First baby photoshoot

KTBoom2006-E510

Hello...

I had my first baby photoshoot and wanted to share one of the many I like. This was done with on camera flash and Tamron af2.8. C & C welcome.

jpc

Great composition, perfect depth of field, but it's underexposed on her face. I'm also not a big fan of ornaments, especially when they're bigger than the kid's head, but some people love them.

KTBoom2006-E510

Lol, to be honest. I did not have any kind of props for a baby shoot, so her mom brought a bunch of headbands to use and I used some of my daugther's baby blankets I had still. I was so nervous about this shoot.

jpc

I'm sure mom loved it. Mission accomplished.

KTBoom2006-E510

How about this?

jpc

I thought the exposure on the rest of the pic was fine. A little careless on the dodging...

KTBoom2006-E510

Lol, I didnt know if the diaper was blinding or not.

fredjclaus

What was your lighting set up?


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KTBoom2006-E510

I only have an on camera flash, Canon 580 EXII

Qarik

shoulda taken the diaper off

KTBoom2006-E510

I have one of those too!

KTBoom2006-E510

Here is another one.....

RyanS

I think the reprocessed version is much better. I am a terrible person to ask about writing on photographs. I think it looks terribly tacky. However, if the client likes it, do it.

KTBoom2006-E510

Ya, I definitely know that what the customer wants they get. I tell ya what, this shoot made me so nervous since it was my first baby besides my own daughter to photograph. Luckily, lil Brooklyn loved the camera!

What do you guys think of this one?



Should I try to get rid of the decor on the diaper? How is the lighting? Color?

fredjclaus

These are great shots. I wouldn't try to get rid of the printing on the diaper. No one makes white disposable diapers anymore so the prints add to the picture I think.

I'm impressed with the way an on camera flash turned out here. You did a great job.


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KTBoom2006-E510

Thank you very much! I practiced and practiced on what angles to shoot with my flash and it ended up being having the flash straight up hitting the ceiling worked best. Some shots I didnt turn my flash around and ended up hitting the side walls instead of what I wanted, (which is what happened on the first picture I believe where her face is a little darker) but all in all I believe it worked really good. I know I am going to have to get an umbrella to use, but for now this will have to do.