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Finger puppets or small toys? I find it hard to juggle keys and toys in an effort to get infants and toddlers to focus on my camera. If I place a birdie directly onto the camera, it gets them to "watch the birdie!"
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Re: Is this the easiest way to coax a smile?
Wed, August 5, 2009 - 7:40 PMPeek-a-boo is my favorite method to coax a smile out of little ones. They are trained to look for faces!
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Re: Is this the easiest way to coax a smile?
Thu, August 6, 2009 - 10:42 AMWhoopee cushion under the armpit gets 'em looking (and laughing, if they're a little older) the right direction. -
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Re: Is this the easiest way to coax a smile?
Thu, August 27, 2009 - 3:54 PM
... (and laughing, if they're a little older) ...
For the older kids, I like an assistant who's "making fun of" the photographer.
Everyone knows about the forefinger/middlefinger "V" for bunny-ears over an
unknowing subject. An assistant who does it to the *photographer* usually
gets some grins. Even more grins from an elaborate pantomime, with the
assistant picking up various things & winding up to go "POW" over the head
of the "unsuspecting" photographer... :-)
Note that littler kids may be scared by overly-outre / aggressive antics!
- Steve
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