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Shoot on their level
Forget about the camera
Get the subjects
interested in something
else, then shoot.
Take lots of shots
Let the kids handle
the camera
Shoot for memories
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Let the kids handle the camera

 Give children a simple digital camera that's easy to use, and let them take pictures of whatever they wish. You may be surprised what children see from their vantage point. At this point, the secret is not to try to teach or correct the kids. Let them shoot as they please.


 Children are not bound by the adult rules of good photography. They will take pictures of subjects you would never imagine with composition you could never approve, but this is fine. Adults may even learn something from pictures kids take. Try combining kid's photos with their drawings in an album. Such a creation could provide many pleasant memories down the road of life.
An adult would compose a picture like this.

TIPS:Asking someone to take your picture
 When asking someone at a tourist resort, etc. to take your picture, explaining how to focus and the rules of composition is both futile and an imposition on the person you ask. Just stand in the center and ask them to get everything in the picture from the top of your head to the tip of your toes, and hope for the best. You can always trim the photo later.
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