The child portrait market may be a powerful thing--full of emotion and cute-as-a-button subjects--but as with all things, you have to know how to do it right. How do you handle the nervous mother of a newborn coming in for their first photo session? How do you get a shy three-year-old to open up in front of your camera?

PPA's recent and upcoming online classes may be able to help. After all, we did snag some of the top child and newborn portrait artists (and PPA members) to share their secrets!

• Learn how Keri Meyers prepares for and carries out her newborn sessions: "Setting Yourself Up for Success with Newborn Portraits" (live session August 7 at 2:00pm Eastern; archive available after)
• Learn about the stages of children's growth...and how Marianne Drenthe uses that knowledge to improve her sessions: "Photographing & Interacting with Children of All Ages" (coming up August 21 at 2:00pm Eastern)