Naturally, your new baby is the most beautiful baby you have ever seen and you want to share his beauty with everyone. How do you capture your baby's charm and world-class cuteness in photos that you can proudly share with family and friends? Try these tips from birth announcement professionals Kerri Kimble Brimmer and Lisa Sattler, owners of Naptime Productions. You're bound to get fabulous results.
Keep it Simple
Aim for a soft-looking background, such as a puffy, light colored comforter. Create a continuous background behind the baby, avoiding lines formed by the edge of a blanket or change from couch to wall. Babies are happiest when held; a draped parent can serve as the background.
Zoom In
A single-focus camera simply cannot capture a baby's details like a close-up shot. One of your best new baby investments will be a camera with a zoom lens. An auto-focus, auto-flash, zoom camera can yield wonderful results.
Photographing twins or triplets? The closer together the babies are, the better. Avoid spaces between the babies. Nestle them with their heads touching. For triplets, consider placing the babies head to head with their bodies extending out from the center like spokes of a wheel.
If you want to photograph an older sibling with your baby, avoid the "big sister holding baby brother" shot. The older child dominates the photo and steals attention away from the newborn. Instead, place the child and baby's heads close together to create a balanced focus. Take a few photos with the sibling looking at the baby instead of the camera.
Less is better
The focus of the photo should be your baby, not the clothes. Dress your baby in simple clothing and then let his face and expression be the focal points. Avoid swaddling the baby so that all you see is his head. Bare feet and toes are lovely. You can always capture him in his "birthday suit." Avoid car seats, straps, brightly patterned materials, toys, and pacifiers.
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