DIY Newborn Photo Tips- From one Amateur to Another

I love taking photos of my kids..and when they are newborn, you

REALLY want to capture their tiny little cuteness!

Newborn Photos are soooo adorable...

and with a few tips and tricks you can get really cute photos YOURSELF!

I am not a professional..I just like to take photos..

and take them a lot...learning as I go!

I thought I would try out some cute newborn poses with my

Micah and share what I did to make these shots happen!

CAMERA: Canon Rebel T1i

LENSES: 18-55mm and 50mm

(I shot most of these on manual. If you are learning your

camera check out you tube for great tutorials. I learned a lot that way!)

Here's my round up of tips for getting great shots.

Plan on taking your time...can't rush this newborn cuteness!

Nurse to comfort and calm the baby.. hold your hand on him or her to make them feel secure while you pose...let off at the last minute before you snap some shots!

NATURAL LIGHT makes the difference. Most of these were shot in

the early afternoon while my 2 and 4 yr old napped.. some were shot in the late afternoon.

I moved my coffee table around to get different shots..some in direct light and some not.

I liked the variety of shots! But if you have limited time..go for the indirect light..

overall you get great photos with detail! (my favorite is the one above!)

Sophie was a little helper during one of the sessions...

Big Sister snuggler/comforter. I went to switch my lense

and caught the below ones of her quick. ;)

I LOVE my green and white striped blanket

(clearance from target 4 years ago.. but they have similar styles sometimes)

I knew I wanted some shots with that blanket..

I love the textures that it and the fuzzy blue blanket give!

My mom crocheted a sweet little hat for Micah. Isn't it cute?!

She has made up her own pattern so that the hat doesn't

have that weird point..so much sweeter. Maybe I'll get the pattern out of her to post! ;)

For this shot..I stood on the coffee table..carefully..

waiting to capture that smerk that he kept teasing me with!

Worth the wait..love this one!

 

Photographing your baby at different times..sleepy time..or his or her awake time...

gives you a variety of faces! I love the sleepy ones..but the ones with his eyes wide

open are what he looks like too and I don't want to forget it!

I could stare at this kid all day.

oh wait.. I do! ;)

one last thing....

Photo EDITING:

I use photoshop for all my photos.. 'Levels' is a big help in getting the right lighting!

If you have photoshop but want to get better at it..again..watch you tube tutorials!

I also use actions. you can search for tons of free ones!

It makes editing a breeze! you can use actions and

then tweak yourself till you get it the way you want.

Here's a ton to check out via a Pinterest Search.

And here's some favorites of mine.

LOVE this one..

Happy photo taking!! :)

Hope these tips and photos give you inspiration and motivate

you to pull out your camera and take some photos of your baby!!

My girls are used to me well documenting their lives...haha.

My sienna (2) pretends to take photos of me with her play phone...

 while she takes pretend pictures she says "one more"..."awww cute"... "one more!"

she might have heard these things from me.....possibly. ;)