Improve Your Newborn Photography with These 4 Easy Tips

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One of the hardest things to master in newborn photography are angles. We often get caught up in the poses, the props, the fabrics and all the other details and sometimes we forget about angles. It is amazing how moving our bodies and cameras ever so slightly can dramatically impact the look and feel of an image. A simple change in angles can turn a good image into a breathtaking image. Here are a few tips on how to achieve the best angles when photographing newborns.

1. Always avoid shooting up the nose. It really isn’t flattering when the angle of the image shows up the babies nose and their nostrils. One way to avoid this, especially in top-down images is to stand right over top of the baby-making sure your camera is right above the babies brow shooting directly down and focusing on the corner of one eye rather then having your camera at their chin and shooting up. Always be sure to wear your camera strap, especially during these top-down shots.

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2. Be sure to move around. I always shoot from many different perspectives with the same pose. I usually know by looking through the view finder which angle I will prefer but many times when I am going through the images during editing I will find a different angle that I fall in love with. Don’t be afraid to move around and try new angles.

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*In both of the above examples the babies never moved. The only thing that changed was my camera angle.

4. When doing prop shots I pose the babies according to what angles I will be shooting. For example, if I am shooting top down in a basket then I always know to make sure the baby’s face is tilted upwards toward the camera so that I see their face.

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Have fun and be creative! Don’t be afraid to move around. You may surprise yourself with a new favorite pose-angle.

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  1. Joseph on December 20, 2015 at 10:52 am

    Amen to these! Angles are especially difficult with newborns at first – it really helps to take a lot of photos from different angles so you learn what works and what doesn’t. Another simple trick to change the angle is just a slight rotation of the camera. It’s an easy way to make a flat-lying baby look like she’s tilted. Also – the smoother you can make the posing fabric the better!! It will save you lots of time in Photoshop!

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