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Taking Great Shots Of Your Baby

Posted On 2009-08-12 , 1:41 PM

Your baby is very cute, and nothing makes a parent prouder than
sharing pictures of their new child. Everybody loves looking at
pictures of babies, too. If you have a little one in the house,
get your camera ready and start sharing those cute baby pictures
today. The more pictures you have the more fun you will have showing

your precious pictures. Here are some great ideas to help you take
better shots of your baby.

Stay Ready
You can never know when your baby will do something entertaining
or do something for the first time. For that reason, you always
need to have your camera nearby and ready to go.
That means making sure you have plenty of film if you use a film camera and making sure your have enough room on your memory stick or card if you
use digital. You will also want to make sure that you have enough
battery life in your camera at all times. Many parents use more
than one camera, too. You can even put a disposable camera in the
car or diaper bag for times that are just too cute to pass up.

Get Candid Shots
Some of the sweetest pictures of babies are candid shots. You can
take memorable pictures of your baby taking a bottle, sleeping
and smiling. Candid shots look much more relaxed and natural than
posed shots and you will only feel frustrated trying to be posed
shots anyway. Babies are notorious for not cooperating for posed
pictures. Do not waste your time and take candid shots instead. Do
not forget all to take pictures of every part of your baby, such as
those fat little fingers or those tiny toes. Those are always sweet
reminders of this young age. If you have a good zoom lens you can
often take great candid shots of your baby from a distance. These
are great because your baby will never even know you are there.

Take Pictures in Black and White
You cannot get very many adorable pictures of your baby taken in
black and white or in sepia tones. You can guarantee that grandma
and grandpa will be gushing over those, too. Most digital cameras
come with black and white and sepia settings, so take advantage.

In addition, when you take black and white, you do not have to worry about what your baby is wearing, because everything looks good. The more natural the pictures the more fun you will have looking at them in the future. Kids caught doing what they do best is always a showstopper. They offer hours of enjoyment and catching
all the excitement counts.

Take Many Shots
You should take manyshots of
your baby doing the same thing.
You may take twenty-five of your babies crawling of the first time, but may only get two or three that are worth using. The more pictures you take, the more you have to choose from the better. It is always best to take more than not enough. A professional as well as amatures know, that not all pictures turn out, especially
if you use a high-speed camera. Just keep taking pictures to ensure
you capture the moment.

Do Something with Those Pictures
The last tip is to make sure you actually do something with your
pictures after you take them. So many people leave undeveloped
rolls of film sitting around for months or never print their digital
pictures. Babies grow and change too fast. You should make it
a point to print and share your pictures every week. In addition,
if you use digital pictures, you should always make sure you back
up your pictures onto a disk on a regular basis. You certainly do
not want to lose these irreplaceable photos. This has happened to
many successful photographers and does cause quite
a commotion when you lose all your precious moments
that you never again will see.

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