Comments on: Baby Photography 101

By: Erica

Erica — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:59:09 +0000

Can you (or anyone) give me some tips on the vignette tool you talked about? I’ve sort of attempted to reproduce the black photo with the baby and arms being the only thing that show. But I do need to darken the black shirt and black backdrop and I’m having trouble achieving this. Any tips? I googled a couple articles on making a vignette, but they don’t seem to be giving me instructions for what you did with the pictures in the article. Any help anyone? I truly appreciat eit.

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:10:44 +0000

Awesome advice and so true! I love to get babies when they are fresh out of the womb because they are so easy to play around with! hehe

By: lauren

lauren — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:58:45 +0000

exactly, i had problems with lighting also. luckily the photos still ame out okay, though i really need in invest in a white backdrop

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Ametyl/DSC_0646.jpg

By: Raven

Raven — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:21:37 +0000

The pics with the white towels and pink ribbon should have had a darker background….the white washes-out the bow part of the ribbon.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:19:36 +0000

I like to shoot with my Tamron 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6, and haven't don babies yet. would you recommend this lens or should i get a lens with a small f-stop

By: Chas

Chas — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:42:52 +0000

@Koky Nice work. I like the color choices in towels. I’m gonna give that a try next time.

By: Koky

Koky — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:20:16 +0000

Hello, i try make some picture inspired by this article … so here is result of my first attempt :)

http://twor.cz/200906matysek/

Hope you like it :)

By: Debbe B

Debbe B — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:48:29 +0000

I spent this last year photographing my little granddaughter, now I have another one. Love the tip about the heatpad. Will definitely use that.
Also, you can find cute props in garden centres ie. Walmart has a large teacup that is a planter, looks great with a black backdrop. I also have a picnic basket I use. And as others said, snap away, crying or smiling.

By: Cara

Cara — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:08:06 +0000

@reznor It is obvious that you are not a parent. Don’t be hating what you don’t understand yet. I have a 9 month old baby girl and wish I had read this article before she was born. We don’t have any of those cute naked newborn shots.

By: Rhose

Rhose — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:10:07 +0000

wow! this is really what I needed to learn .. I will be expecting to gave birth a few months from now … but since I can’t took a picture of my baby and myself, I plan to impart the knowledge to my first son (12 years old) who like photography so he can be our photographer this time .. ^ – ^

by the way, I like the baby on top of the towels .. awesome!