Baby Danielle - Newborn Shots

[ChowChi-Ching]

I am definitely loving doing newborn shots.... it takes forever though. This is Danielle and she is 8 days old. She was really good for most of the shots, although she peed on EVERYTHING that I brought, and she peed on both her mom and dad..

But overall, how did I do? Is there something different that would make them better? The drawing effect one also is in original but I liked it like this..hehe

So.......here they are....

[LeeIs]

Hey Chow,

I didn't think there was such a thing as newborn photography. I like them all. I wish I had pictures like this taken of me when i was that small! The drawing one is really something else. would love to see the original of that if possible.

I really don't know which one is my favourite, I like them all. Also, i can't find anthing to critique, they all look fine to me.

[ChowChi-Ching]

Here is the original 'in arms' picture...... Newborns are really one of my favorite things to shoot - if you go to my site, you can see alot more that I have done. It is alot of fun but time consuming as you work on THEIR timeline, no if, ands, or butts, about it! lol

[LeeIs]

hahahaha, wow! what an amazing shot. he looks so helpless, lazy and sleeply. lol. awesome shot.

[ChowChi-Ching]

Thanks! She was so tired by that point, we could have done pretty much anything too her. But, take note, IMMEDIATELY after this shot, she proceeded to pee on Daddys arm....lol

[MichaelD]

First two are a little over the top in my opinion, in the B&W one I consider the dark shadow too harsh (especially fort his subject) and distracting, it also looks like the baby is in a very awkward position (must be an illusion, but still…), 4th one is certainly nice, but only the original, in the last one the tone isn’t working for me and I find the jewelry(?) very distracting, but the smile is great.

[Nick McC]

The first two are fine compositionally, but I personally don't like the wings (obviously the parents did though). I prefer B&W when photographing any person, so that is my favorite of the bunch; the shadow does not bother me. For the fourth I like the original more, although I am interested to know how you created the drawing effect - I was looking into how to do that a few days ago and didn't find anything that was quite what I was looking for (cs3). I agree with Michael on the last, but there is a message with the jewelry so it all depends on the person viewing.

[ChowChi-Ching]

Well, the last one was a requested picture, that is mom and dads rings. The 'in arms' pic I did the effect one more for myself then for the parents, that is why they get both, but they liked them both as well, The b/w one was not a planned shot, just one I happened to see while she was being cradled in moms arms, and the first two were what the parents wanted, something big and girly and 'over the top'.... I do like them, it is something different then I have done before but it was fun....

Thanks for you comments.

[ChowChi-Ching]

I did the drawing effect in CS2 - one of the filters they have. (Can't think of the name offhand) It is fairly easy to do.

[AlexColeman]

Nice...however not as the parents, they don't really interest me.