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Have patience, someone will be along eventually with some advice.
Unfortunately that person isn't me, although I would be interested in the same tips are we are a week overdue. In the meantime do a search in the search function, I'm sure there would be some useful tips to be had that have already been posted earlier.
Unfortunately that person isn't me, although I would be interested in the same tips are we are a week overdue. In the meantime do a search in the search function, I'm sure there would be some useful tips to be had that have already been posted earlier.
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All I have is the camera, inbuilt flash, and natural light.
Are you talking classic poses or just picture to capture the moments and the day by day changes and expressions.
Is it your baby?
Clean the baby - sleep in the eyes, stuff under the nose. If you miss a bit you can clone it out.
If you want softshots you can PP the effect.
Where possible I use soft natural light, e.g. from a window.
If it’s the moments you are going for make sure you camera is “ready and loaded”.
Babies don’t move too fast so you can slow the sutter speed down if there is not much light.
You can also use the house light, table and standard lights if you set the white balance.
Focus point is normally the eyes, unless they are closed.
Some Shots
Note: ‘mum’ can be replaced with other family members, dad, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc
Mum and Baby, sitting cradling the baby semi-recombinant in the arm, hold the baby quite high, just below/above shoulder level, fairly straight so that the head is more upright as opposed the baby’s chin buried in his/her chest. Remember they are really floppy, so you need to balance the baby so that it is not likely to tip forward.
Shoot in the half-light from a window works well.
With these shots you don’t all of the Mum just the face, looking at the baby.
But experiment with more of Mum, without Mum’s face.
Baby sleeping - not through the cot bars
Nudes - Small baby on the rug/blanket. ‘face down’ is much more photogenic. If the baby cannot hold its head up turn towards or away.
Half light again – try sitting and laying on the floor for these shots.
Bath time, bubbles and toys.
As he/she gets older paying on a play mat, trying to walk to Mum, Building brick and ‘cup’ towers – lots of nice primary colours to play with.
Toddling watch for the moments when they almost lose it, or do lose it and fall ... time to drop the camera and catch the baby.
Finally if it is your baby give the camera to someone else and get into some shots yourself ... you only got a short while before they change to children.
Children a whole load of possibilities...
Are you talking classic poses or just picture to capture the moments and the day by day changes and expressions.
Is it your baby?
Clean the baby - sleep in the eyes, stuff under the nose. If you miss a bit you can clone it out.
If you want softshots you can PP the effect.
Where possible I use soft natural light, e.g. from a window.
If it’s the moments you are going for make sure you camera is “ready and loaded”.
Babies don’t move too fast so you can slow the sutter speed down if there is not much light.
You can also use the house light, table and standard lights if you set the white balance.
Focus point is normally the eyes, unless they are closed.
Some Shots
Note: ‘mum’ can be replaced with other family members, dad, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc
Mum and Baby, sitting cradling the baby semi-recombinant in the arm, hold the baby quite high, just below/above shoulder level, fairly straight so that the head is more upright as opposed the baby’s chin buried in his/her chest. Remember they are really floppy, so you need to balance the baby so that it is not likely to tip forward.
Shoot in the half-light from a window works well.
With these shots you don’t all of the Mum just the face, looking at the baby.
But experiment with more of Mum, without Mum’s face.
Baby sleeping - not through the cot bars
Nudes - Small baby on the rug/blanket. ‘face down’ is much more photogenic. If the baby cannot hold its head up turn towards or away.
Half light again – try sitting and laying on the floor for these shots.
Bath time, bubbles and toys.
As he/she gets older paying on a play mat, trying to walk to Mum, Building brick and ‘cup’ towers – lots of nice primary colours to play with.
Toddling watch for the moments when they almost lose it, or do lose it and fall ... time to drop the camera and catch the baby.
Finally if it is your baby give the camera to someone else and get into some shots yourself ... you only got a short while before they change to children.
Children a whole load of possibilities...
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