Make YOUR baby a star!

[statichash]

Nice work Al! Very thorough write up. You really put some thought into the post and it really shows!
Kudos!

[Jim Bryant]

Al..........you have talent! Great photos and write up...........nicely done, buddy.

[ccting]

Do we need to use "window green" color filter on flash so that the flash does not appear green???

[BigFuzzy]

Originally Posted by ccting

Do we need to use "window green" color filter on flash so that the flash does not appear green???

Unless I misunderstand you (and that's very possible), no. But can you be more specific as to what conditions your talking about that might require a gel?

[star]

Thanks for this informative write up. I'm here to learn and posts like this really help.

[ccting]

Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

Unless I misunderstand you (and that's very possible), no. But can you be more specific as to what conditions your talking about that might require a gel?

Under fluorescent light.

[BigFuzzy]

Originally Posted by star

Thanks for this informative write up. I'm here to learn and posts like this really help.

Glad to hear it!

Originally Posted by ccting

Under fluorescent light.

I refer you to the master HERE>
Remember though, one of the main points of my whole post was to make it simple. It's geared towards the mommy/daddy at home with a shiney SLR and little experience/knowledge. When we start introducing such things it's already going further than I'd intended.

[LukeMc]

Thanks great post,

2 things mentioned above (in order of the difference they have made to me) that have generated the biggest improvent in my photos of children (mine and my friends mostly).

1. The tip "Get Lower". Simple, easy and effective.
I was flicking through some photos taken over the last 3 years and found far too many cringe worthy photos of tops of heads. I have twin boys age 2 and the worst part is from that angle I can't even tell which twin I had photographed (hope they never ask). I could almost tell you the date I first heard it said to "get lower", based only on EXIF data. It made that big a difference.
As a bonus to having a better composed photo, laying on the ground on their level is a view of you that your child does not see very often and can cause smiles, giggles and heart meltingly (invented word?) cute expressions.

2. 50mm lens Ok I admit that buying any nice lense to replace cheap kit lenses will probably improve things. Still I have to say my fav remains the 50mm f1.8

[ccting]

Originally Posted by LukeMc

2. 50mm lens Ok I admit that buying any nice lense to replace cheap kit lenses will probably improve things. Still I have to say my fav remains the 50mm f1.8

Ya,, 50mm f/1.8 is much much better lens than kit lens 18-55mm.

[superduperwesman]

Thanks! I'll be coming back to this in a few months when my little guy arrives!