Several guest photographers help you take better photos of your kids

Are you ready to start taking awesome photos of your kids?

There's still time to get into Your Kids: Captured Through the Lens with Katrina Kennedy. You'll get written and video lessons as well as live chats with Katrina. Additional forum support, inspiration, and tips come from moms who are already taking fabulous photos. Photos shown here are by (from top to bottom) Katrina Kennedy, Sharyn Tormanen, Myra Cherchio, and Melanie Grimes. A smidge of their advice follows. You'll learn about lighting, props, approaches, camera settings and more. Your Kids: Captured Through the Lens covers techniques useable by both dSLR and point & shoot users.


Katrina Kennedy says: "Capturing your kids is about being ready when they are. Batteries charged. Memory card in the camera. Settings at the ready so you can grab the moment before they grow."


Sharyn Tormanen says: "I realized that with my kids this year I did something a bit different with each of them - which makes sense because they are different ages, and different things work for different kids."


Myra Cherchio says: "Don't make your kids perfect! Let them be themselves!"


Melanie Grimes says: "I have always used 'action and distraction' when photographing kids - if they are doing or thinking about something else, you get better natural pictures."