Research: Children in Photography.

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This is another link to a mother taking photographs of her children. I love how soft these images are, the lighting and somewhat small aperture for the majority of the images makes them look almost ethereal. The colours are vibrant and beautiful, possibly a part of post production as well as in camera. The lighting, which seems natural, but could be the product of a soft box, is soft and suits the style of the images. What I've learnt from studying photographers that photograph children is that soft lighting works best, there's no harshness or sharpness in the light of any of these images. The figures themselves are sharp, with a narrow aperture that makes the background look soft. The swirl of colours that make up the background, as it's not clear what the background is, work well the figures, helping them to stand out from the background. This creates a very clear vantage point, the figures primarily in the mid-ground of the photographs, with an often indistinct background and simple or no real foreground.