Baby Pictures

When it comes to the picture of the baby’s footprint you can get that from the hospital. Usually, at birth, the hospital will take a printing of a foot or both with the hands of the child. Many hospitals do this keepsake. However, you can do it to if you would like to. All you have to do is purchase some finger paint and smear it on their little feet and toes and then standing them up on a piece of paper or press a piece of paper into their paint covered foot.

However, you don’t just have to do a footprint. Many people want their memories marked in stone. Meaning, you can purchase kits that will allow you to make cement, which easily washes off, and then make an impression with their foot. You don’t just have to do their foot, but you can also do their hands too.

They are great keepsakes to share with their children and to remind you of how the good times that you have witnessed. Many jokes and sentiments will come to mind when you look back, but it’s okay because you can reflect and enjoy their youth for a couple more minutes.

The pictures are also usually done for children who are stillborns or whatnot. You don’t have to keep the pictures, but you may want to place them in a box until you are able to come back and reflect without all the pain. It’s hard to loose a child, especially, one that you have just carried under your heart for past months. However, sometimes it’s okay to remember. It takes years to get over the pain, and you never fully get over it. However, with the keepsake you can hang it in your sewing room or private room and keep them close your heart.

It the hospital gives you an ink picture of the baby’s foot or hand, you will want to frame it or place it in their baby book. A wonderful keepsake fits perfectly in a baby book or photo album. However, some people will get it framed and place it in the family room as if it is a portrait. To preserve the ink picture you will want to frame it and keep it out of the sun or you will want to place it in a baby book so that the sun doesn’t ruin your keepsake.

Beautiful Baby Pictures

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.