How to take good baby photos

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Get Close
Don't stand the other side of the room or garden. Take a photo and fill the camera with their face! If you're taking photos of people different heights then engineer it so their faces are close together.
Don't include everything. Child on a swing photo doesn't need to have the entire garden in, perhaps just the bars of the? Kids on bikes don't need to get all the wheels in.
Don't say cheese
Kids don't need to use cheesey expressions. Chat to them so they forget you've got a camera there
Get your jokes book out and make people smile.
A centred photo might be boring, try moving the focus into a corner more -
Backlighting can help alter the mood of a photo. Check where the sun is out of doors. Experiment
Learn to use your camera's functions.
Take lots of pictures - easier with digital
Have fun taking the photos - and don't forget to be in some!
Don't spend all the holidays taking pics. You should enjoy yourself without a camera sometimes!
Sleeping babies can look lovely!. Move hands to be by the face
laying your baby on his/her tummy or side, facing the camera can result in good pics - mind you don't have them in bright outfits which will distract

Think: Baby alone . Baby with parents. Baby exploring the world!
These three types of photo will give you plenty of thoughts on how to compose pics.
Don't overcrowd the photos. Dont try and take photos of everyone at the same time.