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>>Hello all >> >>I know it's mostly about health and enjoyment when it >>comes to children preferring to go barefoot, but I >>also think their bare feet look just perfect! Whether >>it's with pants or shorts, skirt or dress, keeping >>them bare is the best you can do with young feet in >>terms of looks. >>So to me the appropriate dress code for every >>situation for kids and youngsters is "barefoot". A >>child is properly dressed from neck to knees or >>ankles. Shoes for winter are allright as long as they >>are kept with the scarves, gloves, caps and all the >>other things that are too warm during most of the >year. >>It is odd and awkward to see a young child stepping >>clumsily in shoes, or a slightly older child slapping >>shod feet noisily on the ground. How much more elegant >>is it when they can move their toes freely and use the >>full flexibility of their feet! So shoes definitely >>don't improve a child's outfit, compared to the >>barefoot version. How could anyone ever deem a >>barefoot child inappropriate at any imaginable venue? >>Regular barefoot movement also makes feet look and >>work better ... (And smell better too, if you get >>close enough!) > >I absolutely agree. In fact, every book on child >photography I've read published since 2000 says that >when posing kids, they should always be barefoot. >Here's one of many examples: > > https://books.google.com/books?id=ipMsDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA12 >4&lpg=PA124&dq=%22Kids+feet+are+cute%22&source=bl&ots=w >nWGbCB6An&sig=ACfU3U15yUWP1hbWwV-hinpiDbZK4LNaVA&hl=en& >sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw3JahuIbsAhW4CTQIHa4UAv8Q6AEwEXoECAYQA >Q#v=onepage&q=%22Kids%20feet%20are%20cute%22&f=false > >There are several reasons for this, such as shoes >dating the photograph, but the prominent one is that >little kid piggies are just plain cute - especially if >you're capturing the bottoms of their feet! Parents >have fond memories of playing "This little piggy"and >other games with an image of a child's bare feet. >Shoes just can't compete.

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