Believe it or not, Barney, yes Barney, still works wonders. It’s a trick that a master children’s photographer showed me recently. His technique worked wonders on the three and four year olds he had in front of him. If you get any kid to “say cheese” or “say puppies” or anything that ends in an “eeee” sound, you’ll get the right mouth formation, but when you hold up a barney doll and excitedly ask, “WHO’S THIS?!”, the kid’s eyes light up as they answer BARNEY!!! You not only get the right mouth formation for a smile, but you get it in the eyes as well!
It takes some finessing and getting right for your mannerisms and personality, and while I am not a fan of the big purple reptile, I am a fan however of the results I can get from kids that I am photographing. Barney is now a part of my arsenal for getting young children to smile great for me. Thank you Barney!!!
Yes, Barney still works!!!
