100 Toddler Shots to Improve Your Family Photography

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

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Peek-a-boo

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“i’m a toddler!” yoga

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Best Toddler Imitation of a Mexican Wrestler Ever

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Shot Tower Toddler

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Toddler without a Cause

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Toddler with Dandelion

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5282 Toddler Legs

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Toddler and the Shell

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Toddler in the hole

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Toddler

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Toddler

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Untitled

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Toddlers on a bench

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Lyuba

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Bathroom reading

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Pretty Miss E

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Portal

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Tickle Tickle

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Nadia eres un sol

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Who dressed YOU?

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3 year old + Nikon D80 = Nervous Dad!

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Reflections

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Light, God’s eldest daughter

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super cute

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Alvó szempillák – Sleeping Eyelashes

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Untitled

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flickr colors

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Leona at play

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Free!

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surprise!

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surprise!

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Waiting… to fly

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Pig Pen EXPLORED!

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Dylan Big Laugh

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Forever blowing bubbles

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Engaged

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

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Pile-up on the Interstate

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Cousins

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Hey Ernie!

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hugging his dog

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Dordogne, Foodfest, France 2009

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Beary Scary

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Laughing

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Anjo

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Lost in thought

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Almost flying

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found a toddler photo of myself

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alwaysbecurious EXPLORED!

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Untitled

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Eva: Tiny Thoughts

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Playful toddler on hardwood floor

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I have to explain

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Ten-10 and Tyler

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Lilah, Close

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Toddler starting “the Wave”

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WritingOnTheWall

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Summertime

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Toddler { Wedged }

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Jump

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Cohorts

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dressed and ready for winter

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P’tite-Pomme

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Testing the Flow of the Fountain

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Hello Kitty!

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phagwah baby

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Mine. All mine.

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Cassette

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Playing in the Sand in Late Evening Light

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

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Swing!

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look up

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So happy!

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After the Fall

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claire 4

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Alex celebrates his birthday

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Alex makes a friend at the park

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HaiQal | Adik Fitri

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Toddler Senior Picture Pose

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Alexis looking in the snow

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almost summer

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oh to be a kid again

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Timothée, thinking

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Toddler Tank

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Erina-25

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Little Creations-6

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claire 3

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Stella & Jolene swingset 18

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Jeans-and-Pink-Boots

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Little Creations – Monkey Class

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Toddler in mirror

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Someone Is Finally Comfortable with the Camera

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Untitled

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An African Christmas 2009

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Ahh!

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Little Sailor in Paris

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Erina-35

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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.

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Discussion 32 Comments

  1. haha hilarious. love them all especially those two little kids “Who dressed YOU?” staring at each other. funny as hell

  2. dapas says:

    Greaaat.. All nice pic..
    :)

  3. Fowley says:

    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. :)

  4. Henry Hingst says:

    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

  5. I love those pictures. My daughter is 2 months old and I find them very inspiring.

  6. Chad says:

    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

  7. Geo says:

    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

  8. 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

  9. jay McIntyre says:

    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/

  10. Jose Campos says:

    well i have no words, shooting babies gets hard sometimes, but these photos are just amazing, they brought out my parental instinct, GREAT SHOOTS!!!

  11. DShortDesign says:

    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/

  12. Nate A. says:

    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

  13. OJ Photo says:

    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

  14. davezombie says:

    I like Cohorts.
    Heres my boy hanging out in the yard:
    http://prestonpro.com/photoblog/2010/05/22/wilderness/

  15. 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”)

  16. Erik says:

    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

  17. graphiste says:

    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

  18. marya says:

    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!!!

  19. Conor Keller says:

    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. :)

  20. 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.

  21. Krista Stark says:

    They are all so cute!
    My favorites are Pigpen and 3yr old+Nikon..I cant believe how well he holds the camera :D

  22. shelby & jayden says:

    you have alot of talent! keep it up! i shared a picture of my own of my daughter:)

  23. Trudy says:

    Love capturing the innocence of a toddler’s eyes.

  24. Love them all but especially the last one :0)

  25. Richard Killey says:

    I love the one with the child pirate looking at the other child (title is “Who dressed YOU?”)

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