Children's sessions run on the child's clock, not ours. We keep them short, keep them playful, and take the picture when it happens.
Photographed by Moorman Photographics, a locally owned studio on 16th Street North in Saint Petersburg, working across Tampa Bay for over thirty years.
Working at a child's pace
Children do not perform on request, and asking them to produces the stiff, glassy expression every parent recognises. The alternative is to let them play and photograph what actually happens.
That means shooting more, directing less, and being ready — the good frame usually arrives about a second after something funny.
Setting a session up to go well
- Book around naps and meals. A tired or hungry child is not a photography problem, it is an unsolvable one.
- Bring something familiar — a toy, a blanket — for the moments a child needs an anchor.
- Let them warm up. The first ten minutes are usually spent getting used to a new room and a stranger.
- Come with low expectations about co-operation and you will leave with better pictures than you expected.
