Be silly! Yes, pictures should be fun! We want positive connotations with the camera, not bad ones. So, it's important to make sure to BE FUN while taking their pictures. Get really silly. Make fart noises. Dance like a monkey. Anything to keep it playful and get those real, beautiful, natural smiles.

Let them be naughty! That's right, we said it! One way to keep it fun is to let them do things they normally wouldn't. Watch them light up when they see the camera because they know they can get away with jumping on the bed for a bit!

Involve what they love! Everyone enjoys things more when they are doing what they love, so why not use that to your advantage?! Plus you get nice memories that are more meaningful and tell a better story of your child at this time.

I hope you enjoyed these quick tips for making pictures fun for your kids! If you'd like more quick tips we recorded an instagram live all about this topic! You can see it at either of our accounts @cristin_more and @tenleyclark. Come watch and leave any questions you may have!

And of course if you'd like to see them in action or learn even more, we've got plenty more where those came from in our online photography course for parents to learn to take better pictures of their kids and get in the frame, Capturing Everyday Magic (we're talking 3+ hours of behind the scenes where you can watch us photograph our own kids). Click the link below to purchase the course!