Photographing newborns... Help!
Sep 24, 2012 01:03:18 #
Google it,someone will have info.Thats what we do when going to photograph something different
Sep 24, 2012 01:09:04 #
usaellie101
Loc: Spring Hill, Florida
jjadeco25 wrote:
I've taken quite a few pix of newborns and I find ... (show quote)
What a beautiful baby! Congrats to the parents and the photographer.
Sep 24, 2012 01:50:38 #
Sep 24, 2012 02:04:33 #
usaellie101
Loc: Spring Hill, Florida
NegativeBLUR wrote:
The first 7 days of life is the best time to shoot... (show quote)
The rough and interesting texture of the blanket is a perfect contrast to the infants skin. GOOD JOB!
Sep 24, 2012 03:52:22 #
Regarding backdrops the baby is sure to have some colourful (maybe pastel shades) blankets which are great to include in the image. Grandma probably bought them and will add to the sentiment. For the actual background I would stick to plain black or white.
High key works well with babies and I love black and white shots. If you are spot metering off the babies face a dark background should be 2 stops darker anyway and could be rendered total black. Nothing too distracting as baby is the main subject and you do not want to take focus from him/her.
If you are including parents in the shot remember to make your aperture not too wide. My first newborn shots had either the baby or the parents sharp. I would go in with an aperture of F/8 to start to keep both sharp.
If you do not have much in the way of kit you can improvise. Tin foil, white card etc and make a diy reflector. Also tracing paper or a white net curtaing will help defuse the natural window light. Remamber to add the reflector to the shadow side.
Good look.
High key works well with babies and I love black and white shots. If you are spot metering off the babies face a dark background should be 2 stops darker anyway and could be rendered total black. Nothing too distracting as baby is the main subject and you do not want to take focus from him/her.
If you are including parents in the shot remember to make your aperture not too wide. My first newborn shots had either the baby or the parents sharp. I would go in with an aperture of F/8 to start to keep both sharp.
If you do not have much in the way of kit you can improvise. Tin foil, white card etc and make a diy reflector. Also tracing paper or a white net curtaing will help defuse the natural window light. Remamber to add the reflector to the shadow side.
Good look.
Sep 24, 2012 03:54:40 #
I kinda jumped in there and only then realised there are 6 pages of advice already. Sorry if I repeated anything somebody else already said.
Sep 24, 2012 06:41:24 #
Sep 24, 2012 11:23:30 #
free2bpbh
Loc: beautiful Michigan
Somegirl77 wrote:
I'm gonna be taking some photos for a friend within the next month. I have never taken pix of newborns and was wondering if anyone had any advise for photographing these little peanuts. I am new to photography and have no additional lighting other than natural sunshine, and have a Nikon D3000 with a basic 18 - 55mm lens.
My absolute favorite infant shots are:
1: Dad holding baby with photographer behind them getting baby's head resting on Dad's shoulder.
2: Mom holding sleeping baby
3: Dad holding the newborn where he cups the baby's head in the palm of his hand with the body laying on his forearm. This is one the hospital photographer did.
When my third grandson was born earlier this year, I took lots of different shots with the whole family. There was one shot (done at a photography studio) where all 3 brothers were wearing their "I'm the big brother/I'm the little brother) t-shirts laying down in a head-to-head circle holding hands. The photographer took the shot from above them looking straight down. I thought it was amazing and captured unspoken unity.
Sep 24, 2012 12:19:01 #
ole sarg wrote:
My father made an observation. All newborns look like Eisenhower. So, I would suggest looking at some old copies of Life and Look. The shots of Ike can serve as a model to emulate.
Ha, good one, although I think some look like Uncle Fester. 8-)
Sep 24, 2012 12:25:01 #
usaellie101 wrote:
Sorry to disagree with you. I have three children and six grandchildren and I never saw them as ugly even right after birth. So I cannot share your sentiment at all.
Bmac wrote:
The only advice I can give you is to wait a few months before you take the pictures. Newborns are mostly expressionless and very ugly. 8-)
Sorry to disagree with you. I have three children and six grandchildren and I never saw them as ugly even right after birth. So I cannot share your sentiment at all.
My remark was tongue in cheek Usaellie. 8-)
Sep 24, 2012 12:28:05 #
Bmac wrote:
Ha, good one, although I think some look like Uncle Fester. 8-)
ole sarg wrote:
My father made an observation. All newborns look like Eisenhower. So, I would suggest looking at some old copies of Life and Look. The shots of Ike can serve as a model to emulate.
Ha, good one, although I think some look like Uncle Fester. 8-)
Before I get into trouble, again, tongue in cheek. 8-)
Sep 24, 2012 12:42:23 #
To usaellie101
Thank you for your lovely coment.
I've been following the thread and get so upset when people call newborns ugly and expressionless. So untrue, these are precious little lives that have a personality. You just need to know how to capture and let babies be babies. Parents appreciate how the photographer can capture these precious moments are so short, and look for the moments of innocence and love.
Looking in a babies eyes is seeing the world in a new way. So enjoy the privilege of capturing these moments.
Thank you for your lovely coment.
I've been following the thread and get so upset when people call newborns ugly and expressionless. So untrue, these are precious little lives that have a personality. You just need to know how to capture and let babies be babies. Parents appreciate how the photographer can capture these precious moments are so short, and look for the moments of innocence and love.
Looking in a babies eyes is seeing the world in a new way. So enjoy the privilege of capturing these moments.
Sep 24, 2012 18:46:36 #
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Sep 24, 2012 18:49:35 #
Sep 25, 2012 08:41:14 #
Some of the best pictures I have are when babies are sleeping...angelic looking. Have the mother feed the baby, if at all possible, before the shoot. Besides shots of the face try to get some shots of their little hands and feet. Pictures of fathers and mothers gazing/smiling at their newborn are precious...angle so you see the baby's face in focus and the parent's face/sideshot closer to camera, slightly blurred. Feet in the parent's hands, baby's finger wrapped around parent's finger possibly. Fluffy, beautiful baby blankets with baby on tummy naked (if the room is warm) could produce some beautiful shots. Try to figure out the lighting and set up before preparing baby for shoot
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