Great advice and a great topic! Photographing kids during our travels is one of our favorite activities - capturing a child's expression can say so much about a place. Here are a couple of other tips we've picked up over the last few years:

- if you want to photograph a kid, make a connection with the parents first and learn about those kids (age, names, school, etc.). Many times, the parent will agree not only for you to photograph the child, but allow to photograph him/her with the child (thanks for including my photo from Burma above as an example).

- when you're done taking the photo, show the child/children the image in the LCD display. This is not only a fun experience (the squeals and smiles are priceless), but sometimes you can elicit a different expression and get more great shots.

- ignore the first shot you take. Sometimes kids will ham it up for the camera - bunny ears, peace signs, etc. Cute, but it may not necessarily be what you want to capture. Take the photo with them hamming it up and ignore it. Then, when they are giggling, take the real shot. It will be a more natural expression.

Here are more tips for photographing people on the road: http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2009/05/10-tips-for-great-street-and-market-photos/

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