Newborn Baby Photos
Baden James Forester Morton was shot with natural window light at 12 days old. We prefer to utilise natural window light with a reflector for shooting babies, as it protects a newborn baby’s eyes from startling flash heads. This helps to keep baby relaxed and calm for longer periods.
Baby photography is all about timing – like most other photographic subjects. I used two lenses for the shoot. Firstly my new lens – an 85mm f1.2L and a 100mm 2.8 macro lens for close ups of hands and feet. I believe newborn baby photographs also benefit from the simplicity of black and white treatments. Baby skin is often very blotchy when newborn and removing colour smooths the skin for a cleaner portrait.
I am happy to travel anywhere in Melbourne for newborn baby sessions during the day – just call me on 03 9416 5404 to discuss options
Location Portraits
I’ve been manically busy during wedding season, but I have managed to upgrade all my location lighting with the purchase of some great studio portrait gear. I did this little shoot a few days ago in my back room for testing purposes. i got some lovely portraits of my eldest daughter Ashleigh and her little sister Emily who wandered by a few times during the shoot. i shot with 2 lights, a softbox and a honeycomb hairlight, the Canon 5d Mk2 and 135mm F2L lens