Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I've done many hundreds of school class pictures. <<<<SNIP>>>> > 3. Enlist the help of teachers, preferably including a gym teacher, to pose the children. School children know how to take orders from their teachers, but are not good at taking orders from photographers. The most difficult part of taking school group pictures is getting the students to stand still. <<<<SNIP>>>> Some very good advise in the original post. I can only add that to make a bunch of unruly, giddy, and overly energetic kids stand still is to tell them that you shoot for "17 Magazine" and MTV, and are always looking for new talent. It has always worked for me. Joe Codispoti - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html