From the course: Kids Photography: In Parks at Play

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Capturing kids at play

Capturing kids at play

From the course: Kids Photography: In Parks at Play

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Capturing kids at play

(camera shutter snaps) - Little Zoe's on the swing, which will be fantastic, because she is in a backlit situation, and so we'll be working on a little bit of exposure compensation. And she's contained, so we can work on exactly capturing that really joyful look. So, let's go take a look and see what they're up to. So, one of the fun things about a swing at the park is that we need to freeze motion while we're there. Because that swing is moving fast, and so we need to make sure our shutter speed is up. If we have a lower shutter speed while we're shooting, we'll show you what happens. (camera shutter snapping) Ready for Daddy to give you a big push? - Here you go, Zoe. Here's a big one. (camera shutter snapping) Okay, can you touch the sky? - We might get some blurry pictures. And, while blurry pictures are fun, why don't we up our shutter speed a lot, so we can capture her sweet expression as she's swinging on the swing. You know what, sometimes when you're doing kids and they're…

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