Our second guest post for August is from family photographer Naja Lerus. Naja is a lifestyle and on-location photographer. She comes TO her clients, making it as convenient and easy as possible. She loves getting to know her families, capturing those special moments in their lives, and creating beautiful heirloom quality products. As one of our partners, Naja offers a 20% discount for all Blueprint clients! Click on her logo on our partners page to learn more about her! Naja’s 3 top tips on capturing a great newborn shot are below.
1. You must have PATIENCE, and a lot of it! Bring a calm energy as babies can sense stress, and will react accordingly.
2. Photograph the newborn within his/her first 14 days of life. Babies are naturally very sleepy to begin with, but you will notice that after 2 weeks, once they really start gaining weight, they are more alert and more difficult to photograph. Another bonus of shooting within the 14 days of life is that new babies are still very “moldable” – they still have the natural curl from being in the womb!
3. Great Props. A variety of newborn hats, headbands and blankets are great additions to any photo shoot. Combining these with different backgrounds / colors make for interesting and unique shots.
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