Kids in Action

Post four and I'm already cheating. I didn't take these photos on fully manual settings, and I'm pretty disappointed in myself. The Cousins came over today, it was one of the first non-rainy days of Spring, and I knew I'd want to spend the day behind the camera. Unfortunately, I didn't take the time to study the manual well enough - and I couldn't figure out how to adjust the aperture or white balance. I know I could get better shots than this if I MAKE myself learn how to use the manual settings.


I would much prefer the background trees to be blurred, and the kids in focus. Post processing will turn these into a good photos, though. I do love photographing kids in action.




One good thing about these pics is that I didn't crop them, and I like the framing. (Well, I should crop out the broken slide, but overall it's not too bad.) Another good thing about today is that I practiced group portraits... something I'm obviously going to need for the wedding. I utilized the burst mode, but still didn't get a completely perfect shot with everybody's eyes in view. Ten kids and six adults are not easy. Hopefully I can get some more group shot practice in before the wedding. (August.) Do I have any volunteers?