Well it finally happened, I have been asked to take on a
photographic assignment that I have avoided like the plague in all my years
behind a camera but when you are “Double Dogged Dared” you have no choice.
Newborns! I have never undertaken a newborn sitting even though I have been
responsible for 23 of them for other photographers that I know of.
I think I have got the technical side covered but the posing
is something else. After a lot of research on posing, I found that they all look
like little footballs with their heads encased in a Tibetan head piece of
various colors. Then to make things more complicated they are placed in a
basket, a washtub or just laid out on a blanket or rug along with a lot of
brick-bract that makes it difficult finding the kid in the picture.
After hours looking for something unique that I could
build on, I gave up and decided to cut my own path through this uncharted
territory of newborn photography. I like simplicity along with capturing the
feeling and emotions of the moment. My experience with newborns is that for the
most part they yawn, burp, fart, and can become very vocal when something irritates
them. I plan on photographing the family as a whole, capturing Mom and Dad
showing their love and devotion for their creation and letting baby just do its
thing.
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