{"id":1452,"date":"2020-04-03T22:15:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T21:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2022-04-22T10:35:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:35:46","slug":"10-tips-how-to-photograph-your-own-newborn-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/10-tips-how-to-photograph-your-own-newborn-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"10 tips how to photograph your own newborn baby"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1452\" class=\"elementor elementor-1452\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fe22aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fe22aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1fd040\" data-id=\"a1fd040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a59f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a59f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 tips how to photograph your own newborn<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3fd1a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3fd1a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a4578\" data-id=\"d1a4578\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad6a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ad6a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-728d6ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"728d6ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d16e59\" data-id=\"9d16e59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f56f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8f56f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7402.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7402.jpg 766w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7402-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7402-300x392.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7402-600x783.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c97713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c97713\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6819040\" data-id=\"6819040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afff80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9afff80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of life\u2019s most amazing moments is welcoming a new baby into a family.<\/p><p>If capturing some of the big milestones for your family professionally isn\u2019t possible right now, you absolutely don\u2019t want to miss documenting this special time yourself.<\/p><p>As a photographer and a mother, I can so appreciate how fast those first days\/ weeks go by.<\/p><p>There are so many ways you can capture your baby beautifully, without needing any professional camera and setup.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d7eb77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d7eb77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d579b4\" data-id=\"1d579b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6685101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6685101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Take your time!!!!<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Time is on your side, there is no 3-4 hour slot in a photographer&#8217;s diary. Remember, you just had a baby and resting should be the no 1 priority. If you worry about missing the 2-week window that many newborn photographers (including me) advise to capture newborn-like poses, I can assure you that I&#8217;ve photographed even 9 week old baby in those poses. Having said that, please don&#8217;t try to replicate what you see professionals do, there is lots of skills and training involved to do it safe. However, you can absolutely capture some amazing variety of photos in natural style in your own time without feeling frustrated or pushed by time. You have plenty of time, it doesn&#8217;t need to happen in one day!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b634a62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b634a62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ec9945\" data-id=\"3ec9945\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb184f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aeb184f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9921.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9921.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9921-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9921-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9921-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41770bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41770bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-142e6a2\" data-id=\"142e6a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd233aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd233aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Light is essential<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Choose a room with plenty of available natural light. Draw back curtains, open blinds\/shutters fully. Make sure no direct sunshine is coming onto baby and surrounding surfaces as this will cause a burnt out highlights. Any artificial lighting is turned off. Place a blanket or throw on the bed (if close to window\/doors) or on the floor. Soft lighting works best, creating not too harsh shadows on baby\u2019s face but feel free to experiment \u2013 move closer to window for more intensive shadows or photograph against the light capturing the profile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-952efad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"952efad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62622d5\" data-id=\"62622d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e213f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e213f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7446.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7446.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7446-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7446-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7446-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d10249 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d10249\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d830f2\" data-id=\"9d830f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2524fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2524fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Get comfortable first<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Make sure your baby is feeling happy and you will feel calm too. There are a few things that will help to add to the comfort. One is the temperature of the room. It needs to be warm if your baby will be naked.\u00a0<\/p><p>Make sure that your baby has had a full feed, is changed and burped. I only photograph newborns in the morning and I find that usually babies are more settled and catch up on sleep (sleepless nights anyone?). But of course you have the benefit of all day, so don&#8217;t worry if that morning your baby is fussier than the previous day. Try again later.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae081e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae081e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b21214a\" data-id=\"b21214a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981b82d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"981b82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2838.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2838-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2838-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2838-600x403.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51680a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51680a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-508d370\" data-id=\"508d370\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ec12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3ec12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Let your baby lead you<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Don\u2019t worry if he\/she is awake or sleepy. The best kind of photos (without the skills to pose a baby) are the naturally posed ones by your baby. I think it goes without saying that you should only pose baby if you are confident to. It takes time and skill to be a newborn photographer and baby\u2019s safety is always the no 1 priority. Also to remember that the more difficult poses are often a composition of images, not a single image. And often photographers have assistants to watch baby all the time.<\/p><p>Not every baby likes to be posed the same way, some prefer laying on their back and may happily explore the world from the side, others are more comfortable on their tummies. But every baby loves to snuggle on our chests. The possibilities are endless!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c3ab2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c3ab2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89daf65\" data-id=\"89daf65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68d5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e68d5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1464\" alt=\"at home newborn lifestyle photoshoot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5213.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5213-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5213-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5213-600x407.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9811547 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9811547\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78b4f1\" data-id=\"b78b4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9729f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9729f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>All the angles<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Photographing from different angles will give you a variety of shots. You can take so many different images from a single pose without moving your sleeping baby. Try walking around and see what unique angles you can see to capture.<\/p><p>Make sure the angle you are photographing from and the light is coming \u201cdown the nose\u201d \u2013 meaning you are not looking up the nostrils, otherwise you may end up with horror-like-images that are far from flattering.I know it seems obvious, but I have seen too many circling around not to mention it \ud83d\ude42<\/p><p>The sun is shining down!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe0c49d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe0c49d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b3e3b8\" data-id=\"0b3e3b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446bef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"446bef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4860.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4860-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4860-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4860-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8c1fec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8c1fec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89300b3\" data-id=\"89300b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5309fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5309fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Focus = sharp images<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Your focus should be at the closest eye to you. You can set focus on your camera by toggling to the eye or on your phone tapping on the eye. Don\u2019t let the camera take the control! It&#8217;s easy to point and click but that does not guarantee the result you envisage, especially in close-up images.<\/p><p>Just a note if you are taking photos with your phone. I would advise you to avoid &#8216;Portrait&#8217; mode because it&#8217;s not a reliable tool to create the &#8220;bokeh&#8221; (blurry for\/background) we all love. I would urge you to take this opportunity to explore the settings on your phone and play with the &#8216;Pro&#8217; mode, it makes so much difference!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7085231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7085231\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3d5b46\" data-id=\"a3d5b46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf1cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bf1cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2905.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2905.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2905-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2905-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2905-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa145e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa145e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9f913f\" data-id=\"d9f913f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f7dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f7dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>It&#8217;s all in the detail<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Try the macro mode on your phone that you always wondered about \u2013 it\u2019s all about the small details that makes your baby so unique. Their button nose and sweet lips, hair on their back and that flick of hair, those long fingers and toes \u2013 these are the details you don\u2019t want to forget about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f8eb29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f8eb29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faaa67d\" data-id=\"faaa67d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9234459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9234459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7459-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1467\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7459-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7459-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7459-1-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7459-1-600x391.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ffdd72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ffdd72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-610d1ce\" data-id=\"610d1ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252439f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252439f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Get in front of the camera<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Including older siblings is like second nature to us but please please include yourselves in the photos too! Some of the most endearing photos I have ever captured are with the parents and older siblings. Older children are able to hold the baby, for younger children simple laying down pose is perfect to capture them together. Try to resist asking them to look at the camera all the time and instead let the moment unfold, with gratitude appreciate any of their co-operation. Remember, this is not their idea of fun. And then just snap away, making sure you set your focus to avoid blurry photos.<\/p><p>Did I mention not to forget to get in the photos too!<\/p><p>One of my biggest regrets when it comes to documenting my little family when we had our first baby was not stepping in front of the camera often enough. Well, hardly ever to be honest. I was busy snapping away and ended up with thousands of photos of my baby, not being all that much different from each other. For them, the ones with us will become the most important photos above any others with their cute expressions that we love! Even priceless!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca7b2db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca7b2db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a64605c\" data-id=\"a64605c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4875f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4875f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4917-bw.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1472\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4917-bw.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4917-bw-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4917-bw-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4917-bw-600x421.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4f483b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4f483b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e340b62\" data-id=\"e340b62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511b3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"511b3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2913.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2913.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2913-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2913-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2913-600x460.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be5afd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be5afd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f2b7a1\" data-id=\"1f2b7a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efacfe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efacfe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The outfit<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>It&#8217;s the most common question I get asked, no matter the type of photoshoot.<\/p><p>It\u2019s really tempting to dress your baby in beautiful romper suit or a cute dress, but for this occasion, a simple white vest is probably the best choice. Clothes are usually too big for them and tend to drown the baby, plus you can capture all the details without much effort to take parts of clothing off. Sometimes just a nappy will be fine for the shots of waist up or just cover the bottom half with fav blanket or muslin. Make sure the colours of any throws or blankets are subtle otherwise it may overpower the overall image and cast unwanted tone on their skin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbc0b71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbc0b71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ae7ea7\" data-id=\"0ae7ea7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc34316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc34316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5083-edit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5083-edit.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5083-edit-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5083-edit-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5083-edit-600x404.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ad43cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ad43cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbe213b\" data-id=\"bbe213b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0a752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0a752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Go outdoors<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Weather permitting, why not try some outdoor family photos? 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It may be challenging but will be very rewarding and so worth it. And please remember, those moments are unfolding in front of you all the time, pace yourself! The greatest disadvantage of digital era is the sheer overwhelm of data. Our intentions is to document it all but unless we are mindful, we will end up with a stack of usb keys or external drives never to be looked back on!\u00a0<\/p><p>That in mind, please print your photos! Don&#8217;t let them gather virtual dust on your computer or phone &#8211; they will eventually break! Why not creating a beautiful keepsake album together with some of your images from pregnancy, scan photos and perhaps some foot and hand prints too. That&#8217;s what I have created for each of my babies.<\/p><p>Good luck and please get in touch if you need any help or decided that you&#8217;d like to treat yourself to some lovely moment with your growing family on this occasion.<\/p><p>You can find more about newborn photography <a href=\"http:\/\/photographybypetra.co.uk\/newborn-photoshoot\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Little disclaimer: none of these photos were taken with a phone. However they were carefully selected to inspire natural looking images.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 tips how to photograph your own newborn One of life\u2019s most amazing moments is welcoming a new baby into a family. If capturing some of the big milestones for your family professionally isn\u2019t possible right now, you absolutely don\u2019t want to miss documenting this special time yourself. 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