Photographing 3 months old twin boys

[synkronize]

hi

was wondering if anyone has good tips/help on photographing 3 month old twin boys. i've been reading online that at 3months old, they're not exactly that 'flexible' or moudable like in some of the newborn photos you've seen. i've never photograph babies before so I need a little bit of guidance/tips.

1) do people mostly place the baby on bean bag and drape a cloth behind so you kinda cut out the distractions?

2) i'm sure you may have seen the "hands on chin" pose for newborns and i saw it on youtube a 'safer' way to do it was to take 2 photos and merge them -- i know its normally done for newborns but has anyone tried it on a 3 month old? Can they even sit like that (i.e. legs brought to the front, body lean forward).

any tips is most grateful!!

i'm embarrassed to say this but i've not even held a baby in my arms before so i'm really worried!

[Happy_Mummy]

I'm going off of experience with my three kiddos here. I found 3 months to actually be a bit of a hard time to photograph for 2/3 of my kiddos. Martin was late to roll, but on a soft surface he could roll to his back from his tummy at 3 months. If you go to my profile and you see three photos of kids on their tummies I think I have their ages there too. I want to say they were 2-3 months old in the photos. Vanessa was the youngest and actually done by a photographer, which is how I learned to "tie" her arms in a knot and prop her chin on her arms. Cassie was a bit older, so you can see that she is actually holding her head off her arms. For Cassie it was harder - she was strong enough to get her arms out, so I would take 2-3 pics, then have to start over. I think Martin was the oldest, but he wasn't rolling yet which made his easier on me than Cassie's who not only got her arms out, but would roll too!

By 3 months the child should be able to hold their head up pretty good while on their tummy and smile. They probably won't be sitting on their own, but they could handle a few minutes in a bumbo seat, which i have seen people cover the seat with a blanket before putting the child in. Bells work really well to get the child looking at the camera and smiling, but make sure you have everything set up before you use it.

I'm not sure that I fully understand the pose you are referring to, but by 3 months the child would like have enough muscles to slip one side or another rather than stay folded in half. I personally found 3 months a difficult age to photograph my kids since they were happiest on the floor on their backs, not a very flattering photo!

eta I just looked up that pose on utube. I think there is no way 3 month old kids would hold that. first they aren't sleepy and second they are too darn strong so they will just pull themselves out of the pose and probably slip to one side.

As for draping the cloth, since you will want to get down really low to be looking up at the kids you will probably want the cloth going 7-8 feet high. I took those baby photos on my dining room table and the blanket behind them went all the way to the ceiling.

Also if you feel uncomfortable handling the baby I suggest getting the Mum to pose the kids for you. I'm sure if you had photos of the poses that you want to take the Mum could help pose the kids.

[synkronize]

Hi,

thank you so much for the tips!! I had a blast photographing them even tho there were times where I kinda rano ut of ideas. Here's a favourite of mine. More photos available at my FB Page

[hero_hont]

Originally Posted by synkronize

Hi,

thank you so much for the tips!! I had a blast photographing them even tho there were times where I kinda rano ut of ideas. Here's a favourite of mine. More photos available at my FB Page

hih, He is very pretty and beautiful. Wishes his health and funny, laugh in the family.