AboutSteve Meltzer Expertise I am a professional photographer and I've been shooting for newspapers, magazines, commercial clients and artists for over 30 years.
I have shot stock photography for dozens of years and in 1977 created West Stock (Seattle, WA) which was one of the first to produce stock photo CDs and later one of the first to establish an online stock photo slaes site.
I have a new book on digital photography "PHOTOGRAPHING ARTS, CRAFTS AND COLLECTIBLES (Lark Books, 2007)which is available at Amazon.com, eBay.com and in bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders. I have another book, CAPTURE THE LIGHT which will be puiblished in November, 2008.
I write 20-30 feature articles and columns for regional and national publications a year.
My education includes studying with photographers like Cornell Capa, Duane Michels and Oliver Gagliani (from the Ansel Adams Center.)
Question Hi Steve
I was offered to take photos in a child care center
Since I've never done it before (only in studio)
I was wondering if you can give me some tips of how to take professional photos in the child care center?
Thanks & Regards
Michelle
Answer Michelle,
Crank up the ISO to 400 and turn the camera's white balance to either tungsten or fluorescent according to what the lighting in the center is.
Spend some time with the kids -sit at their level- so they get used to you before you start taking pictures.
Shoot as much as you can at the eye level of the kids. Too often people take pictures lookingg down at kids. Boring. And don't use flash.
And move softly. Kids are already ramped up and full of energy to burn. If you are relatively still they will ignore your prescence and be more natural.
