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Good Practice: Photography - Picture perfect

Using pictures of young children usually brings a happy response, but before you let them be taken in your setting there are certain procedures to follow, as Viv Hampshire explains.

There's no doubt about it, children are highly photogenic. A picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words, and a well-chosen photograph or video film of a young child can undoubtedly help to advertise and sell a product or entice people to attend an event.

As editor of a small magazine distributed to around 700 families in my local area, I have been pleasantly surprised by the willingness of parents to allow their children's pictures to be used within its pages. They help to make the magazine look more colourful, attractive and professional. Photos to illustrate a piece are so much better than drawings, diagrams or clip-art images can ever be.

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