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February 8, 2016 By Tina M Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

How to Capture Fun Pictures of Active Kids

Tips for Photographing Active Kids

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Panasonic LUMIX for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

We all want to get good photos of our children with as little pain as possible. But children are active and sometimes it can be challenging to get that “perfect shot” before tears are shed (I won’t say by who). As a mom I have noticed that pictures turn out best when you just go with the flow and let the kids be kids. Here are few tips that especially help the moment be successful:

  • Take Photos of your kids in natural situations. If you try to pose your young children too much, they will likely resist or not respond how you are wanting, which will not only frustrate you, but also your children. Then everyone ends up grumpy and the photo shoot ends. Does it sound like I may have experienced this? 🙂
  • Make sure your kids are fed. We all know that hungry children equals whiney children. Feed them. Always, always feed them first. And maybe use a treat as a bribe for when you are finished.
  • Go Crazy. Don’t try to wait for the perfect photo before you click, or you might miss out. Instead, just click away and take lots and lots of photos. You’ll want a camera that can take multiple photos quickly so that you can catch those random fun moments. More on that below…
  • Make sure your kids are comfortable. In our most recent photo shoot at the park, the kids got cold very quickly, so it only last maybe 5 minutes. Along with them being fed, you don’t want them to be too hot or too cold or they likely won’t cooperate too long.
  • Get them laughing. If you are having fun, your kids will have fun too. You don’t want them to look back on the photo and remember mom being stressed out, or being told what to do. Make the experience something that they will have fond memories of.
  • Take pictures in Good lighting with a good camera. My husband and I have been having a LOT of fun with our new LUMIX G7 Camera. If you saw my last post, it has a feature called “4k Photo Mode” that allows you to take a video, and then extract individual images from that video. Here’s an example of a bunch of individual images we were able to save from a video we took of our daughter jumping off of our front step:

Pretty fun, huh? Here’s one of those images up close:


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How to capture active shots of kids And here’s a few more images that we got from a video of the kids swinging at the park: How to Pull Still Images from Video FootageWhat I love most about the LUMIX 4K Cameras, is that taking pictures is no longer stressful (or difficult) for me as a mom. We got several good shots in just a few minutes of taking video. Photography intimidates me because I feel like I never get a good shot, but now that stress is gone. How to Capture Good Photos of Active Kids I’m so excited about all the fun moments I can capture now and I am excited to buy some lens that will make the photos even better!

What tips do YOU have for a successful photos of the kids?

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I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.
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I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.

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