Though there are log of ways you can photograph toddlers/newborns, but one thing is obvious: it takes a certain amount of quality to photograph these tiny little creatures that is beyond the knowledge of newborn photography Los Angeles and ability to operate a camera. Newborns are only recently outside the protection of their mother’s womb, so they are more susceptible to disease, cold and stress than other people you will probably photograph. In fact, I will ask the parents to handle the baby during my Newborn photoshoots, if I want the baby to be in a different place or position.

1. NewBorn Photography : The Sensitive Sides
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Though there are log of ways you can photograph toddlers/newborns, but one thing is obvious:
it takes a certain amount of quality to photograph these tiny little creatures that is beyond the
knowledge of newborn photography Los Angeles and ability to operate a camera.
Newborns are only recently outside the protection of their mother’s womb, so they are more
susceptible to disease, cold and stress than other people you will probably photograph. In fact,
I will ask the parents to handle the baby during my Newborn photoshoots, if I want the baby
to be in a different place or position.
You probably know what I am talking about if you’ve had a baby. Newborns are especially
fragile with unfused plates in their skull and soft bones, so moving them around should be
done carefully.
Here are 6 tips to the sensitive side of Baby Photography LA.
1. Do clean your hands before you start
The first thing you should do when you enter the newborn’s environment is to wash your hands
really well. Even if you don’t plan to touch the baby, you will most likely touch things that the
baby has contact with, like the crib.
2. Turn up the heat
Babies are happy and sleepy when they are warm, so turn up the heat, but do this safely. If you
use a space heater, be careful not to place it too close to the baby or whatever the baby is on or
in.
3. Never push for a pose
You or the parents of the baby may want to get a shot of the baby in a certain position or posed
on a particular object. Please assert caution when attempting such feats.
For instance, if the heater is pointed lower than the baby itself, it can still endanger the baby
by heating up the basket she is in.

2. 4. Using your client’s props is always better
Blankets, hats, stuffed animals, shoes, baskets…they are all so cute to use during your
Newborn Photography Session.
5. Reduce the chance of bringing germs into the newborn’s environment
Reschedule if you are ill. There is nothing more stressful than needing to care for a sick
newborn. Their bodies are too young for medicine, so do the baby’s family (and the baby) a
favor by rescheduling if you are sick – especially if you have a fever.
6. Avoid wearing fragrances
That includes perfumed soaps, lotions, perfumes/colognes, after shave, and hair styling
products. Babies have sensitive noses. The last thing you’d want is to have your precious
subject sneezing. If she (or he) is uncomfortable, then she will be restless and fussy.
If you use your client’s props, then the items in the photos will be more meaningful to them
(ie, Aunt Mary crocheted the hat, the basket is from the parents’ wedding, the stuffed animal
is the same one the dad had as a child).
The photos will also be more unique than using the same props over and over.
Newborns should be comfortable and safe at all times. So do what you can as their
photographer to keep them that way during their photography session.
Newborns are great to photograph because they can be positioned for a photograph, but they
are human beings, not dolls. Take precaution and remember that babies are delicate. If they
appear uncomfortable or unhappy, call it quits and find an alternative shot.