photographing children
Thank you, Darren for your insightful tips on the topic of photographing people.
You mentioned that you always seek a guardian's permission before photographing children. I would like to add that even if permission is given, parents can be wary of where their child's photos may "show up". After taking pictures at a friend's son's birthday party, I quickly learned to tell everyone that the hostess would have control of the photos and would post them on a site that was available by invite only. This comforted most parents and some asked me later if they could get some pics of their kids on CD. Several months later, one family from this party asked me to shoot their holiday photos, so I was very happy to make these connections!
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