When photographing kids, you have to work quickly. Children have a short attention span and after a couple of minutes they will lose interest and start looking around for other things to do. Try holding their attention by asking questions, making funny faces or even pointing at one of them while stating the name of the local sports hero. In India, the kids love cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. They instantly smile when you imply that one of their friends will be the next ‘Sachin’.

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