Help! I have my first newborn (well 2 weeks old) shoot tonight. I tried to book with mom sooner but things just kept coming up. So baby is a little older. When mom was describing the baby girl she was saying she is a bit fussy.
Does anyone have any tips for photographing lil ones like this. I got a small space heater to help keep her warm. I advised mom that sleepy & full baby is the best to have her. I have a few props as well like fuzzy material, basket, and a few odd and end things. The shoot will take place at their house & I will be using natural lighting.
Ive searched so many blogs about how to go about this... maybe my nerves are getting the best of me lol.
My fave newborn shots of my daughter are (as Nicole said) shots of her little hands, feet, eyelashes, lips etc. I take so many of her whole self doing cute things, but I forgot to photograph the little things like that, that I miss the most about her tinyness - so those are the ones I treasure the most:)
Maybe try and incorporate stuff that mom and dad are passionate about? Football jersey as a blanket, or other sports related props, Mommy type stuff (having a brain dump at the moment but you get the idea) My parents fav of me was when I was snoozing, they put me up against our great dane who was also sleeping, looked like he was cuddling me....IDK maybe, maybe not?
Some of my favorite photos I have of my kids from our newborn shoot were of us comforting the baby. The photographer captured our natural feelings for our baby. So even when it seems like the camera should be off, that is the time to make sure it's on!
I agree with everyone - allow lots of time and don't forget the details. You might get a few ideas from my web site http://www.juliecortensphotography.com/babiesandbellies or if you email me cortens@shaw.ca I can give you the password to some of my newborn sessions.
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@nicolekos@pwallis@emmilou@shadesofgrey@cfitzgerald@cortens@tnaki@pocketmouse Thanks everyone I took each persons advice and paid attention to the little details, got a few of mom comforting her, and incorporated things that were important. I think I just worked my self over it. It was a very calm slow paced shoot. :) The heater made a huge difference in her attitude she was so much happier with it on. :)
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