easy tips to enhance your photos

Its not that hard to capture my everyday life.  I'm in it at all times, with a camera in hand.  (my phone mostly - as are you)  and Yes, sometimes my son is too fast & its next to impossible to get one shot. But sometimes, he sits still long enough for me to get one good one.  If you're like me and you're just trying to get better photos of your kids, here are some tips that have helped me along the way.  

Let there be LIGHT!
One of the first things I usually do in the morning is find the light! I go around the house from room to room & pull up the shades.   I'm constantly chasing after Jackson so it's easy to just turn on my camera (phone) & snap away when i see a cute photo. The light is already there.  I don't have to worry about using my flash which is a big no no especially when it comes to your iPhone. Natural light is so so much more pleasing :)  Turn off your house lights as well.  No flash, no artificial light.  Let the SunShine in!  :)

Try different angles.  a single moment can be viewed from so many perspectives.  As is photography.  Every shot doesn't have to be from where you are standing.  Try moving around a little.  
Shoot from above (birds eye view)  Standing above your subject facing down.  

(notice the light in this photo.  Lines in photography is another thing to look for. Whether a light pattern or lines on a building.)

Shoot from below  Get down low to the floor.  Any photographer knows the feeling of laying down on the ground backwards or whatnot.  We'll go to any lengths, get into any weird position, just to get the shot we envision. Especially with kids, you want to get down to their level. See how they see.

Blur Sometimes a little blur is actually a good thing.  Its shows a sense of movement bringing the photo to life. (again, these photos in particular were taken with my phone - if you wish to take them with a regular camera you'll see better results)

Get real close  If you've ever had to chance to play around with a macro lens, you know how much fun it can be.  This nifty little macro attaches to your iPhone.  so convenient!  You can find them anywhere online.  If you don't have a macro you're still in luck! Just zoom in close on your subject, or crop - whatever you have to do to capture the details.

Take a step back  Shoot the whole scene.  Try to think of different perspectives like opposites.  If I take a photo close up, the opposite is far away.  (take it from above, below, in front of, behind - opposites!)  See! I told you it wasn't that hard.  

Practice - take photo after photo - see what looks good and toss the rest.   Trust me I have good days where I can shoot all day & bad days when I'm just not feeling it, or my son has had enough of my phone in his face.  So we stop  & try again some other time.