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Show qheSNAPSHOT GUILD - " ' Tt -v ....... f . y -lA.' i V 'i n'M'dn'l necessarily have your subject facing into the camrni In act ii 1 ;Ti'irp. as is shown in this very nnlurul shol of a youn h"iin'- maker busily doing her chores. Piclures at "the Awkward Age" IT IS almost impossible not to make an appealing picture of a chubby, cute baby whether his mood he one of laughter or tears, of a little smile or lusty howl Sturdy little boys and demure little misses are also sure-fire subject sub-ject material. But what about the child that has reacned the "awkward age" that in-between-stage of braces or missing teeth, of tall, growing thinness or extra pudginess? This child isn't certainly in his or her most attractive period. He may easily be very self-conscious and never more so than when he coices face to face with a camera. Many adults recall with an embarrassed em-barrassed grimace the pictures of themselves at 'vhatever was for them the "awkward age.' I know one young woman whose father recently presented her with a snapshot of herself, taken with her eigh'n-birthday cak T'" panying note read, "Anytime you get to feeling pretty well satisfied with yourself, take a look at this. ' There she stood, straight and staring. star-ing. Her hair was cut in mode approved ap-proved by her friends, if not her mother. It was what was known as a "boyish bob." The way to avoid pictures such as this at the "awkward age" is to pose the child engaged in some activity ac-tivity which is sufficiently interesting interest-ing to make him forget himself and the amera As we've said many times before, it is always a good idea to have the people in your pictures doing something, but never is it more important than in this case. Candid shots o these young people may prove to be the very best snap em when they aren't looking and avoid a battle with unattractive poses These "awkward "awk-ward age" shots can have a tre-' tre-' rnendnnr; np:-"il fir parents |
