At 6 weeks, Baby S was a little older than the typical “newborn” photography session. I was apprehensive going in that we might not get any sleepy poses or that she might not be very cooperative at all given her “advanced age”. Well the joke’s on me because we got a variety of incredible images of this sweet little girl – both sleeping and awake. With gorgeous eyes like reflecting pools, I forgot why we ever wanted her to close them! During her awake time she was pure charisma. By spending a moment with them you could tell she already had Dad wrapped around her tiny finger and he knew exactly how to bring out her smiles. (Pretty sure her sticking her tongue out frequently was all her though.)
When I arrived at the family home, I was met by the aroma of delicious food and warm smiles of the family. I set up in the abundant natural light of the patio door and we started creating the scenes for Miss S. In their questionnaire, mom and dad had indicated that they wanted purple and I was stoked because it’s not a color I often get to use. Spring was just beginning and I managed to score some purple foliage from flowering trees. But ultimately, I think the silk orchids I brought really stole the show. Mom helped me decide on a warm neutral backdrop and a deep eggplant one for the bean bag poses. Both of them really compliment baby’s skin tones and let the simplicity of the setups shine. Together with the natural wood bowl chosen for the floor poses, they got a consistent and striking album of images to remember their happy little bundle of joy. If my calculations are correct, she will be turning 1 in a few weeks. I hope to see her again because beautiful and silly little ones like this are always a joy to photograph!
At the end Dad brought out a dozen roses they had and we quickly set up another scene. We got a few regal images before bub had enough! Such are babies…
Here’s a fun side by side of the final edit vs. the image straight out of camera. This little one’s skin was absolutely wonderful since she was past the “newborn skin” phase. It made my job pretty easy! The image mostly needed liquefy to smooth the shape of the body in the wrap and to adjust the arc of the flowers to better reflect the curvature of the baby. I also smoothed and extended the backdrop with cloning, patching, etc. Finally, I artificially “tilted” her head closer to the camera. I can’t safely position myself directly over baby on the bag and this creates the illusion of a flat visual plane. Babies are a lot of detailed work but quality is key! Like what you see? I would love to be your Denver baby photographer! Set up a session today.
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