5 Tips For The Perfect Newborn Photography
Newborn
Photography is a art of its own kind. It’s important you keep it simple,
meaningful and filled with emotions. As a newborn photographer, capturing the
right moment is all that takes to create the perfect picture. Our 5 step
approach is aimed to create the perfect and hassle-free newborn photo
shoot
Tip #1: Understand Parent’s Expectation
There
are two different kinds of newborn Photography, posed and lifestyle choices.
Finding out what the clients have in mind is crucial to plan the entire
photoshoot. Posed photoshoots are where you set up themes and costumes to
create a perfect setup for the photoshoot whereas lifestyle pictures are a more
natural kind of shoot which only requires the perfect timing to capture the
various aspect of the baby’s life.
If the
clients choose a posed photoshoot, its
essential you do it in a studio where you have an access to various props. The
safety of the baby is important, so ensure to have baby is flat and well
balanced surface. The perfect time to conduct this shoot will be during the
first 2 weeks as its easy to get the baby to pose for photographs the way you
need them too.
If the
client chooses a lifestyle choice of Photography, then
you need to take the casual approach and head over to the client's home to set
up the shoot. The focus should be on how the family interacts with the baby and
well you can capture the best moment between the parent and the child. This
photoshoot need not require the child to be still and could be conducted upto
the first 6 weeks of the baby’s life.
I would
advise you to create a mixture of both kinds of shoot to bring out various
flavours in the newborn Photography album.
Tip #2: Finding The Right Time To Photograph The Baby
Baby
care is an unpredictable experience and being new parents, its
essential that everyone is in the right mindset to host the Photography
session. Avoid days when baby or the mom is sick to ensure a smooth session.
Find about the baby’s sleep schedule to plan various kinds of shot. The best
way to ensure you get pictures in all different angle of the baby is to go when
baby is asleep and wait till they are up and well fed to continue the session.
This way, you can get all different kinds of shop like the baby sleeping, being
fed, as well as up and bright eyed. Time each session to last from 1 to 2 hours
to give the family the necessary break needed to cope up.
Tip #3: Trust The Baby
Let the
baby be your inspiration and don’t sweat too much waiting for the right shot.
Babies are really cute at whatever they do and finding the right moment is all
that’s needed to capture the right picture.
Tip #4: Get Everyone In Front Of The Camera
Even
though most parents, especially mums, are not keen to get into the frame, its
mandatory you coerce them to pose. They will thank you for it later. Including
siblings, if any, to the photoshoot is a great way to get them to bond and
create wonderful memories. Make this photoshoot a family event to remember for
life.
Tip #5: Using The Right Aperture And Lens
If you
are new to Newborn Photography, you should shy away from wide angle shots like
f/1.2 and f/1.4. The baby’s pose is going to be in various angle and to click
the perfect picture you need to work on the depth of the field and sharpness by
shooting with f/2 and f/2.2. Also, when the baby is sleeping, knock yourself
crazy with macro lens and start clicking pictures of baby’s toes,
their funny expressions, etc.
Newborn
Photography is truly an art as each and every picture will make you wonder what
was going in on the baby’s mind. But, if you think the toughest part of the Newborn
Photography is over, then you are wrong. Each and every picture needs to be
edited in photoshop to bring out the essential element of each moment you
wanted to capture.
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