1. Start with the Kid
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Stranger: That’s a beautiful child you have there.
Mother: That’s nothing, you should see his photograph.
—Anonymous
It makes sense that a book about photographing children would “start with the kid,” but how many photos of children have you seen that center around anything but the kid? Instead, many images center around a grungy environment, a couch in a field, or a tutu the size of Montana. All of these elements may be trendy and fun, but what do they have to do with the child you’re photographing?
In this chapter, I want to challenge you to more carefully consider how you approach ...
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