child portraits

Kids' formal photos

Child portraits are photographs or paintings depicting children, typically formal or professionally composed.

The term appears most often in photography marketing: She specializes in child portraits and family sessions.

In art history, child portraits document how childhood was represented across eras—from stiff Victorian poses to more naturalistic modern approaches.

Related
  • innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
  • youthState of being immature
  • cherubWinged heavenly being
  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • poseDeliberate bodily arrangement

family · smile · baby teeth · freckles · toddler · baby · angelic · Sunday best · cute · dimples · rosy cheeks · pigtails · school · photographer · picture day · soft focus · canvas · painted

Opposites
subject age

child portraitssenior portraits

Formal student graduation photographs

photographic formality/style

child portraitscandid photography

Unposed, natural image-making

street photography · documentary photography · action shots · photojournalism · stolen moments

subject type

child portraitslandscape photography

Capturing outdoor scenery images

architectural photography · nature photography · product photography · wildlife photography

Family

child, children, childish, childlike, childless, childhood, childcare, portrait, portraits

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G