When photographing kids I always plan on taking between 100 and 200 shots so at least some of them are good. (Thank goodness for digital cameras.)
I also find that with some subjects, they are tense in the beginning of the photo session and later they relax and give you better expressions near the end of the session. Depends on the person.
I photographed two kids on Saturday, one of whom was moving around a lot. I shot 200 photos of just the one pose, with my camera in the same spot, on a tripod, for each shot. I zoomed in for some closeup shots and zoomed out for the overall shots, but didn't change my position or their location in relation to the light (a big window off to the side).
None of the shots I took will be perfect in and of themselves. I'll need to combine perhaps five different photos to get one good overall composition that will work. But because the kids. my camera, and the light were always in the same relative positions, I'll be able to combine these parts and it will look right.
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