Where to place your assistant

These photos are a straightforward portrait of son and grandson (or if you prefer, uncle and nephew). The photo on the right has not been cropped so you can see what a big difference cropping makes. However the main point of today's blogs relates to facial expression.

How do you get children to smile? I think you can answer that yourself. Now multiply it by ten and you get close to getting these expressions but you don't just get a reaction from the child. Take a look at the eyes and you can see where the person is who is going crackers. The lesson from these photos is have your assistant close to the camera.

Happy snapping