Vienna Days

Kids and pets

My tip for photographing children and pets is to catch them in their natural enviroment. They will look happier and much more natural than if you make them pose. This is not to say you shouldn't ever make them pose, but you will be taking pictures that you will one day treasure if you take pictures of the simple, everyday things you take for granted. Posed pictures are fine, of course, but not every time. You can take pictures of things that aren't particularly cute, but they could be funny, unusual, or anything else you think you might want to remember some day.

And there's often good results when you take a picture without them knowing it:

Portrait

Well, she said "You need to work on your portrait", so I did. I went for a more natural look, as you can see, and did not ask her to pose but to do things such as "pretend you're flying", "kick the ball", and so on.
I'm quite pleased with the way the pictures turned out. My favorite is the third, with her against the brick wall.