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FollowMy Son's 1 month photoshoot I did. I found this coca cola crate in my garage and knew I had to use it.
My Son's 1 month photoshoot I did. I found this coca cola crate in my garage and knew I had to use it.
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Location
When I'm in need of quick shoots my go to is my own yard. I live on 0.6 acres that is surrounded by woods and love my yard as a backdrop. I try to use natural light as often as I can.Time
It had to be around 10 am, I had just dropped off my oldest son at daycare. I needed to make sure I had some quiet time with my littlest, as to keep him calm and quiet for the shoot.Lighting
I love natural light, so I used the shade of the big maple tree you see in the background. The only problem with trees, you can get sun spots. I had to move my child a few times and reposition him so the sunlight spots were not on his face or body.Equipment
This was shot using my Sony SLT A-58 with a 70mm Lens using only the natural light.Inspiration
Looking at items in my garage at home, I found this super fun old Coca-Cola crate, the perfect size for a newborn baby! So I grabbed my son, a blanket, and headed outside to our front yard. I use this open space a lot for quick shoots, however, this shoot was not quick.There were many different angles I took until I decided to be almost ground level with my son. After looking at my previews, I was not happy with the busy colors. The bright green of the background, my son's camo onesie, the blue blanket and red crate just didn't mesh well. Black and white was the way to go, but I loved the red so much and I did not wanted to lose that impactful color. My biggest challenge was, "How could I showcase just that red crate?" After fiddling around with the functions on my Sony camera, I chose "Picture Effect" and selected "Partial Color: Red." The results were exactly what I wanted - a black and white photo with the pop of red from the crate. Perfect!Editing
I usually shoot outdoors and these shots always require some form of editing. This session was no different. I used Corel Paintshop Pro to get rid of some sunspots with the copy tool and used the blend tool to remove any white fuzzies on the dark blanket, along with smoothening my son's baby acne. Depth of field was lacking because I used auto select with the Partial Color: Red feature on my camera. I adjust the depth of field so my "Little Man" was the main focus.In my camera bag
My Sony SLT A-58 goes with me everywhere along with a 55mm or 70mm Lens. I've been experimenting over the years with different lenses and I find that all the shots I do with these two turn out the best. In addition, I have a Minolta 300mm Lens that went to my "old school" SLR. No one really uses film anymore, at least I don't, and the Minolta lens fits perfect with my Sony.Feedback
If you have never worked with babies (or children) before this one is key - A well fed baby is a happy baby. After feeding, babies are usually sleepy and easy to work with. I fed my child and positioned him on my prop as he was becoming drowsy. Something you do not see in the photograph - I have extra padding under the blue blanket to support my child's head; along with a cloth on the bottom of the crate, so it would not be scratchy against his legs and feet. These extra padding and blankets are very important because babies cannot support themselves or reposition themselves if they are in an awkward pose. Babies can become uncomfortable quickly by the slightest touch, sound or movement and you, as the photographer, want to make things as comfortable as possible for the baby to get that perfect shot. Furthermore, experiment with the settings on your camera and get to know those extra features. I'm good at editing, but I'm not great at post-processing select color editing, so the "Partial Color" feature on my camera helped me out in a wonderful way.