Tips for Taking Better Photos of Easter Baskets, Bunnies and Egg Hunts - Nikon
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MAY 7, 2021
BEGINNER
Tips for Taking Better Photos
of Easter Baskets, Bunnies
and Egg Hunts
Featuring KRISTINA KROOT & KAREN WAGNER
A
favorite—and photogenic spring holiday is Easter, bringing with it fancy
spring dresses, colorful Easter eggs to decorate along with exciting egg
hunts to participate in and visits with the Easter bunny.
It’s easy to make great Easter pictures when you follow a few tips.
© Karen Wagner
What’s more heartwarming than brother and sister holding hands as they
search for Easter eggs.
© Karen Wagner
Kids love to show off their found treasure and will likely be eager to supply a wide smile as well.
Take Lots of Candids!
Whether you’re photographing your kids decorating Easter eggs, running around
the house or yard on the hunt for hidden treasures or chomping on the ear of a
candy bunny, candid photographs are often the favorite captures you can make.
They’re natural, with no posing or fake grins filling the frame.
On the Hunt
Do you hide Easter eggs around the house or garden or do you take your kids to a
local park or community event? No matter which it is, these are all great backdrops
for making fun photos as your children romp around, basket in hand.
Because your little ones will be in motion much of the time, you’ll want to use a
fast shutter speed to capture the action. To do so, you can set the camera on
shutter priority which will let you choose the shutter speed and the camera will
choose the corresponding f/stop. Pick a shutter speed of at least 1/500 of a second
to make sure you freeze their movements. You may need to increase your ISO if
it’s a dreary day or you’re taking pictures inside without a flash. You can also use
the Sports scene mode, which will set the camera for capturing action. Check your
camera's manual to see if yours offers Scene modes.
Zoom in for tight shots of your little ones filling their baskets, as well as making
sure to take a wide shot to capture the entire scene. Especially if the kids are
dressed up for the occasion. Kids love to show off, so asking them to show you
their basket full of treats is sure to entice a boastful smile. Even a shot of a young
girl or boy biting the ear off a big chocolate bunny will help in your storytelling.
Decorating the Easter Eggs
Decorating Easter eggs is a fun family pastime and it can be a treasure-trove of
picture making opportunities. Remember to capture plenty of shots before, during
and after. You’ll want to take plenty of photos of your decorating station, as well as
capture images of your little ones as they try their hand at decorating. Close ups of
little hands can be just as wonderful as a wider shot that shows your toddler or
child hard at work.
© Kristina Kroot
© Kristina Kroot
A dozen decorated eggs sit in the
Photograph the eggs before they’re dyed carton. Shot from above with a lens
and decorated. Think about how your photos wide enough to also include the
will tell a story. This image features a bowl of jars of colorful dyes tells a story in
eggs ready for decorating, as well as the jars one frame.
that will hold the colorful dyes, out of focus
but distinct enough to make out, in the
background.
© Kristina Kroot
The photographer focused on the © Kristina Kroot
toddler’s hand holding an egg over
a jar of dye, for emphasis, but you Zoom in and capture the details,
like this toddler’s tiny hand
can still make out the curious
expression on her face. carefully dropping an egg into a jar
of dye.
Pretty Portraits
You can take nice portraits of your young ones by placing them in front of a solid
colored background or one that isn’t too busy looking. Adding a pair of bunny ears
or asking them to show off a new stuffed animal toy will make for fanciful images. If
you can, also take one without the Easter props for a more timeless portrait.
Don’t forget your furry friends. If your cat or dog will let you photograph them
wearing a pair of bunny ears, get a picture of them too!
© Karen Wagner
Set up for a portrait, here the © Karen Wagner
photographer snapped a candid of
this little girl counting the eggs in Similarly, children will be happy to
her basket. Asking a child to do a show off a brand new stuffed
simple task like count the treats in animal, and you're sure to capture
the basket will make an endearing a genuine smile.
image.
© Karen Wagner
© Karen Wagner
The photographer was able to
Take a silly photo like one of your capture a beautiful portrait of this
daughter wearing bunny ears for little girl, without the Easter bunnies
the camera, but also take a normal and baskets in the frame, for a
photo too. timeless photograph.
5 Quick Tips
When photographing the action of children running around during an
Easter egg hunt, put the camera on Shutter Priority and select a shutter
speed of at least 1/500 of a second.
For a portrait featuring a background of softly blurred color, set the
camera to aperture priority and use the widest aperture on your lens.
If you’re photographing children decorating Easter eggs or searching for
eggs indoors, use your flash. And if you have a Speedlight that features
a tilting flash-head, tilt it up and bounce the light off of the ceiling for a
broader, softer light.
To be a good storyteller you’ll want to capture wide shots, close-ups,
even macro shots and portraits.
Capture candid photos as well as photos where you ask your kids to
smile for the camera.
To see more of Kristina's photos visit her website: www.kristinamariefoto.com.
Featuring
KRISTINA KROOT & KAREN WAGNER
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