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When to Take Photos of Your Newborn Baby
by Ariane - Creative Director @Storymix Media on 06/01/2010
Today we are featuring the photography techniques of San Diego newborn photographers Carrie Sandoval and Brittany Woodall of the Baby as Art Studio. They specialize in maternity, newborn, and baby photography and offer several recommendations as to when to schedule a photography session for your newborn. Additionally, they offer a unique way for amateur photographers to take their newborn photography skills to the next level.
Carrie recommends scheduling your newborn photography session (or taking your own photos) before the baby is 2 weeks of age… preferably around 1 week old. At one week of age, baby’s tummy is satisfied because Mommy’s milk is usually in by this time, but baby is still young enough to curl up tightly and sleep through our posing. Additionally, newborn acne and cholic may flare up at 1 1/2 to 2 weeks of age. After 2 weeks, baby usually becomes more aware and prefers to be swaddled and undisturbed while sleeping.
Carrie says, “I normally start my sessions around 11am. Babies tend to be more content in the morning hours. Sessions usually last 3-4 hours allowing plenty of time for feeding and soothing.
I am definitely most fond of the pure and simple shots of baby posed on a nicely textured blanket (which is draped over a bean bag), but finding a new prop or thinking of a fresh new pose is what drives me as an artist! While using a prop (whether it be a bowl, basket, tree stump or sling), I strive to still keep the focus on the baby.
I feel I achieve this by using complimentary textures that don’t compete for the viewers eye and also by using a shallow depth of field. When considering a new pose, it is important to me that the pose be natural looking and that baby looks 100% content.
Brittany and I have been teaching the
Baby as Art workshops since May, 2009. Here, we tell all our secrets that we have been practicing and developing for the past 5 years as baby photographers.
We cover lighting, posing, post processing and oodles of tips and tricks. We offer 2 day workshops to larger groups and 1 day workshops to smaller groups. We feel honored to have taught photographers from around the world!” Check back at the Baby as Art blog often to find out about upcoming
newborn photography workshops.
Writing these posts on
newborn photography over the past few weeks has personally improved my
child photography skills immensely. If you’d like to contact Carrie or Brittany of Baby as Art directly, you can reach them via email at contact@babyasart.com. To reach them by phone, you can call 760.468.6562.
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