Capturing the baby moments can be a struggle to most. Especially the first few months of their life. If you want to take the best shots of your baby, here are some of my best tips.
Shoot next to a window
Light is one of, if not the most important thing to getting clear and sharp images.
Get up close
Finding a good angle where to shoot from can be difficult for newborns as they are mostly swaddled. So one of the secrets is to get close. Close ups can give you angles that will make it easier for you to capture the best baby portrait.
You can do it by either using longer focal length or you physically moving in to the baby and then taking shots at a close angle. You can also get down low to take natural baby shots. Nursed shots are another way to get good angles as the baby is in more human-like position opening up many angles that you can take advantage of.
Macro shots
Babies are so cute and they have tiny parts which you can actually zoom in on with your camera, called the act of macro shots. If the camera has this macro mode feature, you can isolate each body part of the baby and utilize it for the focus of your photos. Taking shots for all the cute, tiny, little body parts of the baby and collecting them will make for great feature portrait shots.
Keep Your Camera Always Ready
You never know when the baby is in the mood. So, always make sure the camera is nearby and is ready anytime the baby is displaying happy moments or expressing funny, little, and sometimes weird but fascinating, expressions. If the camera is out of sight, you will lose all those moments worth capturing in a portrait.
Keep Shooting
Babies rapidly change, in a daily manner, particularly in their early months. The change is quite exponential and is amazing to discover these changes. It makes for the best chances to photograph them and capture the best moments and angles. Don't miss daily shots, because you can have great photos out each day. Do keep shooting and don't stop even if the baby is growing up.
Black and White Photos
Black and white photos are great baby portraits. There are many reasons why. One is they hide little skin flaws such as marks, blotchiness, and scratches. They lessen the impact of these flaws when captured in a photo. Black and white also softens the shots. The cuddly, cute, soft characteristics of the babies can be accentuated by black and white background.