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5 advices you need to ignore in newborn photography

admin August 1,2017

When you (or your relative) have a baby, you may have new passions and inspirations in photography. But if a person first comes to a DSLR camera, you may be disappointed with your first pictures. Then try to find tips on the internet.

In fact, each photography type has different techniques. Therefore, you can not get all the advice for landscape photos to apply for shooting for your baby. Here are 5 tips that you should not apply when taking pictures for children:

 You need to invest in cameras and accessories

After buying the first DSLR, you might be advised to buy something else to complement your camera. However, if you are a beginner, you may not need such extravagant accessories like a large flash, studio light, or a lot of lenses.

In fact, what you need is simply a fix lens (fixed focus) with a cheap 1.8-gauge (Nikon 35mm lens or Canon’s 50mm) for indoor shooting, a zoom tube for capturing outdoor scenes, a sturdy tripod, and a remote control that you can shoot without holding the camera (if your camera supports it).

You need to adjust by hands to get beautiful photos

Another tip that you can often get is that you have to set the manual mode (letter M on the camera) to take beautiful photos. Of course, manual mode will allow you to adjust a lot of things, and you will also better understand concepts such as shutter speed, aperture or ISO; However, it is not a universal solution to have a beautiful photo.

In my opinion, finding a good light source is also an important factor leading to a beautiful photo. Sometimes, we have to take pictures of our children in complex light situations, and at times we do not always have to choose the manual mode. Instead, you can use the A / Av mode (preserve the aperture) and let the camera choose the shutter speed, a semi-automatic mode.

 The camera is as “awesome” as possible

Professional photographers often use top cameras, with large sensor sizes, and that can make you jealous. However, the “genuine” camera is very expensive, while cheap DSLRs now have the ability to shoot well in difficult conditions. If your camera has been “4 or 5 years old”, you might consider changing, but you do not have to spend a lot of money to buy top cameras.

The best time to take pictures is dawn and dusk

This is an advice that we have listened to over and over again. Although at these times, natural light is very beautiful, your child may not be ready to shoot at that time. Dawn is the time when your baby is in need of sleep, while in the evening, they may be hungry.

The best time to take a picture is when your baby is in good mood. It is possible that at midday the sun is very harsh and difficult to capture. However, if the baby is alert and ready to play with the camera, it is time to start shooting. Anyway, the main theme of the photo is still the children, not the sunset behind the baby.

You need to buy Photoshop or Lightroom to retouch photos professionally.

When we bought the first DSLR, we thought that the pictures we took would look as good as professional ones. Sooner or later we will know that we have made a mistake, and try to use photo editing software.

Photoshop and Lightroom are two well-known software for professional photographers, but they are complex and expensive. Moreover, it takes the time to learn how to use. If you are too busy with child care, you can use simple or free software like Picasa, Gimp or editing sites like PicMonkey.