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Inevitably with the birth of my baby being imminent, I've been researching newborn portraits.

I've seen some lovely ones, - and I've seen some that have made me cringe, lol. That's "research" for you! hehe

I have to admit though, I really dislike naked newborn photos (just my personal preference). I think babies look so much cuter when they look warm, cosy and all snuggly. :love: Naked newborn pics seem to be all the rage though and have been for a while. I searched on google images for newborn pictures and every single one of the images was a naked newborn shot. I like all the detail shots and implied nudes, (you know, like where baby is wrapped up, looking all snuggly and you can see their shoulders or feet and calfs or something, sticking out) I just don't like the full body shots of naked babies. Again, that's just my personal preference.

Surely though, I'm not the only tog who dislikes naked newborn shots? :shrug:
 
I am completely with you on this one. Also dislike babies put in unlikely sleeping positions for that "cute" shot.
 
Naked newborn shots are a bit marmite.

You're talking about your baby though Nattelie.

Most of my personal favourites from my kid's first pics are not what I would consider (or post on here LOL) to be that great from a photographic point of view.

My tip would be to capture the early shots (you may be otherwise engaged though) without your photography head on (warts and all) and put off the portraits till the little one is ready. There's no great rush and you will soon get a handle for which expressions or angles you like best.
 
Sorry, Nattelie, wasn't aware of your interesting condition (as they used to say in days gone by!) All the very best for the hatching and I hope the labour doesn't go on too long for you.

Personally, although it could never happen, I would be very tempted to take some naked shots - nobody else need ever see them and it's possible you'll get a few crackers. You don't need to show any inappropriate detail in the shot, a wide aperture could leave just his/her face in focus but blur out anything below the shoulders. Cliché shot? Yes but to become a cliché, a shot needs to be popular.

Again, al the best for the delivery,

Nod.
 
Thanks guys.

MWHCVT - I love that image that you linked to! ♥

Inevitably a fair few of my friends have been pregnant at the same time as me - all but a couple have had their little ones now and I have to admit, when I've taken pics of babies, I've never been up for doing the naked shots. Detail shots of feet and hands - yeah, no bother. Babies with various props.... mmm, a bit hit and miss IMHO, but again, all down to personal preference.

Dinners, I think you're totally right - baby pics are like marmite!

Personally, I know that the majority of pics of my baby will be candids anyway - just like the hundreds that I take of the cats, :lol: I will inevitably do a handful of shoots at various points, but I'm under no illusion that I'll be feeling as fit as a fiddle after having a baby.

Simon photo, yep - I agree, sometimes those pics do look like an abandoned child and have a cold-shiver-up-your-spine, kinda feel to them. Not always, but definately sometimes. I don't like the ones of babies wrapped in muslin and hanging either, although I get the whole "stork" thing with them, I know that the babies are nearly always sleeping, but it looks so uncomfortable (I know that babies are a lot more flexible and that there was some research that newborns were more comfortable like that in the first few days, or something, you can even buy baby hammocks, so I think it's very much a perception of "I couldn't be comfortable like that, so how can a baby?").

Don't get me wrong, it's all personal preference, but I'm glad that I'm not the only tog out there who dislikes naked baby pics. I also understand that pro togs need to do what sells which isn't always what they like doing and that those kinds of pics are very sought after at the moment.
 
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