28 Examples of Playfully Childish Photography

From Upset Baby Boys to Vintage Black & White Photos

— February 1, 2013 — Life-Stages
Child photography can often just melt your heart. The innocence and curiosity of children shines through their eyes when the camera captures them and the result is refreshingly genuine expressions. Most children don’t know anything about posing or faking an expression, which makes it more revealing when their pictures are taken. This kind of openness and spontaneity contrasts the hyper-conscious prepared faces on adult models.

The Alexandra Klever ‘Mixed Emotions’ Series is a great example of this. In the photo series, the child goes through a range of mostly upset expressions. While it’s not cool to purposely make the child subject upset for the purpose of a photo shoot, the honest distress on his face here makes the pictures powerful.
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Jessica Alba's Meditation Birth
Jessica Alba's Meditation Birth
Peaceful Birth of Honor
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Ethereal Childhood Photography
Ethereal Childhood Photography
The Lauren Withrow Brianna Beasley Portraits Portray Pure Innocence
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Yesteryear Infant Portraits
Yesteryear Infant Portraits
These Achim Lippoth Baby Photos Give Baby Ads a Vintage Look
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Woeful Infantile Pictures
Woeful Infantile Pictures
The Alexandra Klever 'Mixed Emotions' Series Features Wistful Moments
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Jubilant Baby Photography
Jubilant Baby Photography
'Capturing the Little Moments' from Kyle Barnick is Adorable
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Lost Youth Photography
Lost Youth Photography
The Never Grow Old Series by Ruadh Delone Proves That Aging is Ok
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Wild Child Photoshoots
Wild Child Photoshoots
Purple Fashion Magazine 2009/2010 Editorial is Frenzied Fun
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Socialite Baby Photography
Socialite Baby Photography
The Photography of Frank Uyttenhove is Incredibly Imaginative
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Hyper-Emotive Baby Photography
Hyper-Emotive Baby Photography
Evan Kafka Captures the Not-So-Fun Part of Parenthood
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Fairy Tale Infant Photography
Fairy Tale Infant Photography
Wendi Riggens Photographs Babies in Precious Fable-Like Scenarios
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Captivating Child Photography
Captivating Child Photography
Magdalena Berny Presents the Beauty of Childhood in Her Works
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Startling Child Photography (UPDATE)
Startling Child Photography (UPDATE)
Jonathan Hobin's In the Playroom Photo Series is Disturbing
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$20 Million Baby Photos
$20 Million Baby Photos
First Shots of Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's Twins
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Melancholy Child Photography
Melancholy Child Photography
Osamu Yokonami Captures Kids in an Unconventional Way
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Capturing Stunned Kids
Capturing Stunned Kids
Kyriakos' 'Blue Mantle' is Full of Frightened Faces
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Fake Fires for Baby Photos
Fake Fires for Baby Photos
Maggie Gyllenhaal Disgusted at Paparazzi
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Sweet Sleeping Portraits
Sweet Sleeping Portraits
Polkadotposh's Sweet Yarn Creations Feature Adorable Baby Photos
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Hipster Child Photography
Hipster Child Photography
'Fashion Portraits' by Achim Lippoth Show What the Future May Hold
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Badass Baby Photography
Badass Baby Photography
Ruadh DeLone's 'James and Byron' Portfolio Pays Tribute to Icons
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Fantasy Child Photography
Fantasy Child Photography
The Locked Illusions Series by Brittany Bentine is Surreal
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Blooming Babies
Blooming Babies
Anne Geddes Explores the Function of Flowers With Infants
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Alien Child Photography
Alien Child Photography
The Francesco Sambo Alien Collection is Innocent and Eerie
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Vampire Child Photography
Vampire Child Photography
Toystory By Oleg Duryagin Inspired by Twilight?
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Cry Baby Photography
Cry Baby Photography
The Jill Greenberg 'End Times' Collection is Adorably Heart-Wrenching
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Creepy Cake Photography
Creepy Cake Photography
Alain Delorme Captures the Essence of Baby Beauty Pageants
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Submerged Baby Photography
Submerged Baby Photography
London Baby Swim Offers Swimming Classes for Newborns
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