What background to use for school life photography. Choosing poses for photo shoots for the graduation album. Equipment for prom photography

School photography is a service of our studio. Photographers offer assistance in organizing photo sessions in the classroom and outside. Interesting photographs will take pride of place in photo albums and photo frames. School photographer works with children throughout their studies, creating a photo story from their first school to graduation. There are many options for shooting during this period:

• report from the First Bell celebration;
• Primer Day;
• themed matinees, school holidays;
• holding creative events, visiting exhibitions, performances;
• support on trips and excursions;
• Creation school photo albums at the end of each academic year.

School photographers offer services, but few of them are creative in their work. Our studio employs only those who not only shoot, but work out the plot of the shooting and reveal the character of each child at the photo shoot. Taking photographs at school does not interfere with the educational process. We don’t create staged shots, but rather capture children’s emotions, so the pictures come out alive.

School photographers in our studio have the talent of child psychologists. They communicate with children and older schoolchildren, and know how to win them over so that the children do not feel constrained. The work takes place in a positive atmosphere, where schoolchildren smile and rejoice, enjoying the moment. Preparation for a photo shoot at school begins in advance. You will achieve a positive result through fruitful cooperation and interaction between children, parents, teachers and photographers. Suitable props are selected, the photographer gives recommendations regarding the color of clothing, style, and hairstyles so that the children look organic in the frame.

Portrait photography of schoolchildren can be ordered separately. These photos are not like passport photos. If the photographer sets the color correctly, selects the props and captures the child’s necessary emotions, the student will like the portrait.

Reportage shooting at school, in lessons, extracurricular activities

If you don’t like staged and portrait photographs, but want to leave a memory of a long period of children’s lives, order reportage photography of schoolchildren. Such photography during lessons or breaks is planned in advance. The photographer studies the geometry of the classroom, the angles of natural light, and frames the frame. Reportage photography is an art that not everyone can master. Children are distinguished by their spontaneity; they do not pose for photography. Staged shots “kill” the feeling of carelessness and lightness school life.

Before sending to clients, all photographs are processed in graphic editors, but they are so unobtrusive. “Minimum Photoshop” - these are the rules for photographing children.

The creation of school photo albums is also gradually becoming a thing of the past. They were replaced by photo books. Printing products leave room for imagination. In addition to school photos, little things and memories are posted here - a test sheet, a report card after the first grade, wishes from teachers and classmates.

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By ordering photography at schools in Moscow and the Moscow region from our studio, you receive numerous benefits from cooperation:

• processed photographs of children;
• compliance with conditions and preliminary agreements;
• it is possible to accompany the class with one photographer at school for 10 years;
• filming outdoor events.

In our service packages, along with printed photos, a disk with pictures is sent. Our photographers use high-quality equipment, they constantly improve their professional level and knowledge, attend master classes, workshops, and seminars. Together with numerous photographs of school everyday life, you will receive memories of a wonderful time that will last a lifetime.

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How should you photograph children? This question is asked by many parents, which is why we dedicate this lesson in which we will help you with the choice of equipment and shooting parameters, give advice on layout and working with light, and also reveal the basics of communication with children necessary for their photography.

Traditionally for our photography school, all tips are divided into 2 parts - camera settings and actual shooting practice. And don’t let the lesson number confuse you - you will succeed! :)

Let's start with some tips for setting up your camera for photographing children.

Aperture priority mode. Shooting in this mode and fast optics will allow you to control the depth of field (DOF), which is important for portrait photography, so that the background in the photos is blurred, focusing attention on the subject. The optimal value will be f/2.2-2.8 (according to shooting conditions) for a close-up portrait, and f/2.8-4 for shooting a full-length portrait. These values ​​are conditional, used personally by the author of the lesson, and you can practically determine the settings of your camera that you consider more correct.

If your camera doesn't have aperture priority mode (i.e. your camera doesn't have manual settings), you can use portrait mode. When using this mode, the camera's automation will open the maximum aperture for the focal length you choose, reducing the depth of field.

ISO- Depending on where the photo is being taken (indoors or outdoors) and the light, set the ISO value to the lowest possible value to prevent noise. ISO at 100-200 - if the lighting is good enough. If the lighting is insufficient and the shutter speed at low ISO is long, you can compensate for this by increasing the photosensitivity, but I recommend no more than 800.

Excerpt- try to use 1/200 for static prophecy when your child is posing, and if children are not sitting still, go up to 1/500 or higher. As mentioned above, if there is not enough light and the shutter speed in aperture priority mode is set longer than 1/125, increase the ISO or open the aperture slightly. If your camera does not have manual settings, use the sports settings mode.

Focus mode- set the focus mode to one point - with children who are constantly moving, this will be the optimal mode. In simple point-and-shoot cameras, unfortunately, you cannot select the camera focus mode (maybe you should think about changing the camera?).

Image format when shooting- if you have the time and skills to process photos, then try to take pictures in RAW format. This will give you more options for post-processing. And again, I note that digital compacts do not allow you to choose the format for saving images.

Flash/Lighting- if there is a hot shoe connector in the camera, it is better to immediately refuse to use the built-in flash. If the photo is taken indoors, use an external flash to bounce the light pulse off the wall or ceiling (if they are white) or use a diffuser to get indirect light. If you don't have an external flash or your camera doesn't allow you to install one, try to take photos in natural light and don't worry about using a flash (except for moments when you're shooting into the sun and you'll need flash fill light).

Lenses. If your camera has interchangeable lenses, then the choice is determined by the condition described at the beginning of the lesson - large aperture. When photographing children dynamically, it is necessary to use a zoom lens; when photographing statically - the best option There will, of course, be a lens with a fixed focal length. A TV zoom lens allows you to capture casual scenes from a distance, while a wide-angle lens allows you to take panoramic shots.

Now that the settings are complete, it’s time to move on directly to shooting practice.

Practice photographing children

Before giving specific advice on photographing children, it should be mentioned that the child should feel as comfortable and at ease as possible during the photographing process. You can show your child the photographs you took, let your child look at the camera, or let him take a few pictures himself.

The place where you will take photos, if it is situational, but try to think through 2-3 scenes in advance that you would like to capture. Shoot outdoors (for example, in a park or forest), and indoors (for example, a bedroom or a room where a child plays). Find a place with a simple, low-key backdrop for posing (and make sure there's no carpet behind you!). Choose places where children will find it fun and interesting, then you can photograph them in a relaxed atmosphere while playing.

Hidden photography- try to photograph children as secretly as possible. They can do their favorite things during this time. Use a TV lens.

Avoid staged shooting where a child, for example, sits among toys with a sour face and looks at them indifferently. The picture is called “Happy Birthday,” but another name suits it best: “This photographer got all your gifts.” Unfortunately, social media they are simply teeming with just such photographs.

Posing- older children love to pose, but small children are not very attentive to this and photographs in which they pose may look a little unnatural and forced.

The best period for photographing babies is from 6 to 9 months. Then we have the most angelic faces, wide-open eyes and the most controlled mood. During this period, babies look at what is shown to them, lie where they are placed, and touch what is given. In general, ideal models. In a year or two, character begins to emerge. It depends on your luck. Maybe all the games that you have prepared for him will be completely uninteresting to him. At three or four, it is difficult to get children to stand in one place. Don’t even hope that you will put a small child in front of the lens, and he will smile radiantly at you, turn around different sides and respond to everything you say. Will not be. 100%. The film set turns into a playground for active games, and you always want to play in places other than where they are taking pictures. But closer to 5 years, a child can already pose well.

Take photos at the level of the child's face- an ordinary small child is no taller than half your height, and if you photograph him from your height, the pictures will turn out ordinary and inexpressive, and the proportions of the child’s body will be disturbed. Therefore, sit down at the child’s eye level.

Using the zoom. You can increase the focal length by zooming, but do not forget that in this case lenses with variable aperture values ​​reduce the aperture, and, accordingly, the shutter speed increases and the depth of field increases. It is better not to use the zoom, leaving the lens in a wide-angle position and taking pictures in the surrounding context, not forgetting that the children’s faces should also dominate the pictures, and not just the surroundings.

Focus on the eyes. Pay maximum attention to the child's eyes. Clear eyes in a photo will always draw the viewer's attention to it.

Background. Pay attention to the background of your photos. The background gives context to photos, but it can also distract attention from the main subject. Before shooting, remove all unnecessary objects from the frame. Experiment with backgrounds of different colors and textures, or, on the contrary, take a photo so that the background is not visible at all.

Cloth- choose clothes that the child will feel comfortable in and that will reflect his personality. It's also good to have several different costumes if the shoot will take place in different locations. Avoid bright, flashy colors and accessories in the frame - they distract attention from the child’s eyes and create a certain spot of color - the visual center of the photo.

To obtain original photos use continuous shooting mode.

Include other people in the frame as another way to help your child relax - add parents, brothers, sisters, friends, etc. This will add a sense of relationship to the frame and will distract the child from the photographer. Filming two children is more interesting than one, but also more difficult. Here the emotions of one child must coincide with the emotions of another, otherwise there will be complete confusion. Here, too, it’s easier to give them some kind of task and film what they do. Only then will the photograph not look artificial.

Make the photo shoot as fun as possible. Try to make your child happy by asking him to do some fun things, this will make the pictures more energetic and help the child relax. The more fun the child is, the more sincere and original his photographs will be.

Light scheme, which you will use indoors, should not be complex and difficult to customize. You tell the children to stand here, and they move half a meter to the side. And it is on the sidelines that the most good shots. If your light is set to a specific point and a specific angle, you won't achieve much. It is easy to photograph children against a white background, where a step to the right or a step to the left does not play a big role, although, of course, you still need to monitor the light and, if possible, adjust it.

We will highlight photography in kindergartens and schools separately.

The production process of school photography requires careful organization. The fact is that photographing one class can usually take time comparable to one lesson. There are from twenty-five to forty-five students in a class. The lesson lasts forty-five minutes. Therefore, the photographer has only one minute for each portrait.

A portable studio in a miniature version consists of a studio flash with a power of 150 J (at a distance of 130 cm from the umbrella to the child’s eyes, it gives an aperture of 8), an umbrella with a diameter of 100 cm (moving the umbrella more than thirty meters from the eyes is bad. At the same time, it ceases to produce a soft cut-off pattern, but large-diameter umbrellas cannot be used: they take up too much space), a reflector to the right of the photographer (about twenty cm from the child’s shoulder) and a source of drawing light (ideally it should be positioned so that during the shooting process it is not needed too much) move frequently, approximately 20 cm above the child’s head, at an angle of 45 degrees to the lens axis).

Opening a hole even larger than 8 is bad, because there is no reserve of depth of field, and in case of the slightest mistake you can get a defect. Considering the pace of filming, it's best not to take risks.

During recess, children run wild and run around like meteors, constantly knocking over the fence of chairs built around the studio. It costs them nothing to knock any of the flashes onto the floor. Therefore, during breaks, filming stops, the photographer retrains as a security guard.

The lens should allow you to shoot a half-length portrait from an arm's length distance. This is important because every now and then children have to straighten their shirt collars, ties, and bangs. Portraits are characterized by a soft pattern, shallow depth of field and usually large aperture ratio.

When photographing a class, turn off autofocus and frame the frame so that the subject's head occupies three-quarters of the frame, there is not too much of the body, and there is a small space of blurred background above the head. Now focus on the child's eyes and seal the focusing ring with tape. The main thing is that the image scale of the heads does not change during the work. When they all come together in one cool vignette, the different-sized heads will look ugly. You will have to focus by changing the position of your own head: either approaching the client’s eyes, or moving away from them. Not very convenient, but the output standard of the product is guaranteed. One more important detail. At the moment of shooting, the camera mirror rises, and for a short moment you lose sight of the person. And at this very moment he strives to blink. There is only one way to avoid this during the shooting process: you need to look at the lens with one eye and directly at the child with the other and, if necessary, take a double. Avoiding mistakes by looking at the camera display every now and then is not an option - the pace of work will be disrupted.

On the eve of the shoot, children usually receive a lot of “useful” advice from their parents. A trained child, sitting on a chair in front of the photographer, inflates like a bubble, begins to straighten his hair, his collar, chew his own lips, or gives such a crooked smile that he is just about ready to burst out laughing. A lot in this case depends on the behavior of the photographer. You can’t let the child come to his senses. As soon as you sit him down and straighten his hair and clothes, immediately ask him some stupid question that has nothing to do with the shooting, but requires a switch of attention. For example: “How many kwa will there be every time?”, “What is the name of your cat?”, “Turn your nose a little to the left,” etc. You should have quite a lot of such blanks in stock so that the question is unexpected for each subsequent child.

Children usually stand in line outside the studio and watch everything that happens like a small performance in which the photographer is both a director and an actor at the same time. And whether children are interested in the performance depends on their behavior during filming. The moment a child hears a question, he willy-nilly switches his attention from the desire to be beautiful and control his facial muscles to thinking about an unexpected question. At this time his face takes on a natural expression. This is the moment of truth, catch it, pull the trigger. After a moment, the child will think about the question and respond: he will begin to talk, smile and again begin to play “handsome”.

You shouldn’t film children talking or squeeze smiles out of them if they themselves don’t smile at you with a full measure of trust. Uneven teeth or any glands in the mouth are very unsightly. It’s better for these guys not to open their mouths at all.

Children should not be allowed to stand directly behind you. They begin to make faces, show their horns, in a word, entertain the one who is already filming. This disrupts the rhythm of filming and prevents the creation of an optimal mood for the entire class. Confidence, goodwill, calmness, gentle tolerance for children's pranks and at the same time firmness in organizational requirements are absolutely necessary. If you can persuade the teacher to tidy up your tomboys, and you don’t waste time combing unruly tufts and putting collars and ties in order, you’ll be able to take down the whole class in forty-five minutes and still not create a marriage.

Higher grades are more difficult to film. The girls are all fashion models. They may sit on a chair with their back to the light because that side of their face seems better to them. Persuading someone to change seats is useless. It is necessary to prepare in advance for rearranging the light and mark on the floor where the umbrella stand will be installed. Large guys will have to be filmed while standing. Conversations with them and distractions should be more sophisticated and humorous. Commands in an orderly tone do not work. In a confrontational environment, filming goes poorly. Many guys have teenage acne. Therefore, stock up on good covering powder and concealer pencils. Accompanied by friendly laughter, the children will have to quickly paint their cheeks and foreheads, without listening to objections. The result is quite decent portraits without pimples and freckles. An alternative is computer retouching.

That's all for today. I hope the materials in this lesson were interesting and useful for you. Good luck and all your photography!

Graduation photos, like wedding photos, stay with people forever. These pictures will be a memory of one of the significant events in life. Therefore, carrying out such photography requires responsibility and high professionalism. Graduation photography can be studio photography - to create a photo album, or it can be reportage - to capture the ceremony of presenting diplomas/certificates and the subsequent celebration. This article will describe reportage shooting.

Which distinctive features this type of photography?

• Dynamism. For you, as a photographer, events will unfold at a very fast pace. It would seem that everything is predictable and measured - first the official part, then the celebration in the cafe. But in reality, everything happens quite quickly and requires efficiency, endurance and knowledge of your business. We are talking about reportage photography “in the field”. Studio photography for a graduation album is much simpler in this regard.

• A large number of people being photographed. At a wedding there are 2 main characters - the bride and groom. All attention is on them. This makes the job much easier. There are several dozen characters at the graduation. And every person should look good in photographs. Both in group photographs and individually. You need to quickly navigate among strangers, who and how many you photographed. Make sure everyone looks good in the photos. Otherwise, in the end it may turn out that there will be too few photos with someone, or the person in group photos will turn out poorly.

• Difficult lighting conditions. Taking photos indoors at a school/university, on the street, in a restaurant - all this requires different camera settings. It is very important to quickly work with white balance, exposure settings and flash modes. Additional difficulties arise from the first two points. You need to quickly navigate and react instantly to changes in lighting. Otherwise, you risk getting a lot of unsharp or dark photos.

• Duration of filming. Several hours of filming a dynamic reportage require good physical endurance. After all, it not only costs a lot, but also weighs a lot. Also, the long duration of shooting means that you need to stock up on additional batteries for the camera and batteries for the flash. If your battery runs out in the middle of a graduation party, you will let your customers down and it will mean a missed order for you. This also applies to .

So, how to take photos for graduation at school or college?

An indispensable attribute of such shooting are group portraits. Photographing groups of people requires attention to composition in general and to people's faces in particular. Make sure everyone fits in the frame. To do this you need:

A) position people correctly. People must be accommodated in several tiers. Even if everyone fits into the frame, standing in one line, this photo will be awkward to perceive. Because you will have a lot of extra space above and below. And in order to see faces you will have to zoom the photo, which is also inconvenient. As a rule, stairs are used for this.

b) be very careful. Even when people are all in the frame and you seem to be happy with everything, don’t rush to take pictures. Now it's time to look at faces. There are always a lot of photographers at such events (people take cameras, give them to friends, etc.). So when you photograph a group of graduates, make sure they are looking at you. A funny situation arises when half the people look at you, and half look at the other photographer.

V) do a lot of takes. Someone may close their eyes, yawn, turn away. This is difficult to control, so take many takes of one photo. This is difficult given that people are impatient. Everyone wants to take a photo and go on celebrating. Therefore communication is important.

G) communicate with people. As a photographer, it’s always better for you to see from the outside who should be where to stand and how to look. This still needs to be passed on to others. Speak and correct people in the photo - this is expected of you. Emotionality and good mood. A gloomy and silent photographer will negatively affect the mood of the people in the frame. People are having a holiday and you need to be on the same wavelength with them.

An assistant may be needed for a graduation photo shoot. It is needed to help transport equipment. If you take a tripod and additional lighting, you cannot do without an assistant. An assistant is also needed to help organize and move people in group photos.

To summarize.

In general, photography of graduations, like weddings, is a rather complex genre. You can't do this without professional equipment. The camera must shoot and focus quickly in poor lighting conditions; High ISO values ​​should not cause noise; and, of course, the camera must have high resolution. Unlike artistic photo sessions, taking place at a measured pace, there is no time to select the appropriate settings and shooting modes. Therefore, you need to know your technology well and be able to use it in order to be able to quickly respond to surrounding events. In addition to technology, you need to be able to work with big amount of people. After all, you need to not only photograph them, but also maintain communication with them.

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Standard vignettes, a general photograph of the class—how much can they tell about the lives of students? School photography is, first of all, a live report, a photo essay about the time spent at school. These are the relationships between children, their victories and joys, and sometimes defeats and failures, their mischief during recess. Not all schools have open lessons for parents. Therefore, in addition to preserving memories, such reportage photography is also an opportunity for fathers and mothers to look into the world of their child’s school life. Russian Photo club member Olga Kuzmina talks about the intricacies of school photography.

- Olga, hello. You've been doing school photography for quite some time. Therefore, today we will ask you to act as an expert. Very often, those who are just starting to master this genre have a question: the class is large, how can we manage to film all the children? How do you remember who you filmed and who you didn’t?

— If it’s a reportage shoot, then I take the time to shoot all the desks in a row. I can photograph one row, then shoot randomly, then another row, shoot randomly again, etc.

If it’s portrait photography, then I definitely ask for a class list and mark those I’ve already photographed. Starting from the 4th grade, I try to review the photographs taken with each child and choose the one in which he likes himself. With high school students I make sure to select photos. I write down the number of the selected photo.

— The child clearly doesn’t want to be photographed. What to do?

- The younger the children, the more relaxed they are and the easier it is to film them. The closer they get to high school, the more complexes and dissatisfaction they have with themselves, hence often the reluctance to be photographed. Children can demonstratively turn away from the camera and cover themselves with their hands during reporting. The parents order the photoshoot; they decided that the child needs a photo album. Teenagers have their own opinions, and it is important to establish contact. By showing your child several good pictures on the monitor screen, you can often eliminate his stiffness and reluctance to be photographed. If he still doesn’t want to get into the frame, then longer focal lengths will allow you to shoot him from the other end of the classroom. You can also focus on the child and then move the camera to neighboring desks. Literally 20-30 seconds - and the person who does not want to be photographed is involved in the lesson process, and then you can take a photo with him. In general, school photography can become a real photo hunt.

— Do you have to direct a lot, that is, create staged photographs?

— During the lesson, the teacher leads, I don’t create situations, but only capture moments. I most often take staged photographs if I can free up a lesson, part of a lesson, or during recess for filming. I like to come up with some interesting stories to diversify my reporting. On the street, you can invite children to jump in groups, in winter - to play snowballs, in May - to throw out notebooks; Believe me, there will be few indifferent people. You can fold paper airplanes in advance and launch them. Often there is a globe in the classroom, and you can suggest looking for something on it: “Can you find Moscow? Where were you in the summer? Which country do you want to go to? Of course, each age category has its own stories. If contact with the teacher is established, then you can ask him to ask the children simple questions, then you will be provided with a forest of hands. Often children, especially high school students, are happy to propose filming ideas.

This year I made albums for the 9th grade, which I have been making for several years now. Like it or not, we had to come up with something new. The idea was born easily: 9th grade is GIA (now OGE). The guys took two general exams, Russian and mathematics, plus additional ones of their choice. Therefore, I painted the board in accordance with the specialized subjects: biology, chemistry, literature, German, English, social studies and physics.

— What shooting points and angles are used most often?

- Of course, at the child’s eye level. But he sits at a desk, sometimes he also slouches, so in order to “get” his eyes, I spend most of the shooting squatting between the rows. After this, despite training, my legs always hurt. If there are free chairs at your desks, you can sit on them and work comfortably for two or three minutes. Nowadays in primary and secondary schools it is often practiced to work in groups of 4-6 people, and here the upper angles work well, then I stand on chairs and desks.

— How to film in such a way as not to distract from the educational process?

— You can tell the children before the lesson that this is a report and the most the best photos- in which they do not pose, but simply go about their business, that is, study. But during recess we will be able to take pictures in groups, fool around and pose.

— Do children often pose? Are they embarrassed?

— If there is a lesson, then, as a rule, the guys stop paying attention to the photographer after five to seven minutes, but it also happens differently. Some children start making faces and getting into the frame. For such a child, it is often enough to whisper to him to continue doing what he is doing, or to point at the teacher/board with a glance. If this doesn’t work, then without taking a picture, I turn the lens to other children and shoot them. This is a good distraction, and the next time the child reacts calmly to the camera. It also happens the other way around: when a child sees a camera pointed at him, he sits down “as it should”, puts the hand that he was stretching almost to the ceiling on the desk “correctly”, gives his face a serious look, and there is nothing left of spontaneity and liveliness. Again, I either quietly ask not to pose, or I film such a “correct” child from the other end of the class when he is not looking.

— What do you like about school photography?

— I like the fact that this is real life! Favorite shooting - 1st grade on September 1st! Children have a variety of emotions: some have joy and delight on the threshold of a new “adult” life, others have worries and fears. Happy and proud mothers, fathers, grandparents. Sea of ​​flowers. “First time in first grade” is an event and celebration for the whole family of a first-grader. I am very glad that I help preserve the memories of this holiday for many families. I also loved mine school years. Filming at school allows you to go back to that time (smiles).

— What lenses do you prefer??

— For shooting in a small room, lenses with variable focal lengths are best suited. My favorite is the Canon 24-70 f/2.8. The short focal length allows you to shoot general plans, and individual children, located literally half a meter away from them. The 70-200 f/2.8 lens allows me to take close-up photographs of the kids from the other end of the class, and lately I’ve been shooting only with it. If the day is sunny, I can put on a fast fifty-kopeck lens and shoot without flash.

— How to use light and what to do if you have to shoot against a window?

— Since there is often catastrophically little light from windows, I almost always use a flash aimed at the ceiling, and sometimes a second one to illuminate the background. It can be placed on a windowsill or closet, also directed towards the ceiling. An on-camera flash saves you against backlight from the sun.

— What pictures do parents most often want to see?

— The old rule applies here: the larger part of the photo the child takes up, the more his parents like it (smiles). And of course, dads and moms want to see emotions and interesting situations in the pictures.

— Do details matter?

— Textbooks scattered on desks, a classroom corner, and children’s crafts are an integral part of the school process. I'll definitely take them off.

— Who is easier to work with: boys or girls?

— In reportage photography it’s absolutely the same. In portraiture, it’s easier with girls in terms of desire to shoot.

— What stories can you catch during recess, where children open up more?

— Change is an informal atmosphere, which means new interesting stories. The guys run around, chat with friends, play, and copy homework. This needs to be removed! Unfortunately, the corridors of schools are quite dark, and the intensity of movement of children can be enormous; high ISO values ​​​​are saved.

— What role does the teacher play in school filming? How should a photographer interact with him?

— A teacher is a person who can help you a lot, so it’s worth talking about him separately.

If you feel psychologically comfortable while shooting, then the shots will come out good. And in order to achieve comfort, you initially need to win over the teacher and establish contact with him.

Arrive a little earlier than the agreed time to have time to meet the teacher. Notice how wonderfully the classroom is decorated; what beautiful plants it contains (many classrooms would be the envy of any winter garden); how neat the children look and how great it is for photography; what interesting wall newspapers; how many auxiliary materials and so on, so on, so on. All of the above is the result of the teacher’s work, and such indirect compliments are always appropriate. But, of course, this must be done sincerely. Find something that really delights you, and your praise will not leave anyone indifferent.

During recess, you can approach the teacher again. Involve him in the process, interest him. You can show a few successful frames from the footage. Inquire about how the next lesson will be held and ask to include in it some points that are interesting for filming: work in groups (this is now practiced in many schools), calling to the board (if this was not the case) and so on. And again, don’t forget about the compliments: how well the guys worked in class; how complex the material was and how simply and skillfully it was presented; what kind of discipline or, conversely, an easy and trusting atmosphere... In the end, the mere fact that a teacher manages to cope with 25-30 children, each of whom “has two hundred grams of explosives or even half a kilo,” deserves sincere admiration! Don't be afraid to talk about it!

- Thanks a lot for useful tips! Good luck to you!

No forced grimaces or hackneyed ideas for photographs. By contacting RHINODESIGN, you will receive graduation albums with lively faces and interesting photographs. And leave photographs with people lined up in stupid poses at the behest of the photographer to others. They need it more.

How does the photo shoot work?

We don't dictate terms to you. How the photo shoot will take place is up to you to decide. Do you want it in a photo studio, do you want it inside the walls? educational institution, but you want it in nature, in a park or in another place in Moscow, the Moscow region or St. Petersburg.

We will bring any ideas to life so that in the end your graduation album becomes special. So that after many years you open it and remember all the people who are captured in these photographs. We relived all the pleasant moments from our past.

The photo shoot will take place according to a separate scenario for you. Plus, we take into account the specifics of working with each age. We have professional photographers on staff who specialize in certain types filming:

• Photo sessions for kindergarten;
• Photo sessions for 4th grade;
• Photo sessions for 9th grade;
• Photo sessions for 11th grade;
• Photo sessions for graduates of institutes and universities.

How the photo shoot goes

As a rule, photography takes place in two stages:

• Studio photo shoot;
• Reportage photo shoot.

In the studio we take group and class photographs. Then, in the place of your choice, we photograph the graduates individually and with their friends, favorite teachers, professors, educators.

Additionally, you can order photography directly from the celebration. At the moment when children, boys and girls say goodbye to the next stage in their lives. Our photographers capture the most sincere emotions so that they stay with you forever.

We are responsible for quality. We do not delay delivery deadlines. We work under an official contract, which reflects all RHINODESIGN’s responsibility to customers.

How to Prepare for Graduation Photography

The main advice for anyone preparing for graduation photography is to get enough sleep. Fresh faces are half the success. Decide on a place for a photo shoot and think through your image in advance.

Consider whether all participants in the photo shoot will be dressed in the same style, or whether everyone will want to emphasize their individuality. It is also worth considering in advance the decor of the room in which the shooting will take place.

The rest is the work of our photographers. It doesn’t matter whether you are preparing for graduation from kindergarten, school or university. RHINODESIGN specialists have many years of experience in organizing photo sessions and creating chic albums.

How albums are created

You choose the design of your album yourself. We have more than 100 ready-made options to choose from. It is possible to develop a completely unique design for you.

You also choose which photos will be included in your photo album yourself. Thus, each graduate remains completely

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