Mom needs to get in front of the camera too! Here are 50 photos to take with your kids! Download the free photo checklist below and get out from behind the camera and into the shot!
I used the self timer for this shot while at the park yesterday. Little monkey was cold and needed a snuggle so we sat and watched the big kids play for a few mintues while she warmed up. I relish these moments….you know, the ones where she’s actually sitting still for longer than 30 seconds. Snuggle time with mom seems to have taken a back seat to keeping up with her older siblings these days. She thinks she’s one of the big kids now, which makes me grateful for moments like this, when she still needs mom for a snuggle…and I’m more than happy to hold on to my baby, just a little bit longer.
One way I’m able to get in photos with my kids is by using my camera’s self timer. It’s such a handy feature and with a few tricks, you can get proficient with using your self timer to sneak in a shot or two!
How I got the shot above
When taking this shot with my self timer I laid my camera down on the bench beside me and from this angle it was cropping the top half of our bodies off. I was at a park, so there weren’t a lot of places to put the camera to get a better angle, so I took my camera strap, folded it up and placed it under my lens to lift it and angle it upwards a little. {Always make sure your camera is on a flat, stable surface before doing this.} You can see it still cut off my head a little, but it helped. I use this little trick often when using my self timer to adjust the angle of the camera.
Need a few ideas of photos to take with your kids? I’ve got you covered!
Below you’ll find a brand new photo checklist filled with 50 fun photo ideas designed to help us moms get in a few more photos with our kids. No more excuses….it’s time to grab that camera, figure out the self timer or hand it over to the hubby and get smiling!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EMBRACE THE CAMERA PHOTO CHECKLIST
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Great list!!! (And great shot!!) I think I’ll join in this week!
Gorgeous picture! I love the colors.
your photo is pure loveliness. i adore it. maybe your checklist is just what i need to start embracing again.
Such a great shot and great photo ideas! I pinned it!
oh my gosh, I love ALL of your lists but this is by far my favorite! Thank you!!
Gooooorgeous photos all over your blog, you’re one talented momma. And you fam is beautiful!
sigh. Sometimes I wish I were a professional photographer. That picture is beautiful.
And I love the list! Great idea.
Visiting from ETC – glad I stopped by!
Ahhhh… LOVE that sweet pic of you & your girl! Fabulous tip… I am surely going to try that out at the park today!
Downloaded the list too! Thanks!
This is just beautiful. And that list is great. I am so inspired by your photographs and posts.
This photograph is just beautiful, and I love that list! I just love your work, so inspiring!
What a beautiful photo. Tx for the tips and the list, that I pinned and printed 🙂
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 5 post on Apr. 20, 2012. Thanks again.
I found you through the “50 photos to take with your kids” list….I saw it on Pinterest. I love your blog and I’m a new follower. I’m doing the Project 365{+1} and I’m going to use your list for inspiration. Thank you!
Treasured moment Rebecca! Beautiful!!
I just share this with my readers on my blog. I think it’s great. So glad I found your site!
http://www.angelastrand.com/2012/04/happy-friday-and-few-fun-things.html
Beautiful shot, Rebecca and thanks for the tip! Now I took you on the word and embraced the camera 🙂
Love the Photography skills! Just wanted to stop by and encourage you to join in on the fun 12 Days of Capturing Motherhood Through Your Lens. You can do it for fun and/or prizes! http://inspiredbyfamilymag.com/2012/04/15/mommy-moments-photo-challenge-has-begun/
~Mari
This is a lovely shot. It needs no words.
Everything you do is just breathtaking…and this list is a keeper for sure! Found you over at Fingerprints on the Fridge! I’d love for you to come link this up at my Tuesday Time Out Party – open all week!
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Melanie
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New follower here!
Love your list. In fact, I’ve already started working on it!
Love the photo above of you with your daughter. Stunning.
I love this list! We have done so many of them already… though mostly with just a kids. I like the encouragement to include a “mom” in their childhood… somewhere! There are so many moments that can just not be captured 10 years from now.
I hope you don’t mind that I pinned your list:
http://pinterest.com/pin/259590365992230099/
I see you are a Pinterest user so I assume it is ok, but I always like to ask! 🙂
I hope you don’t mind that I pinned your list:
http://pinterest.com/pin/259590365992230099/
I see you are a Pinterest user so I assume it is ok, but I always like to ask! 🙂
What a beautiful blog you have. I am so glad I found you via pinterest. I am already really inspired.
I think this is a great idea for any mom to really get out there and take photos any time, anywhere. A lot of times we don’t realize how wonderful everyday portraits can be. I must admit that being a photographer I mostly only shoot formal portraits of my daughter, but now I have a list of everyday photo ideas that I can use. Thanks!
Hello! I just found this list, and I love it! Many good ideas, I have lots of pictures of the kids but just a few when we actually do something together. Is the most behind the camera, so to speak … Borrowed picture, but linking to you. Thank you!
Lilli from Sweden
Love this – thanks so much! Unfortunately I use my iPhone to take pictures so I don’t have a timer, but I am going to work on taking more pictures of us together.
I love the outline of this list. Do you have one for toddler poses?
I love this checklist! I’m pinning it now. 🙂 I always forget to get the camera out at moments like this, so thank you for putting this together!
Found this blog through Pinterest, and I’m glad I did. Beautiful picture, and a great list of ideas. Oh, I wish I were a pro-photographer…
My friend told me to always take a shot from behind, and I am so glad did that too.
Beautiful photo!! How did you get the camera to focus on that area (if you were out of the shot when you set the timer)?
It took a few tries Amanda – but if you’re able to adjust the focus points on your camera, simply have someone sit in your place or focus on an object in the approximate location where you’ll be in the shot and set the focus point on that particular area.
Thank you 🙂
Wow, i love the ideas. But can you tell me how you were able to get that focus and bokeh when you are setting up? It’s spot on. I have a hard time getting it right. To you set up your focus for continuous? Just wondering.
I want so badly to download and print this list..i’ve tried 2x now and not sure why it just won’t download…I think it’s a prob with media fire? I have no problem downloading anything else. Can you help?
Rebecca, I’d love to do this. I even try with my tripod, but I always end up getting frustrated with the focusing. Any tips? Thanks!
Paige you need to focus lock your camera BEFORE releasing the shutter. I’ll have the child who will be in the photo with me sit in place, focus lock the camera on them (hold the shutter button half way until it beeps) and then press it all the way and I’ll get in place. That will assure the camera focuses exactly where you’d like it to. Hope that helps. 🙂