kids

An eight-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia had his wish come true when he was invited to a wildlife sanctuary to become a National Geographic photographer for a day.

Photographer Nancy Richards Farese has been photographing children for over ten years, from Boston to Bangladesh to Burkina Faso.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen spoke to members of parliament regarding an Online Safety Bill in which she argued Instagram, in particular, was more dangerous than other types of social media. This, as Zuckerberg focuses his attention on young people.

Instant cameras have made a huge comeback in recent years, but giving that sense of instant, tangible gratification to kids has generally been avoided since it can get pretty expensive. VTech's KidiZoom PrintCam wants to change that with a per-print cost of just one cent.

In a bit of a call back to the classic DigitalRev TV "Pro Tog Cheap Camera Challenge," YouTuber Jessica Kobeissi enlisted one of her professional photographer friends for a special photo challenge: get the best possible campaign/editorial photos using only a $22 bunny camera. Hilarity ensues...

We’re forever taking photos of our children. We want to remember those first experiences, milestones, and adventures. But how many of those photos come out the way you intended, and how many make it onto your walls and into photo books?

If you are a parent with a passion for taking good photos of your kids, this guide will walk you through it and help to improve your skills.

Want to give your child the joy of instant photography without breaking the bank on buying expensive film packs? Check out the myFirst Camera Insta 2. It's an instant camera designed for kids that uses rolls of cheap thermal paper for its prints.

Everyone has been taught from birth how to get a kid to smile. You just tell them to say "cheese" and they respond with a nice big natural smile, right? Well, anyone that's actually tried this can testify to how well it works (if you didn't catch my sarcasm... it doesn't). You end up with a photo of a kid with clenched teeth, a scrunched nose, and raised eyebrows.

Here's a 47-minute tutorial from PiXimperfect about how to create those soft, dreamy portrait photos of children using Photoshop.

Photographer Amanda J. Alvares specializes in shooting portraits, wedding, and... child zombie photos that may give you nightmares.

Talented photographer and retoucher Karen Alsop recently decided to have some Photoshop fun with her friends and family. When her mom unearthed an old family photo from the 1900s, she added her kids into the shot and pretended it was an authentic photo of long lost relatives... and it worked!

Pixlplay is a new hardware and software combo that transforms your smartphone into a special camera designed for kids.

Anyone who has ever tried to take pictures of children knows how challenging it can be. They don’t have attention spans, they don’t listen, and they switch from happy to grumpy within seconds for seemingly no reason at all.

London-based DIY computing company Kano has created a new kit for people who would like to assemble and program their own digital camera. It's called the Kano Camera Kit.

What if some of the most famous faces in the music industry were decades younger? For his latest project, fashion photographer Viktorija Pashuta shot portraits of 11 children looking like 11 music icons.