BoogschutterPrepare for Your 2024 Valentine’s Day Photography: 5 Amazing Valentine’s Day Photoshoot Ideas for Kids & Family!
The month of love is upon us. Love is in the air and lovers everywhere are looking to make memories that will hopefully last a lifetime. Looking for special ways to cement your special moments with your little bundles of joy? What better way than to have a Valentine’s day photoshoot.
This article will give you tips,ideas and techniques that will bring out your creative side and help you come up with brilliant ideas for your Valentine’s family photoshoot.
1.The Perfect Backdrop
The perfect background for your pictures will make or break the photoshoot. Choose a theme and select a backdrop that suits the theme. For professional photos taken in studios, there probably will be a variety of backdrops and backdrop stands provided to choose from.
Gladly pick the one that tickles your fancy and base your photoshoot from this backdrop theme.
For DIY photos taken at home, you can easily design your own backdrop. It does not have to be very fancy. A white sheet hanging from the walls is the most plain and easy DIY backdrop you can achieve with very little stress.
You can also design your own backdrop stand such as a kissing booth out of cardboard or wood. Ask your precious little ones to join in on the action by letting them paint,carve or even bedazzle the backdrop. Turn it into a fun filled activity for the whole family. Let the kids go crazy with the color and the design.
Your kids will definitely remember this experience for more days to come.
2.Use Valentine’s Props
Incorporate color-filled and creative props into your photoshoot to add some pizzazz to your photos. For example;
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Flowers
Decorate the set with fresh, colorful flowers that spark excitement and joy. Play around with different colors and types of flowers till you achieve your desired look. You can DIY your own colorful flower swing set which will definitely evoke immense joy and excitement from your children. Imagine your kids rolling around in a bed of flowers. Absolute bliss.
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Balloons
Alluring valentine themed balloons are always a perfect choice to add a pop of color and life to your photoshoot. Involve the kids in blowing up the balloons and decorating the whole set. Turn it into a hands-on experience for your loved ones. Play around with different shades and colors and build your own balloon wall. This will definitely put a smile on your kids' faces.
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Sweet treats
What better way to capture the authentic reaction of your children than to incorporate colorful valentine’s treats into your set.
Include colorful sweet treats such as cupcakes, macarons and cookies in the set. Add cute little messages on the treats to add a little spice to the whole thing . Children LOVE snacking hence this is a clever little trick to get them to sit still for the photos and to put a big smile on their faces.
Other props you can use can include heart shaped cardboard cutouts, cards, banners, toys, heart pillows, DIY heart mobiles among others.
3.The Perfect Outfit
The right outfit will definitely bring together the whole photoshoot. Play around with different textures, colors and patterns to brighten up the set. Involve your child in picking the different outfits to make sure they get what they like.
Pick out different costumes with your kiddo. There’s a myriad of different valentine’s costumes to choose from, for example; teddy bear costumes, heart shaped costumes, colorful floral dresses and shirts among others. Just imagine your kid in a teddy bear costume holding a banner that says ‘Will you be my Valentine?’ Cuteness overload.
4.Make a Story
Let the camera take you on a journey.
Come up with creative compositions and incorporate them into the photoshoot. Tell a story with the pictures, for example, ‘Amy’s first Valentine’s’. Take us on a journey through the child’s first Valentine’s experience by taking different angled photographs.
Play around with the lighting, take close up shots to emphasize a specific character, take face shots, overhead shots and the conventional mid length shots with each shot telling us a different part of the story. Compile all the photos in a chronological order that clearly shows us what little story you had in mind.
Create your own cute little tale that you will enjoy for years to come.
5.Go outside.
Nature is the biggest natural prop there is.
Instead of having your photoshoot session in the studio or indoors, why not take the session outside? The outdoors will give you a variety of different backgrounds to work with, adding more spirit and life to your photos.
Take the photos in a garden filled with colorful flowers, create illusions by having your child walk down the street, capturing the symmetric architecture of the buildings around them. Take candid and unexpected shots of your child just being themselves and interacting with different people and nature such as them playing with a butterfly in the garden, petting a dog on the sidewalk, you holding hands and many more.
Do not be afraid to let your imagination run wild. Be as free as the wind that blows on your child’s skin.
Kids’ photography should never be a pain in the liver. There are absolutely no rules. A Valentine’s photoshoot with your kid should be a fun filled and adventurous activity that is bound to make everyone happy.
With the tips given above, you can create your own fun and adorable Valentine’s mini shoot that will melt your heart and act like a bank for your memories together.
For more inspirations and more photography ideas, please check;
5 Classy & Cute Photo Props Inspiration for You.
Kate 2024 Valentine’s Day Backdrops Collection
