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I see clearly what you're saying looking back at some of my birthday party shots as a kid. Almost every shot looks so 2-dimensional and boring. But I guess it never occurs to us till we see how much better it could be. I'll be remembering your tips for my kids' birthday parties for sure!

Till then,

Jean

Birthday Parties present us with a lot of emotion, interaction, color and energy in a child’s party – the highs and a few lows of life are all present. On the challenging side of things – children’s parties can be chaotic places with moving subjects, lots of clutter and often little time for those organizing them to pick up a camera and take a shot.

Nice photo of birthday party. Cute birthday girl.

Great article! for some reason, taking birthday party pictures doesn’t rate as high on the “importance scale” as photos marking other occasions such as anniversaries, graduations and weddings.

Personally I don't agree with setting up a mini photo studio for a kid's birthday party. For one, kids generally don't like sitting still long enough for photo posing. Secondly, that is not really capturing the memory either. In my opinion, candid action shots will always be a better memory than any manufactured poses.

amazing photos and useful info. thanks

The idea is to get both. Portraits to remember what everyone looked like at that age and action and scenery shots to portray what was going on. It's similar to wedding photographers who do both traditional and photojournalistic wedding photography.

Okey I have the child and canon camera also and i will try to capture better images ...

i learned a lot in this site about How To Photograph A Child’s Birthday Party... i love keeping memories especially with occasions.. and i don't want to miss a single captured in that celebration..

Love this blog. I visit it every now and then. It's informative and nicely written. It's inspiring to see people getting out there and doing it! Will recommend to my students. Keep on posting!

Thanks for the kind words...and don't worry. I'll keep on posting!

I always forget this part. My kid's magic birthday party wasn't photographed good enough. I won't make the same mistake next year. Birthday is a special day in a year of our lifetime. It is not necessary to celebrate our special day with a huge party and by inviting hundreds of people, just to let them know we exist. Especially for kids. Birthday is a day when he feels special by the accompany of his beloved ones, like parents, brothers, sisters and the other members of the family. A small celebration can sometimes become the best party of your child. Like my little boy’s magic birthday party. I was acting as birthday magician. And great photography will make it last forever.