We take so many baby photos, don’t we? Babies are so adorable, it’s hard to imagine there’s any need to make them look any more adorable through photography but – alas – it’s possible.
If you’re hiring a photographer for a professional photo shoot, it’s often wonderful to give them some ideas on what you’d like. Of course, they’ll have some ideas of their own but delivering a good brief is helpful for both of you.
If you’re doing some DIY photography at home, the world is your oyster because you can catch your baby in many states of being – sleeping, smiling, laughing. You can even keep some cute costumes and props handy for that ideal moment.
While smart phones produce pretty good quality photos these days, a good quality DSLR camera is a wonderful investment as you can better manage composition, lighting and focus.
The D in DSLR stands for ‘digital’ which is perfect because it means you can take as many photos as you want then print them onto many different materials, including canvas, glass and aluminium.
Are you ready to get clucky? Let’s get started with some of the cutest ideas you’ll simply have to try.
Darling Angels
It’s all about the wings. For an angelic pose, catch baby while sleeping or while awake. Don the costume and capture the gorgeousness.
1. Sleeping angel
From Ray Dumas, Flickr
2. Little angel girl
From Pinterest
3. Fly away baby
Crazy But Cute Baby Photos
Have fun with your baby photos. Those big blue eyes become hilariously emphasised on a monochrome photo – an easy trick in Photoshop. Of course, when we’re talking about ‘crazy but cute’ costumes feature prominently.
4. Big blue eyes
From Juan Camilo Trujillo, Flickr
5. Big kiss from Mum and Dad
From Webneel
6. A basket of baby
From Indulgy
7. Baby bear
From L. L. Bean
8. Baby devil
9. Halloween
From Hopes and Dreams
10. Newborn announcement
From Elizabeth Ave
Funky Baby
Get hip to the groove with a cool, candid shot of your little one or something more staged as part of a themed occasion. So innocent. So funky. So cute.
11. Baby kiss
From Jerry Lai, Flickr
12. First Christmas
From Keri Kay Photography
13. Little pumpkin
From mphotocontests
Arty Baby
Black and white photos immediately scream ‘arty’. It’s all about capturing light and texture rather than colour. Removing colour can actually add something special to the right image. The key is shooting in monochrome from word go rather than removing the colour later.
14. Twins
From Lot16 Photography
15. Sleeping
From Stephanie Sunderland
16. Bottom’s up
17. All lips
From WiLPrZ, Flickr
18. Hair bow
19. Sleepy smiles
From Beba Photography
20. Sleepy boy
From Carissa Miss
Birthday baby
They may seem bigger to you, but they’re still so much a baby on their first birthday that it makes sense to take advantage of that special day and capture the most gorgeous photo you can. Think outside the ‘blowing out the candles’ family photos. Get your bub on their own using the party as their backdrop.
21. Nature baby
From Alphabet Monkey
22. Pretty in pink
From Tinyme Blog
23. Boy in blue
From Ruthie Hart
24. Eat cake
From Confetti Momma
A Christening
They look extra innocent when they’re all in white (like they’ve never wee-ed, pooped or cried a day in their life!) and it’s such a special day. Be sure to catch it for prosperity. They’ll thank you for it later.
25. Serious baby business
From Sweet Baby Blog
26. All in white
Little Family
Get the family involved in some staged photography. Candid is wonderful, but sometimes even those more staged moment are full of love and feeling. Take turns behind the camera.
27. With Mum
28. With parents
From Clickin Moms
29. With big brother
From Rockingnames
30. Siblings
31. With Dad
From Pinterest
32. Mommy’s kiss
33. With sisters
From Bloglovin’
