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EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
1/6000 sec @ f/2, ISO 250
Shot by Lili Love
EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
This versatile, affordable and
lightweight telephoto lens lets you
keep your distance while shooting, so
children will never notice you are there.
EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Get even more telephoto reach with
a 300mm max zoom setting. USM
focusing helps track movement quickly
– perfect for energetic kids.
People
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM, 1/250 sec @ f/11, ISO 250 © Joe Petersberger
It’s
Child’s
Play
Kids can be brilliant at posing for the camera but
sometimes it can be hard to get natural shots of them
playing or simply being themselves. The solution?
Keep your distance. Use a telephoto zoom like the
EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM and you can capture
all the mischief and mayhem without the little ones
noticing a thing.
Children often lose interest in being photographed
quite quickly. You can use toys to help capture their
attention and keep them absorbed, or set up an
environmental portrait where you deliberately show
your subject in context – for example, on a climbing
frame or playing a game.
It’s important to be comfortable when shooting.
Investing in an external battery grip makes your
camera easier to hold vertically, when shooting
in portrait orientation. Each one is specific to an
EOS camera and offers a shutter-release button
for vertical shooting, as well as space for an extra
battery – useful if you’re shooting all day.
Try to make the most of natural lighting, from a
window for example. If this isn’t possible, flash
can help, although you should take a few simple
precautions to ensure a natural result.
Using flash directly from on top of your camera can
look harsh and lacks atmosphere. Instead, try using
an external Speedlite flash – bouncing its light off a
wall or ceiling by rotating the flash head. Alternatively,
position a Speedlite away from the camera and
trigger it remotely, using a Speedlite transmitter.
Try aiming it at your subject from one side or point it
at a large reflective surface. And, if you have several
Speedlite flashes, you can light the background and
subject at the same time.
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