Posing for newborns-12 months

As a photographer, it becomes aggravating when someone else says to another photographer (especially if that person is newer to the business) that "there are only so many poses a small child can be put into from newborn-4 months" is not only ridiculous but it is also completely untrue.  There are virtually any pose you can dream of with the use of the photographer's creativity, props, blankets, posing pillows and Photoshop/PSE.  Never allow someone else to tell you that you are limited in this field - the whole point of photography is show your passion for the work that you do and the creativity that you possess. Simply have fun with your work and explore uncharted avenues that you never knew toy could!


You can do the following:  1) Create a composite photo (combining and/or 'stitching' photos together is a popular term among the photogs of the world) where the mother's hands are used to aide in additional support for the baby/small child in holding them up when they are too little to do so themselves.

Example: Photo 1

 Example: Photo 2

Example: Composite result, final photo.

*I do not take credit for the three photos above*

Used from www.iheartfaces.com

Want to learn more about how to do a composite photo? Check out: Newborn Composite Photo Examples or How to composite an image for more tips. 

The second thing you can do when having difficulty posing your subject is to make the wise investment in posing pillows and/or props.  I recommend investing in both because you want to 'up the anti' the more sessions you do with newborns. Another words, you want to always be creative, therefore you often need props to do so.  A photographer does not always need fancy props in order to create a beautiful photo. However, it does not hurt you nor the child if you decide to splurge on fancier props. Have Facebook but cannot decide where to purchase props?  Then you need to check out Photography Props group on Facebook. These hard working vendors put a lot of love, time, thought, blood, sweat and tears into their amazing prop creations (Did I mention the group has 16,000+ vendors to choose from?).

I have learned all of these tricks, tidbits and more over the years and even I have to resort to google how to do something, especially if it is a skill I have long used and pretty much forgotten.  It makes for a great refresher course as well as helps new photographers develop their specific skill and/or trade mark.

I certainly hope this blog provides some good insight as well as assistance to anything photography related that has been bothering you -- see you all next time!