{"id":980,"date":"2015-01-05T03:13:31","date_gmt":"2015-01-04T16:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2015-03-26T09:24:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T22:24:49","slug":"amazing-baby-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/amazing-baby-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Amateur-Hour Amazing Baby Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Babies are pure joy \u2013 representing both our love for one another and our optimism for the future. Everyone takes lots of photos of their babies in order to capture that special time when they\u2019re just adorable bundles of cooing and giggles \u2013 blank slates. Soon enough they\u2019ll be mobile destruction machines, and soon enough after that they\u2019ll be surly teenagers. But for a while they\u2019re just tiny people who take great photos.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-982 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Week-64-a.jpg\" alt=\"The key to amazing baby photos is to catch them at unexpected moments.\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-a.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-a-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/650;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For most people, those photos fall into two categories: Slapdash amateur stuff or professional portraits, and most everyone thinks that the only way to have amazing baby photos is to book a session and endure the big sell at Viva or PixieFoto. This isn&#8217;t necessarily true, however \u2013 you can take studio-quality photos of your baby in your house without any special equipment or preparation \u2013 all you need is some creativity.<\/p>\n<h2>Props and Background<\/h2>\n<p>Aside from the technical aspects of lighting and equipment, you can create an on-the-spot photo studio for your newborn any time just with some things lying around the house. The scenario: Your baby is sleeping soundly, adorable and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 mobile. Forget putting the next load of washing on \u2013 take the opportunities as they&#8217;re presented and get ready to take some photos.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-983 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Week-64-b.jpg\" alt=\"Ready for amazing baby photos? Wait until baby is asleep.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-b-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-b-150x99.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/433;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All you need is one blanket or sheet, pinned to the wall behind a bed, changing table, or other flat surface. Get baby into a nice outfit \u2013 or go naked and natural \u2013 and add in some simple props, and you&#8217;ve got a professional-level photo in fifteen minutes, no money down. The secret to amazing baby photos isn&#8217;t the professional photographer. It\u2019s the amazing baby.<\/p>\n<h2>Simple DIY Ideas<\/h2>\n<p>If that sounds great but you\u2019re drawing a blank, here are some quick and easy DIY ideas for the baby photos you&#8217;ve always dreamed of:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-984 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Week-64-c.jpg\" alt=\"Use some of baby's toys to create amazing baby photos.\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-c.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Week-64-c-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/434;\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Soft toys<\/strong>. You likely have dozens in the house already. Arrange a tea party with baby, or a slumber party where everyone\u2019s dozed off, or any other interesting tableau.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mum and Dad\u2019s equipment<\/strong>. Whether Dad\u2019s a police officer, Mum\u2019s an avid runner, or both work in the garden, babies plus their parents\u2019 defining stuff make for awesome photos.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nothing at all<\/strong>. White sheet, white bedding, and baby \u2013 crop out any other detail and have an amazing photo of your child with nothing to distract people from that adorable little face! For extra points, toss in a single prop, like a much-loved soft toy or another baby item like a bottle or some baby powder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every profession wants you to believe you can\u2019t possibly do what they do. While a professional photographer with experience working with babies will give you incredible, professional-grade portraits, there\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t supplement that with some DIY efforts that will be adorable, entertaining, and fun.<\/p>\n<p>And if you take some real winners and want to decorate the house with them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/create-canvas-prints-online\">click here and we\u2019d be excited to turn them into high-quality wall art.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babies are pure joy \u2013 representing both our love for one another and our optimism for the future. Everyone takes lots of photos of their babies in order to capture that special time when they\u2019re just adorable bundles of cooing and giggles \u2013 blank slates. Soon enough they\u2019ll be mobile destruction machines, and soon enough &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/amazing-baby-photos\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1594,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980\/revisions\/1594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}