Squishy Baby Cheeks
Apr, 2017Views
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Location
This photo was taken in my home studio located in Calgary, Alberta. This was my fifth newborn session that sealed the deal to pursue newborn photography.Time
Newborn sessions are typically booked mid morning. I remember spending days watching tutorials and practising on a baby doll to perfect this wrap and positioning of baby. I think I took about 20 frames to make sure I got the perfect angle. Totally worth it!Lighting
I had just upgraded from continuous lighting to strobes. I remember being so overwhelmed that all I could think of was to avoid flat lighting as much as possible.Equipment
I used my Canon EOS 6D along with the 24-105 f4L lens. 60 inch octagon light modifier on a 300m strobe at the lowest setting.Inspiration
With just starting out I was wanting to perfect 3 poses for workflow. The potatoe sack pose was one of them.Editing
I was just digging into photoshop at this time, I had to extend the background to fill the frame. I also cleaned up babies skin by removing redness and little nail scratch marks.In my camera bag
It depends where I am going and what I am shooting. For studio work my 24-70 2.8 is my working horse. When outside I always bring along the 70-200 2.8, this is a heavy beast but sure creates dreamy images! Then my wide angle 16-35 2.8 for those amazing top of the mountain moments.Feedback
Capturing newborns takes a lot of practice and patience!
