Phoebe, 3 months

l.k.madison

I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful family this morning. Mom is in her late 30s and wanted to have a baby, so she conceived via anonymous sperm donor and gave birth to this wonderful chunky monkey 3 weeks before her due date. Mom really is just an absolute sweetheart and Miss Phoebe is just a pure doll, a complete pleasure to shoot.

These are just the first few that have been edited, C&C welcome.

1. Mom said "I'm not usually a fan of headbands on babies, but I have this one if you want to use it..." I had it on her head in .02 seconds. Who could resist the zebra?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4704901925/&quot; title=""I'm not usually a fan of headbands on babies but... by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4704901925_5f636bd035.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt=""I'm not usually a fan of headbands on babies but..." /></a>

2. She requested a Mommy/Daughter shot, I shot both a digital and a flim copy, hopefully, my 50+ year old Brownie delivered.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4705540370/&quot; title="Mom and Daughter by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4705540370_89efb05c0f.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt="Mom and Daughter" /></a>

3. My husband saw this and said "Great, now I'm sleepy"
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4704897399/&quot; title="Soo sleepy by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4704897399_777f39d3d5.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt="Soo sleepy" /></a>

4. I've been DYING for a beautiful changing table, I saw this and rearranged the wall art to score this.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4705539872/&quot; title="P is for Phoebe by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4705539872_46e23a4766.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt="P is for Phoebe" /></a>

tropico

l.k.madison wrote: »

I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful family this morning. Mom is in her late 30s and wanted to have a baby, so she conceived via anonymous sperm donor and gave birth to this wonderful chunky monkey 3 weeks before her due date. Mom really is just an absolute sweetheart and Miss Phoebe is just a pure doll, a complete pleasure to shoot.

These are just the first few that have been edited, C&C welcome.

1. Mom said "I'm not usually a fan of headbands on babies, but I have this one if you want to use it..." I had it on her head in .02 seconds. Who could resist the zebra?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4704901925/&quot; title=""I'm not usually a fan of headbands on babies but... by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4704901925_5f636bd035.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt=""I'm not usually a fan of headbands on babies but..." /></a>

2. She requested a Mommy/Daughter shot, I shot both a digital and a flim copy, hopefully, my 50+ year old Brownie delivered.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4705540370/&quot; title="Mom and Daughter by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4705540370_89efb05c0f.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt="Mom and Daughter" /></a>

3. My husband saw this and said "Great, now I'm sleepy"
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4704897399/&quot; title="Soo sleepy by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4704897399_777f39d3d5.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt="Soo sleepy" /></a>

4. I've been DYING for a beautiful changing table, I saw this and rearranged the wall art to score this.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkmadison/4705539872/&quot; title="P is for Phoebe by L.K.Madison, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4705539872_46e23a4766.jpg&quot; width="500" height="333" alt="P is for Phoebe" /></a>

Really beautiful photos! Love them! <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/clap.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >
I am shooting a 2 month old boy next week and I am curious what lenses you have used on the different photos. I would be grateful if you shared!

l.k.madison

tropico wrote: »

Really beautiful photos! Love them!
I am shooting a 2 month old boy next week and I am curious what lenses you have used on the different photos. I would be grateful if you shared!

I used my 40D and my 28-55mm f/2.8 for those shots, but I've managed some sell-able shots with just my XT and a kit lens. I know it sounds like a broken record, splurge on a $100 50mm 1.8. You'll thank yourself for it and it will MORE than pay for itself. Just don't shoot with it wide open, it has a hair trigger of a focal plane.