Children and Family Photography

The best family portraits are those that capture the true spirit and personalities of their subjects. In Children and Family Photography, Tamara Lackey will teach you how to photograph individual children, sibling groups, and complete families in an authentic and exciting new way.

Tamara is a celebrated family and lifestyle photographer. In this class, she’ll teach you how to beautifully light, pose, and creatively photograph children and their families. 
You’ll learn about:

• The gear that’ll help you get you great shots
• Which lights to use and when to use them
• How to integrate the location into the shoot
• Digital workflow and album design

Through instruction and demonstration shoots, Tamara will share her top tips on posing and lighting and she’ll teach you how to get everyone into a great group shot. You’ll also learn about what goes into her sales sessions and how she handles prints and portrait albums.

Whether you are a parent who wants to take better photographs for the family album or an experienced photographer hoping to expand into the family photography business – this class will equip you with the insights and skills you need to produce photographs that feel natural and look great. 

• Simple Posing: Young Girl
• Simple Posing:Young Boy
• Group Posing: Two Girls
• Backlit Shots: One Girl
• Shooting in the Shade
• Using the Rule of Thirds
• Review of Selected Images
• Working with Self Consciousness
• Training to Photograph Authentically
• Talking Through Self Consciousness with Subject
• ProFoto Strobes: 2 Light Sources with Pre-Teen Model
• Stylize and Prep for a Shoot
• Simple Family Poses
• Use Props and Backdrops During Family Posing
• Family of 5 Indoor Couch Scene
• Natural Light and Strobes
• Image Review of Family Photos
• Use the Right Light for the Right Occasion
• Ice Light Demo
• Constant Lights Demo
• Speedlight Demo
• TTL Demo
• Reflector Demo
• Pose Children in a field
• Build on your shots
• Capture Motion in a Wide Open Field
• Capture Splashing in a Lake
• Photograph Movement with Fast Moving Subjects
• Top Tips: #1 Simplify The Shot
• Top Tips: #2 Small Posing Shifts for Maximum Effects
• Top Tips: #3 Direct The Feel & Energy
• Top Tips: #4 Be the Destination
• Top Tips: #5 Mix it Up. Vary Everything
• Top Tips Q&A
• Family poses in a field
• Posing: Family of 5
• Dads and Daughter Family Shoot in Field
• Posing: Parent/Child Pairings
• Why Tamara Was Drawn to Family Photography: Beautiful Together
• Adoption Interview with Vicki Taufer
• Lackey Family Adoption Experience: FAQs
• Tamara's Gear: Cameras
• Tamara's Gear: Lenses
• Tamara's Gear: Accessories
• Mylio Demo
• Digital Album Design
• Sales Prep Process
• Photo Review With Client
• Selected Images and how to sell them
• Closing out the Sale
• Professional Photography Pricing
• Start Your Business
• How to Market Yourself
• How to Stay Inspired
• Photoshoot Recap
• Tamara's Top Tips Recap
• Tamara's Tools Recap
• The Importance of Family Photography