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In daddys hands



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cameraNIKON D700

settings Aperture f/1.8 ISO 320 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 350/10 

upload_dateMay, 2016

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11 Comments |
Nitka
 
Nitka August 28, 2016
The most beautiful baby capture I have ever seen! Outstanding creativity!....:-)
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson November 08, 2016
Absolutely fabulous. Beautiful moment.
beckyreding PRO
 
beckyreding March 20, 2017
BEAUTIFUL
ParksFamilyPhotography Platinum
 
ParksFamilyPhotography March 20, 2017
beautiful photograph!!! I love every part of it.
flawlessfoucs_photography
 
flawlessfoucs_photography May 21, 2017
This is beautiful how do you create this image?
CherylFyock
CherylFyock May 21, 2017
Hi, the baby is actually laying on black felt on the bean bag, and dad hands placed making sure to keep wrists together
zobo2003
 
zobo2003 May 25, 2017
Adorable
Tanda4bama PRO+
 
Tanda4bama December 09, 2017
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/precious-newborns-less-than-2-months-old-photo-challenge-by-tanda4bama
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal October 24, 2018
Very beautiful. Congratulations on your award!
ellenellen PRO+
 
ellenellen December 01, 2019
wow. Stunning shot!
mayanbeauty_20
 
mayanbeauty_20 January 29, 2021
So precious!
CherylFyock
CherylFyock February 01, 2021
Thank you 😊
logsdon1
 
logsdon1 March 31, 2021
Adorable
CherylFyock
CherylFyock April 02, 2021
Thank you 😊

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in my home. I was just starting out and had a bean bag and bought some black felt and a little space in one of my back rooms. The son of my best friend from high school had this little boy, so I talked them into bringing him over for me to practice. I laid baby on his side, curled him up and had dad put his hands under him.

Time

I took this in the middle of the day so I has some natural light coming in to help with the one small light I had.

Lighting

The one light I have is a continuous light box. I also try to shoot by a window for some natural light.

Equipment

I shot this with my Nikon D700, 50mm 1.8 lens. I used my one box light and a little light from a window.

Inspiration

I had been watching videos, and searching the internet for inspiration before I had this little guy over. I had investigated the best fabric to lay him on, that wasn't reflective. I loved how the style of this shot looked like they were being held up, so I played around with some posing until I loved the look of this pose.

Editing

I did edit this in Lightroom, increased the blacks and just played around with it. I had planned on making it black and white, but after playing with it loved how this looked.

In my camera bag

When I'm setting out to take pictures I always have my Nikkor 24-70 mm lens and 50mm 1.8. But when I have babied in my home I always have my 50mm and 35mm

Feedback

To try to capture this pose the more curled up the baby is, the better. You want it to look like the hands could actually be holding the baby up. You want to avoid having legs or arm stretched out. Also, I like making sure the wrist are toughing. I believe it gives the look that the baby could slip through the crack. Also make sure you shoot from straight over the baby. It can be a little tricky with you and dad (or mom) in the same place.

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