The Perfect Child Photography Contest Is All About The Photo.

Have you ever looked into a child photography contest, only to be turned off by the thought of pitting your child’s adorable smile against another’s? If you look past the very first pop up of your web search you will come across cute baby contests that agree all babies are beautiful. The real entrant in the contest is you and it is your photography skills and creativity that are judged.

Because of the lure of prizes and parental pride contests to find the cutest children for advertisements are flooded with photos. I have entered more than one and while there is no doubt that my son is beautiful, for some reason he has yet to win. While I scouted out even more contests to enter his winning smile in I came upon ones that are all about the photos.

I’m sure that you have caught your child in some adorable moment, peeking around the corner, or wearing a beard of bubbles in the bath. You look at the photo and you see the perfect image. If you have staged the perfect picture, or more impressively, caught it by chance, then you should enter in one of these photo contests.

With judges that range from professionals to your peers, even offering you a vote, there is much to be had. Not only can you rise to the photography challenge, but you can look around and be inspired by other people’s clever ideas and poses. I often peruse other’s photos and find shots that I am eager to duplicate and make my own.

When Anne Geddes’ work first debuted, I was one of millions popping their own little ones into flower pots and firing off dozens of pictures. This past Christmas I photographed my son in a drywall bucket, in a t-shirt with the family’s logo on it. My father and grandfather, the heads of the business, were thrilled with the quick spin on an old pose. My father dubbed the photo his “Little Legacy” and taped a copy to his clipboard to show off when he gives estimates.

While I am a fan of beautiful baby contests, entering my son with the conviction that he will one day be on the cover of one of my parenting magazines, I find a certain satisfaction in the photo contests. I take pride in overcoming shutter lag to get the perfect shot of my son popping out of the water at the pool. I am thrilled when I choose just the right ISO to capture a low light photo of my baby sleeping without it being overcome with graininess. The contests appeal to all my photographic sensibilities, give them a peek and they will be calling you too.

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Posted by Christy Higby | Filed Under Kids Photo Contest, Photographing Children 

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