This is one of my favorite ways to shoot those uninterrupted moments. No directions were given, just an honest moment to peek in on. I like to try to shoot through something to achieve this. A door, furniture, leaves on trees, anything that will give you that ‘peeking in’ on the subject feeling.

Shooting from above is great way to simplify a scene, especially if you are in a messy, cluttered or unattractive room. It is the perfect way to draw attention to your subject with little distractions.

Getting as low as possible is a really great way to include your surroundings and give some scale to your subject. Try different angles from below and even try setting your camera on the ground to shoot. It is also a perfect perspective to get some fun detail shots.

This is a fun one to try after you already have gotten the shot you want. Some of my favorite images have come from shooting from the hip. There is something about having my camera up to my face that always changes the mood for my kids…especially for my 9 year old.

Kids sometimes get the idea that they are supposed to perform for the camera. If my children start getting goofy, I like to put my camera down, wait for them to continue on with whatever they were doing and then I will start shooting from the hip to capture the moment.