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How To Photograph And Video Your Childs Birthday Party Magic Show
My first recommendation would be to hire a professional photographer, one who has experience with children's birthday parties, a quick Google search should reveal quite a few in your local area or ask around at school and other mums as they may have a recommendation. Always ask to see some sample photographs from previous parties that they have attended, this will give you a good idea of what to expect from this particular photographer. If you shop around they are not as expensive as you may think after all you are only hiring them for about 1 hour at the very most, and you only get one chance to capture the day so getting a professional onto the job is worthwhile If you are not an experienced photographer yourself and are not in a position to hire a professional photographer, ask around the other parents, you may be surprised at how many Mum's and Dads are keen amateur photographers and will be happy to capture those happy moments, it may only cost you a piece of birthday cake or a bottle of wine to say thank for helping out. Ask them to read this article...it may help them. Lets take a look at 'still photographs' first. Taking still photographs is not as popular as using if you have a look at the photo's on my website you will notice that they are all taken close-up and at kids level, so yes! get 'down on your knees' and 'zoom in' to capture those happy faces, mouths open, eyes wide with delight, screaming with joy, you will need to have some patience, but they are the images that you will treasure. Recording the birthday party on video is also very popular...but not as easy as it may seem...here are a few ideas that will help. Firstly, a magic show is 40 minutes long and that's a long time to stand there with a camera at your eye. I often see parents filming, standing behind the children at the back of the room...they capture some of my show on film and the back and tops of the kids heads....hmmmm....not so good!.....There is a better way!...and it is similar to still photography...get yourself a nice comfortable chair, a low chair is best or sit on a cushion to try to get a kids eye view. Position yourself up the front and to the side so you can film the kids faces laughing, going crazy, getting excited and don't try to capture the entire magic show...take a break and relax...then film some more...and you will end up with a DVD that is 'Gold'. I hope you have found this article helpful..it is based on literally 1000's of performances and any feedback would be welcome, let me know if your experiences have been similar or if there is anything I should add to further articles Good Luck with it. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com www.kidspartymagic.com.au Magic Glen is a popular brisbane kids birthday party magician |
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