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Published: Jun 25, 2014 · Modified: Aug 12, 2022 by Birute Efe · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

Playful Photography Activity For Kids

As a blogger I use my camera a lot during the day. I take pictures, I shoot videos and then I look at them, I analyze and edit them.

My children see that and occasionally want to be little photographers too.

Young girl holding an Iphone.

So today I came up with a very cool game for them to play. It's simple, yet very entertaining, educational and has many possibilities for different play variations.

Jump to:
  • Things you will need for a Photography Game:
  • How to play
  •  
  • Inspire them
  • To have more fun
  • Why I love this activity

Things you will need for a Photography Game:

  1. Camera. I gave my old old iPhone that I don't use it anymore. But you could also get 2-in-1 Digital Camera and Projector which isspecially made camera for kids.
  2. Space to take pictures. Both, indoors and outdoors work well.

How to play

1. Let the child go and take the picture of anything he wants, but it shouldn't be very self explanatory. To do that, show him how to zoom in with the camera so he can capture small details.

2 images of photography activity
3 images of photography activity

2. Meanwhile the other child (or you) try not to see where the photographer is going.

photography activity

3. The photographer brings back the camera and shows the picture on the display screen. The other person has to guess the object in the picture and where was it taken.

This photography activity is fun indoors or outdoors. Outside in the backyard is a lot of fun, because the lighting is good and you can sneak up a lot more pictures of a lot more different things.We played this game inside the house and it was as much fun. Kids could focus on finding little details from the pictures on the walls, on the milk cartons, corners of furniture.  You will see pictures and you will not believe it's your house.

 

Inspire them

Give kids few ideas on where to find "hard to guess picture shots"

Outdoors:

  • take a picture of your bike's seat cushion.
  • take a picture of flower leaf.
  • take a picture of ...

  Indoors:

  • design of the table runner
  • flower of the wall tile in the bathroom
  • your siblings eye in the picture hanging on the wall

To have more fun

  • Add time limit. Let's say kid has 1minute to find the object in the picture. That will definitely turn the competition mood on.
  • Set a color that must be in the picture
  • Allow only 3 times to guess on where this picture was taken.
  • Use photo editing program (if you are using phone camera) to make the picture black and white.

Why I love this activity

Two reasons:

1. Kids get to play while learn the beginning lessons of photography: zoom, focus, find interesting objects. It is a game to encourage kid's creativity.
2. All I did just told the rules and gave the camera phone to the kids and they were 'shooting' for at least couple of hours. The level of interest was even bigger when we switched to outdoors the next day.

It's a perfect boredom buster activity for kids of any age.

Meanwhile, you can easily sit down, relax and have some iced coffee. Or do laundry, clean the house and cook dinner. Which ever you prefer.

Get some more photography tips and make sure to watch Sofia's video where she shares her tips about better photography  for kids.


 

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Comments

  1. Sheila says

    June 26, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    I love this. We are planning to do a photo scavenger hunt this summer (post upcoming.) I think I love this even more! Sharing.

    Reply
    • Birute Efe says

      June 26, 2014 at 3:13 pm

      Sheila, thanks. Photo scavenger hunt will be fun too. Will wait for your post to try it out.

      Reply
    • Charlene says

      February 23, 2017 at 6:49 am

      I am a photographer and my kids love watching me work. This is a great idea i cant wait to play this game with them.

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    June 26, 2014 at 12:55 pm

    We'll be doing this activity today. Thanks for this! 🙂

    Reply
    • Birute Efe says

      June 26, 2014 at 3:13 pm

      you will have to send me a funny photo, Anna

      Reply
  3. Natalie PlanetSmartyPants says

    July 04, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Very creative! Thanks for sharing with After School Link Up!

    Reply

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