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Simple Family Poses

Lesson 13 from: Children and Family Photography

Tamara Lackey

Simple Family Poses

Lesson 13 from: Children and Family Photography

Tamara Lackey

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Lesson Info

13. Simple Family Poses

Lessons

Class Trailer

Day 1

1

Simple Posing: Young Girl

18:36
2

Simple Posing:Young Boy

18:30
3

Group Posing: Two Girls

17:59
4

Backlit Shots: One Girl

08:58
5

Shooting in the Shade

08:24
6

Using the Rule of Thirds

03:35
7

Review of Selected Images

07:20
8

Working with Self Consciousness

09:20
9

Training to Photograph Authentically

19:06
10

Talking Through Self Consciousness with Subject

18:06
11

ProFoto Strobes: 2 Light Sources with Pre-Teen Model

09:55
12

Stylize and Prep for a Shoot

16:27
13

Simple Family Poses

06:01
14

Use Props and Backdrops During Family Posing

08:48
15

Family of 5 Indoor Couch Scene

26:32
16

Natural Light and Strobes

24:49
17

Image Review of Family Photos

07:25
18

Use the Right Light for the Right Occasion

16:04
19

Ice Light Demo

08:01
20

Constant Lights Demo

08:38
21

Speedlight Demo

07:18
22

TTL Demo

09:20
23

Reflector Demo

05:24

Day 2

24

Pose Children in a field

16:58
25

Build on your shots

18:41
26

Capture Motion in a Wide Open Field

19:42
27

Capture Splashing in a Lake

20:20
28

Photograph Movement with Fast Moving Subjects

08:13
29

Top Tips: #1 Simplify The Shot

22:05
30

Top Tips: #2 Small Posing Shifts for Maximum Effects

17:01
31

Top Tips: #3 Direct The Feel & Energy

05:47
32

Top Tips: #4 Be the Destination

06:12
33

Top Tips: #5 Mix it Up. Vary Everything

05:22
34

Top Tips Q&A

03:50
35

Family poses in a field

22:03
36

Posing: Family of 5

25:32
37

Dads and Daughter Family Shoot in Field

18:08
38

Posing: Parent/Child Pairings

17:14
39

Why Tamara Was Drawn to Family Photography: Beautiful Together

19:17
40

Adoption Interview with Vicki Taufer

21:16
41

Lackey Family Adoption Experience: FAQs

36:16

Day 3

42

Tamara's Gear: Cameras

08:43
43

Tamara's Gear: Lenses

17:06
44

Tamara's Gear: Accessories

08:26
45

Mylio Demo

26:27
46

Digital Album Design

12:21
47

Sales Prep Process

24:30
48

Photo Review With Client

37:30
49

Selected Images and how to sell them

07:08
50

Closing out the Sale

04:56
51

Professional Photography Pricing

19:23
52

Start Your Business

28:39
53

How to Market Yourself

24:33
54

How to Stay Inspired

02:06
55

Photoshoot Recap

12:31
56

Tamara's Top Tips Recap

12:56
57

Tamara's Tools Recap

19:30
58

The Importance of Family Photography

04:51

Lesson Info

Simple Family Poses

Now we're ready to actually get photographs taken how do you think he feels for us to have to think about the whole time like terrible right seriously is that when we talk about the joy of photography like this is I'm talking slowly, methodically and building up to it but what we want to do is just remember mary go let's get to the fun part so now we're going to the fun part all right let's scripture and I was like how you're kind of setting something up right there do me a favor and cross at the knees and come to the edge of this apple box thing I'm bringing people to the edge often so whatever we're on a bench or a chair or this apple crate or anything often when people are sitting farther back I'm going to click both just for an example but often when people are sitting farther back it may be physically more comfortable um but this look tends to be a little bit more here we go we can kind of show that with the other one before behind it even if we're not even showing the legs you st...

art seeing that we have a couple things going on here and we're just a little bit at the waist lean forward a little bit the way yeah all right good and then you know I'm going to go fan them we need to wake him up just phantom they're good oh that's actually quite beautiful I love it it is a mad good that looks really pretty it can you see the energy it's not just expression you can see the energy you can see when the life comes back into the eyes I'm going to move that here and now we're going to switch her out of it all right you doing me a favor mckenna and speech completely that way with your back when he gets mommy right and then put your legs on that end of this I love where you were when you kind of came forward a little bit into the waste yes I want to put your arm around here and how old are you you think that long about it okay when you do you ever just lean in on mommy like that and then yes snow globe of their arm your almost nine okay so you didn't want to say because you feel like you've gone past that I get it I like how your hair's coming up like that all right and then lily you're eleven you want to get shot in her out or do you not care um so long as it doesn't bug you if it's in later okay great all right oh I like that I love it out all right we're in and now we're just going to frame this up right here for okay going back going back free mckenna click this louder, good! You got some nice lips across the board. Stop scratching yourself. You're not a puppy in this frame. I'm seeing them getting a clip with a light in it. So I'm gonna move it back of it and then you guys are going to stand up that's the next move ready? One. Tell me a shake, mckenna just shaker likes shaker. Stay with me, girl. All right, good. Let's did not a second the dangers of going through the whole buildup technically, is it exhausting for children to meet? They ever stand up here all the way on top and then all the way on top no, following we'll lift the lights yet. Thank you. You're ready on it. And then you guys were going to come in here and it's cute right in the back and then come this way and that if you're standing here and leaning in, that will give you that is a big tip for posing depending on where the feet are building this whole lean that makes that really will shit. I love that that will really shift things on dh. Now, when you're squeezing on mommy, if you squeeze too much, guess what happens to mommy, you need to not do that, you've got to give her a little bit of a break, I'm gonna go in tighter and then um lily pants you stand closer yeah there you go and then we're gonna do a little bit of air just to wake up uh huh and they are as you're saying there that say nailed it all right that's great if you could fix her hair one more time beauty is amiss and if you see that apple box back there that oh I like that any time you see this when people naturally do this hang onto each other media it's her balance I don't know but what I think is it's all about the way you guys belong to each other and I love that and I want to show that as much as possible all right there ma really you look your path out very good that's great eleven right break very good uh the other thing I don't have to worry about at all with the constant lights is recycle time I mean clinton clinton clinton clinton clinton looking good not that s so you want to do that but I never have to worry about them getting better um thinking back on that last frame yeah and so this is the motion that I want to get to these are the shots I want to take we start out with the bill that simple let's get everybody emotion but let's start putting more energy and care and fun into it that's the whole point of being here anyway

Class Materials

Free Downloads

Children and Family Photography Syllabus
Adoption Myths and FAQs
Tamara Lackey Photographing Eyes in Portraits

Ratings and Reviews

a Creativelive Student
 

Thank yo Tamara Lackey and Creative Live for such an amazing course. Every tool that is needed to maintain a successful business is in this course. Tamara's appreciation for love and family are so apparent in her style of interaction with people and methods of photographing them. In this class she shares everything from the basics of connecting with your clients to the importance of in person sales sessions and how to do them without being uncomfortable. I love Tamara's energy and sense of humor. She really emphasizes how important it is to be self confident and love what you do. This class is amazing. I can barely sit still through a movie these days, but I was entranced through 3 consecutive days of highly valuable information. I am thankful to have this class in my CL library. I am sure I will refer to it often.

Abbeylynne
 

Thank you! Thank you for bringing Tamara back to Creative Live! She is one of my favorite teachers! She has a bubbly effervescence as she teaches. I like her teaching style and never tire of her message in photography. Tamara has a way of working with her models/ clients that makes you want to just jump through the screen to participate in the process! Her portrait stories share her zest for life. She has great business ideas as well as for life and family. A truly balanced instructor for the beginning photog as well as a seasoned professional. Refreshing concepts about how to deal with challenging situations with lighting, posing, and interaction with her families. It's hard to pick a favorite section - the entire class was just great! A wonderful resource for your library to refer back to time and again. Keep up the great work Tamara. You inspire me to get out and shoot!

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What can I say- it's Tamara Lackey, so of course it was AMAZING! I learned so much, about relationships, self awareness, lighting, portraiture, posing, gear, marketing, products, I could just go on and on. Tamara has an incredible ability to truly connect with her clients (and her students)- and she taught us how to do it! I admire Tamara on so many levels and I appreciate how much of herself and her own business practices she was willing to share. Her new organization Beautiful Together is inspiring. I will be watching this course over and over. Thank you Tamara Lackey and thank you CreativeLive.

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