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Unique Photography Ideas

I enjoy photography and it has been interesting to try unique photography ideas that I have either seen or thought of. Be sure to zoom in when you want a close-up. If you have a digital camera, you can zoom in even after the picture is taken. Why not try a few of these ideas:

Baby's hand in Daddy's hand
Baby's feet in Daddy's hand
Baby sitting, wearing nothing but a cap, turning back, as you snap the picture
Baby sitting in a fall basket with pumpkins and colorful autumn flowers all around
Child hugging pumpkin or bending down to pick it up
Baby, posed to look like he's just fallen out of a basket
Baby boy wearing only a diaper and Daddy's necktie
Baby sleeping on tummy, with knees under tummy - large bow with streamers on his back
Baby in large clay pot - baby's head sticking out among lots of silk flowers - bow around pot
Newborn baby held up beside Mom's face - wearing birthday suit, held discreetly, of course
Hold baby up so the brilliant blue sky and/or a fluffy cloud are in the only background
Baby holding barbell up in air (Use covered empty tin cans on a dowel rod)
All the family's hands together in a circle
All the family's feet together in a circle (with and without shoes and socks)
All the family's heads together in a circle
Two members of the family taking a bite out of the same apple at the same time - 123 - Go!
Small child holding a flower - close-up of chubby little hands, face and flower
Small child sitting on the base of a large truck or tractor tire
Toddler trying to pull Daddy in his wagon
Tiny sleeping baby on Mom and Dad's large bed - photograph entire bed
Small child standing behind a small chair
Small child sitting on a small chair
Small child sitting - call him from the back and snap picture as he turns around
Child standing with Daddy's shoes on his own little feet
Little girl in Mommy's high heels
Child holding family dog or cat
Child posing with pet hamster sitting on her on shoulder
Child leaning over, hugging a big beach ball
Child holding baseball and bat, wearing a baseball cap
Child standing by a pillar - with hand resting on pillar
Toddler standing in birthday suit or diaper, painting picture on easel - snap from back or side
Future big brother/sister with head on mommy's tummy - talking to and loving unborn baby
One child teaching another the hand motions of, "Here's the church and here is the steeple. Let's go in and look at all the people."
Child with blocks
Child with Teddy bear or doll
Baby (at about 6 months) sitting in a large stock pot, wearing chef's hat with vegetables in front
Child with apples all around him. (Also all kinds of fruit and vegetables around him)
Child with teapot and cup, all dressed up for a tea - wearing a hat with dolls and Teddy bears
Great-grandma and little girl, all dressed up having a tea party with a big Teddy bear
Oldest family member holding tiny baby or youngest member of family
Little girl putting rollers in Mommy's hair from behind, while Mom looks in hand mirror at self
Profile of a child wearing a hat
Daddy and child walking down a path - take picture from behind
Children holding hands, walking away from you - take picture from behind
Daddy and child fishing, then holding up fish caught
Child on bike - picture taken from behind wheel of another bicycle with that tire showing also
Person silhouetted against the moon
Person silhouetted against the sunrise or sunset
Person wearing yellow, standing by a blooming crab apple tree against the brilliant blue sky
Small child, bending over, picking or smelling flower
Small child blowing a dandelion seed pod
Children in bib overalls and baseball caps - arms around each other - snap front and back
Family all standing together on a Japanese bridge
Family all standing on the stairs, behind a railing - with youngest peeking through railing
Lit string of lights on floor - baby on tummy or sitting in the midst of them, looking up at you
Young child, reaching for an ornament on the Christmas tree
Picture of your house - each family member sticking head outside of different windows, wearing bright colors (red and green for a Christmas card)
Toddler walking toward ocean waves - snap from back
Toddler bending over, picking up sea shells
Child, balancing as he walks across a log
Children, acting out the Christmas story
Children in bright colors, facing to the side, one behind another, as if in walking formation, but with the leg of one person forming an X with the leg of another.
Children in bright colors, standing in autumn leaves with hands full of leaves. At the count of 3, they all jump as high as they can and throw the leaves up in the air at the same time.
Separate close-up shots of different parts of child's body - face, hands, feet, toes, ear, nose, eye, entire body - Frame each part separately and hang together - or use a large frame with smaller frames within.
Four or five generations of your family
First day of school each year

I hope you will have lots of fun trying these photography ideas. They just might put a little more spark in your scrapbooking hobby and framed family pictures!

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