Elena Faith Newborn Shoot
As one who is trying so desperately to learn photography and actually be good at it, I have decided my friends Corey and Autumn and their new baby are gonna be my guinea pigs. My goal is to take milestone photos of them and their baby to show the life and growth of sweet Elena, but hopefully also reveal a little growth in my skills. We will see! This great idea came from my friend, Kristin, and this particular blog post.
I mustered up come courage to do my first newborn shoot this past Saturday. It was sooooooooo challenging and this is what I learned as a result:
1.) I don’t know how to use my flash. Note to self: learn how to use it for indoor shoots.
2.) I don’t know how to do a newborn shoot. They can’t pose according to your instruction.
3.) If planning on taking pictures of a newborn with minimal clothing on, ask the parents to turn up the heat in the house before coming over. Wise, wise advice from Kristin (of course).
4.) I get really flustered and sweaty when I don’t know what I’m doing. I need to pray hard before each shoot and depend on the Lord for the flow of creative juices. This would better serve the people I’m taking pictures for.
5.) I have SO MUCH TO LEARN. Wow, photography is not easy and I feel like I’m just learning the tip of the iceberg. I am thankful for Kristin’s encouragement and advice, as well as the many photography blogs I’ve been stalking as of late.
But, enough about all of that. Just take a look at this sweet newborn. She’s so adorable…I could just eat her up.
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March 11th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Hey babe!
Well, despite your stress & concerns, I think you really have a gift. It will be fun to see you chronicle out Elena’s chubby little life.
March 12th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Sweet pictures Veronique! Just curious what program you like to use for post processing? Seems like we enjoy the same hobbies…simple sewing, learning as much as we can about photography.
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March 12th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
I use Adobe Bridge, which I hear is similar to LightRoom. What do you use? I’m still learning how to edit as well. There is so much to learn with photography! And, yes, we do enjoy the same hobbies. We should have hung out more before we moved to NC.
March 12th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
you did great!!! seriously. I think those tips are great, keep those coming. Those are helpful for all of us to keep remembering as well. And I remember for like the first 2-3 years of hairdressing I would sweat like a beast every time I’d get a new client or a new haircut that I wasn’t familiar with. Even if on the outside I felt calm… here would come the sweat! So frustrating.
But you’re doing great. I can’t wait to see this first year of her life unfold.
As far as flash goes… I just make sure it’s always pointing behind me, or a side wall, or a big light colored area. with colored walls.. you’ll just have to edit more creatively. Think Light box… what are you going to use to create your light box? sky? window? flash on wall? then think direction. and then experiment like crazy!!
Thanks for sharing.
Love ya!!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Thanks, Casey! You are so encouraging. It’s good to know that I’m not the only sweaty beast on the planet when learning new things either. The advice on the flash I will def have to keep in mind because I just really struggle with it. So much I can learn from you, woman…you are so talented! Love you, too!