Family photography: Snap great photos

Do you feel inadequate with your tiny camera while your friend lugs around a DSLR with detachable lenses? While these high-end cameras are popular, not everyone wants to invest in one. It’s expensive, bulky and inconvenient to tote around.

Tips on how to take great photos, with just
about any camera. Image: Corbis

We spoke to Singapore photographer Hendra Lauw on how to take better photos with a compact camera. His simple tips on family and child photography – his speciality – will help elevate your regular shots to greatness.

FAMILY SHOTS

PHOTOS OF KIDS

GET AROUND COMMON MISTAKES

Photographer Hendra Lauw is the winner of the Best Photography Blog at the 2010 Singapore Blog Awards. Visit his website at: www.hendralauw.com.

This article was originally published in SimplyHer February 2011.