100 Toddler Shots to Improve Your Family Photography
In honor of the most photogenic beings on the planet, we’ve compiled 100 amazing and fun shots of toddlers doing what they do best: completely capturing our attention. I challenge you to browse this post and not smile at least once.
Kids make the best photography subjects. They’re completely unpredictable, incredibly prone to humorous acts and quite often love to have their picture taken. Whenever you’re around a child, keep your camera ready and you’ll almost never be disappointed.
In the tube

Peek-a-boo

“i’m a toddler!” yoga

Best Toddler Imitation of a Mexican Wrestler Ever

Shot Tower Toddler

Toddler without a Cause

Toddler with Dandelion

5282 Toddler Legs

Toddler and the Shell

Toddler in the hole

Toddler

Toddler

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Toddlers on a bench

Lyuba

Bathroom reading

Pretty Miss E

Portal

Tickle Tickle

Nadia eres un sol

Who dressed YOU?

3 year old + Nikon D80 = Nervous Dad!

Reflections

Light, God’s eldest daughter

super cute

Alvó szempillák – Sleeping Eyelashes

Untitled

flickr colors

Leona at play

Free!

surprise!

surprise!

Waiting… to fly

Pig Pen EXPLORED!

Dylan Big Laugh

Forever blowing bubbles

Engaged

yummy in my tummy (and on my face… and hands… and stomach)

Pile-up on the Interstate

Cousins

Hey Ernie!

hugging his dog

Dordogne, Foodfest, France 2009

Beary Scary

Laughing

Anjo

Lost in thought

Almost flying

found a toddler photo of myself

alwaysbecurious EXPLORED!

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Eva: Tiny Thoughts

Playful toddler on hardwood floor

I have to explain

Ten-10 and Tyler

Lilah, Close

Toddler starting “the Wave”

WritingOnTheWall

Summertime

Toddler { Wedged }

Jump

Cohorts

dressed and ready for winter

P’tite-Pomme

Testing the Flow of the Fountain

Hello Kitty!

phagwah baby

Mine. All mine.

Cassette

Playing in the Sand in Late Evening Light

MY Dad Says It Makes Me Look Clever — Does IT?

Swing!

look up

So happy!

After the Fall

claire 4

Alex celebrates his birthday

Alex makes a friend at the park

HaiQal | Adik Fitri

Toddler Senior Picture Pose

Alexis looking in the snow

almost summer

oh to be a kid again

Timothée, thinking

Toddler Tank

Erina-25

Little Creations-6

claire 3

Stella & Jolene swingset 18

Jeans-and-Pink-Boots

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Little Creations – Monkey Class

Toddler in mirror

Someone Is Finally Comfortable with the Camera

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An African Christmas 2009

Ahh!

Little Sailor in Paris

Erina-35

Share Your Toddler Shots
Everyone loves to share pictures of their kids. Today we’re officially giving you permission! Leave a link in the comments below to your favorite toddler shots and also tell us which of the photos above is your favorite.


haha hilarious. love them all especially those two little kids “Who dressed YOU?” staring at each other. funny as hell
Greaaat.. All nice pic..
Here is a photo of my gorgeous daughter:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcinbanaszek/4639945380/in/set-72157622381681143/
What a fantastic collection, plenty of inspiration (and cuteness )here.
I love – ‘oh to be a kid again’ , it will bring great memories and shows what being a child is all about. Great.
I’ve taken endless photos of my kids, ( one here – http://flic.kr/p/7Tb1TM ) it’s so important to catch every moment you can as they grow up so fast. I’ve found the unplanned and opportunist photos so much more rewarding than the ‘staged’ ones and besides trying got get a 2 year old to stand still or do a specific thing is a nightmare.
The cutest post ever! haha
The ”peek-a-boo” shot is just amazing!
I’ve got some photos of my nephew.
http://www.henryhingst.com/el-caballero
http://www.henryhingst.com/brilho-nos-olhos
A couple of my own. Shame you guys don’t come to dA more.
http://dullface.deviantart.com/art/Jewel-drop-136498994?q=gallery:Dullface/427611&qo=48
http://dullface.deviantart.com/art/Mega-farlig-132893516?q=gallery:Dullface/427611&qo=66
http://dullface.deviantart.com/art/Even-more-154775188?q=gallery:Dullface/427611&qo=21
You guys should go more to DA instead of just being on flickr.
Make a list of online portfolios would be cool too!
Best regards.
I love those pictures. My daughter is 2 months old and I find them very inspiring.
I love all those photos of toddlers. I wish I was as good at taking pictures.
Here’s one of my son…
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4682255528_cc6f569329_b.jpg
I have a collection of a few recent toddler shots that I would love to share. http://blackandgeauxld.com/galleries/children/
Favorites above:
in the tube
peeka boo
Mexican Wrestler
Bathroom Reading
Tickle Tickle
Who Dressed you? (too funny)
Sleeping Eyelashes
Pig Pen
Hey Ernie
Beary Scary
Mine. All Mine
awesome, awesome, awesome
Beary Scary is my favorite. It captures the scenario perfectly without actually having a cute kid in the shot. And let’s be honest, it is pretty hard to take a BAD photo of kids, even if they aren’t your own.
Here is one of my favorites of my son taken the day we found out my wife was pregnant with our second. A good representation of his dual nature of mischievous explorer and endearing littlle cuddler:
http://picasaweb.google.com/m.laurence.olivier/MasonMichaelOlivier#5456368376811999826
Those are some really great shots!
I love the one in the tube.
You forgot the picture frame.
http://jmphotographyonline.wordpress.com/portfolio/portraiture/kaia6/
My favourite shot yet is this one with the reflection in the window though:
http://jmphotographyonline.wordpress.com/portfolio/portraiture/relection/
well i have no words, shooting babies gets hard sometimes, but these photos are just amazing, they brought out my parental instinct, GREAT SHOOTS!!!
Awesome pictures. My favorites were Toddler Legs, Bathroom Reading and Who Dressed You.
Here is one of my daughter:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dshortdesign/3658278023/
Here is a recent photo of girl I recently shot. Hope u like. Won in the Innocence contest at http://www.elizabethhalford.com. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanielalbrecht/4654556207/in/pool-1358517@N24
Wow! Excellent collection!
Here is just one set of many on my PhotoBlog. This little girl is about the cutest ever, and is so much fun to photograph!
http://ojphoto.blogspot.com/2009/12/little-girl.html
I like Cohorts.
Heres my boy hanging out in the yard:
http://prestonpro.com/photoblog/2010/05/22/wilderness/
Hey, nice to see my photos used on a tutorial like this and amongst so many great shots (I’m the father / shooter of the first one and “Timothy thinking”)
Hi, I really love the Almost summer-photo.
Check out my niece, getting to know Mr. Frog Balloon.
http://erikbakomlinsen.blogspot.com/2010/03/lycka-i-en-grodballong.html
Nice selection – there’s something a kid always do too : crying … or beeing in a bad mood ! it worth some photos too , i didn’t see any on this selection
Great pictures !!
Here’s a few of my son:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arclightimages/4364208694/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arclightimages/3057060571/in/set-72157621735201065/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arclightimages/3623177146/in/set-72157621735201065/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arclightimages/3943369140/in/set-72157621735201065/
Thanks
Very nice! Very sweet )))
http://phototuts.s3.amazonaws.com/265_toddlershots/toddlerRoundup-24.jpg – is the best!
FANTASTIC shoots!!!very very nice…lovely!!!….
i like :
erina-25
Alex makes a friend at the park
Eva: Tiny Thoughts
alwaysbecurious EXPLORED!
3 year old + Nikon D80 = Nervous Dad!
Tickle Tickle
great!!!
Wonderful photos! Kid photos are always a ton of inspiration! Thanks for adding 2 of my photos up there (pig pen, alwaysbecurious), my son is a constant source of inspiration for me and will always be the majority of my photos.
These shots are fabulous and evoke just about every emotion from childhood that I can remember. My favorites are Little Creations, Almost Flying and Pigpen Explored.
They are all so cute!
My favorites are Pigpen and 3yr old+Nikon..I cant believe how well he holds the camera
you have alot of talent! keep it up! i shared a picture of my own of my daughter:)
Love capturing the innocence of a toddler’s eyes.
Love them all but especially the last one :0)
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=331420173541459&set=a.213214725362005.66179.100000204369247&type=1&theater
I love the one with the child pirate looking at the other child (title is “Who dressed YOU?”)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/achangeofview/6747074805/in/photostream