This is going to be a great newborn photography tutorial. I’m going to show you how to take baby photography at home with no studio lighting or fancy equipment! I’ll be taking the shots in a small kitchen using bits of cloth and equipment you can find around the house. The only piece of photographic equipment you may need is a decent lens.
If you want to take great pictures of your baby or you’re a professional photographer looking to add newborn photography to your portfolio, then this tutorial is for you!
To take the shots I use:
• A kitchen table
• Some fake fur (like a rug)
• Some net curtains (can also use chiffon fabric)
• Patio doors as our light source
• A silver reflector (can use tin foil on a piece of card)
• A piece of polystyrene
• A good lens (50mm f1.4, approx. £300) or (50mm f1.8, approx. £70-£100) available for Nikon or Canon.
• And good knowledge of the control of photography!
Also wait until the end for a special appearance by the dog!! 😊
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This is so useful!
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That was so easy to follow! Great video!
Absolutely beautiful photos
What is the white reflector called again? Poly something…
Thanks you so much , great , for me to begging. Thanks thanks thanks 💜💜💜💜📷📷📷
This was so easy to understand. Amazing
Great tips.
Dont ned tripod for this at all. . Easy to hand hold that speed saving cost on tripod.
Beautiful!
Hi,
Which tripod and gears head you used on this video?
TIA,
Murat
very informative video indeed. I like how you explained things in your video
simply brilliant. thanks
Very helpful. I'm doing my first baby shoot at the beginning of September. Thanks.
Nice and simple thank you..
I would say foam board is just as cheap, would work as well, and doesnt crumble as much.
Good shots…if you didn't had natural lights Which continuous lights you would had used ?
Nice
It makes absolutely no sense to limit yourself with a tripod in this case because your shutterspeed has to be quite fast (almost not possible the make shaky photos) if you shoot a baby like this.
Mark Ruffalo
what if u dont have a big window ?
what would u use then 🙂
Really good tips but just slightly concerned that there needs to be an awareness of very young babies not being able to control their own body temperatures, being by an open window like that and naked may not be such a good idea
Thank you! Excellent tutorial 👍🏻
good simple tips
Does a Canon 50mm f/2.5 worth for newborn photography?
I want to know why you didn't take the shot with the window light coming from the side of the subject?
Great tutorial.. thanks. I have bought a f1.8 lens off ebay and it suits my old Nikon very well.
Thank you so much for all this advice! I hate too many props. Your photos look so much more natural. Will try shooting my newborn baby using what you taught ! Thanks a lot!
Why are you recomposing after focusing why not alter the focusing points in the camera . and and using the back focus button if you are using such a fast lens.
speaks clear and not over kill, love it.
This was very useful. Thanks for the nice clear information!
Excellent explanation! Subscribed!
Hey Marc, add bloopers to ALL your videos. Why? Because I am also an Art Instructor and there is nothing my students find more entertaining than when I screw up. They LOVE it! You did so in one post and it was hysterical! You'll get more likes ;). Melody
Finally someone said knowledge is everything, then equipment! Thank you!
GJ bro>> Ireally enjoyed watching your movies
Great tutorial! You just got a new subscriber 😀