close iframe icon
approved icon inspyred avatar PRO
inspyred
Good Morning, Bear.
Banner

Good Morning, Bear.



behind the lens badge
cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 160 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 50/1 

upload_dateSep, 2019

Views

4173

Likes

Awards

Runner Up in Baby Snaps Photo Contest
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Honorable Mention in All About Babies Photo Contest
Top Shot Award 21
People's Choice in Capture Babies Photo Contest
9Teen Award
Contest Finalist in Rule of Thirds Photo Contest vol8
Contest Finalist in My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol8
Contest Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 25
Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 49
Staff Favorite
  View more
Peer Award
nataliabondarenko kenrobinson_9089 shayw Karciaphoto AlexCabrita Hector ClaritaBethCanlasMiller +836
Absolute Masterpiece
TheAustin Thatpicchick LittleThings evaschwartz15 stephenduncan_0196 rinkoobarpaga arunrohila +72
Top Choice
petewalsh wackymob MetaHakan jackyvandermerwe_6658 BearLeeAble liessanders DanimoArt +59
Outstanding Creativity
Aheli arnelabecar1 gich sherilynnhunnifordschram janashrader joshgreen_3315 Damncollege +38
Magnificent Capture
Mickeyd Hellrach Monalisarn fotobuff4U USA-MIKE-USA PattiBaker Deb-Deb +33
Superb Composition
Sopan katay ewanverster Lilimari virginiasosa georgetsiantar Mr_VanDee +32
All Star
penny4winter AntonioPedroniPhoto ishutterphotography elainelezama gaben1103 Terence_Watts Lukekat +1
Genius
OBRonTyan joybergeron thomasspipia lizziemellis Resquin korinna Bigbarritto
Virtuoso
marcobertazzoni deanferguson mialocquet
Superior Skill
peterkop ritaadams_3357 mcampi

Emotions

Impressed
Maram-888 alyeachairfan cristianogmusa gman176 Snowflake07 CristianZPhotographer AntipodesNZ +81
Happy
nanetteankerlarsen jeffcarroll_0255 StephenClarke_1000 Juliekins LisaAnn72 WFPixs Breamworthy +45
Relaxed
andy52 sabrinajoseph BillW photobeat
Upset
cyberking1417

Top Ranks

Baby Snaps Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Baby Snaps Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Baby Snaps Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Baby Love Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Baby Love Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
View more
Baby Beauty Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Baby Beauty Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Chasing Babies Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Chasing Babies Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Faces Of The World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Faces Of The World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
All About Babies Photo ContestTop 10 rank
All About Babies Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Capture Babies Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Enchanting Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Enchanting Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
My Amazing Portrait Photo ContestTop 10 rank
My Amazing Portrait Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Amusing Faces Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Amusing Faces Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Looking At Faces Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Looking At Faces Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Together Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Together Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
photographyawards2019Top 10 rank
photographyawards2019Top 10 rank week 2
photographyawards2019Top 10 rank week 1
Rule of Thirds Photo Contest vol8Top 10 rank
Rule of Thirds Photo Contest vol8Top 10 rank week 1
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Volume5Top 10 rank
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Volume5Top 10 rank week 2
My Best New Shot Photo Contest vol1Top 10 rank
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Volume5Top 10 rank week 1
My Best New Shot Photo Contest vol1Top 10 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol8Top 10 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol8Top 10 rank week 1
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 25Top 10 rank
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 25Top 10 rank week 1
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 49Top 10 rank
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 49Top 10 rank week 2
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 49Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

13 Comments |
Juliekins
 
Juliekins September 17, 2019
Perfection!!!
yeiyeiphoto
 
yeiyeiphoto September 18, 2019
So cute!! 😍😍😍
Cookies4U
 
Cookies4U October 17, 2019
Seriously adorable!
PhotographybyTessa
 
PhotographybyTessa October 25, 2019
Love this 😃
brendadbusskohl
 
brendadbusskohl November 06, 2019
Great capture, it is totally cute and a great photo to have for a memory.
speedyconzales
 
speedyconzales November 06, 2019
Wunderschön!
vyan
 
vyan December 15, 2019
Aww cute
hebdaej
 
hebdaej January 07, 2020
♥️
Hood PRO+
 
Hood April 14, 2021
So cute!
albertoeugenioquinteroocampo
 
albertoeugenioquinteroocampo April 15, 2021
Divina fotografía
KritiOne1
 
KritiOne1 April 21, 2021
Beautiful image!
kristyntaylor
 
kristyntaylor July 01, 2021
I love this shot
TatianaPavlova
 
TatianaPavlova August 25, 2021
cute

Submitted to Photo Contests

Tags

#newborn #human #person #baby #teddy bear #toy #face #yawn
See all

Behind The Lens

Location

This was actually taken on the concrete on the client's patio. Little Samuel was one week old.

Time

It was mid morning by the time we got to this one. We did family portraits first. And when you're photographing newborns, you're pretty much on their schedule. :)

Lighting

This particular shot was actually all natural light with a couple of reflectors.

Equipment

I shot this handheld, standing over him with my Canon 5D Mark iii.

Inspiration

Newborns are difficult to photograph, but they're my favorite. There's something so innocent and beautiful about the beginning of life. These clients were long-term clients of mine and have become good friends.

Editing

Actually, I did very little post processing on this. Smoothed the skin a bit, tweaked the coloring and cropped it just a bit. No filters or presets needed.

In my camera bag

My bag is always packed with my Canon EOS R, a 430x Canon Flash, with a flash diffuser, a 24-105mm lens, 75-200mm, 50mm, 35mm, and sometimes my 17mm. I try to keep a tripod handy just in case.

Feedback

Be patient. Newborns set the schedule and you often have to stop and wait for them to feed. Keep them warm, use natural light when possible - newborns do not like flashes! :) In this case, the baby had 3 older siblings so he was used to noise, but often I'll have white noise playing in the background to keep the baby soothed and quiet. Have as few blanket or setting changes as possible and most of the time, wrapping them tightly helps a lot. Obviously, this baby broke the mould on most of that!

See more amazing photos, follow inspyred

User photo
It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.