children. The majority of your photos should be taken at eye level of the subjects you’re shooting.

                             

3. Look for the Party Details

It’s good to get close to cake, balloons and other decorations, filling the frame with them. You’ll find that these types of shots look great through an album between shots of people.

photo by cupcakequeen

photo by igorms

4. Shoot out of Relationship

The best shots come as the children warm up to you and their surrounds. So make an effort to meet the children as they come into the party and to be friendly and fun.

5. Take Before and After Shots of the Party

Take shots before the party actually starts and also take a few shots at the end of the party – they could make a humorous comparison series.

6. Shoot in Burst Mode

One of the most effective ways to capture parties is to learn how to shoot in continuous shooting (or burst) mode when your camera fires a series of shots in quick succession. This is particularly useful when shooting children as they rarely sit still.

7. Include Adults in your Photos

The focus of children’s parties is generally the children – but the adults attending the party can actually present you with some fascinating shots as they watch on.