DIY Newborn "Photo Shoot" - Sophia Mae Joseph
4:03 PMI'll probably vlog about this after finals are over (and then post that vlog here) but I think this one deserves its own special post.
I'll start off with this.
This beautiful girl is my goddaughter. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of spending time with her. I'd gotten to feed her, change her diaper, change her clothes, put her to sleep, and hold her. Soon after I first got there, momma Amber took a loooong, well-needed, well-deserved nap while I watched the baby.
I had so much planned for the next day, so I took the rest of the day to get to know baby. She is incredibly tiny and precious. I can't think of any way to describe her better than "perfect".
I'd planned on taking semi-nice pictures with my awesome camera. The following (and the first picture above!) are the final products of the (quite literal) HUNDREDS I took of Sophia. I'm quite proud of them. After all, I have close to no idea what I'm doing. But here they are anyway!
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| S for Sophia! |
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| Baby's 1st Christmas |
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| And my personal favorite :) (Inspiration) |
But honestly? It wasn't actually as difficult as I thought it was going to be. Granted, I wasn't shooting TOO high. I'm very new at operating my camera to get nice pictures, even though it's a pretty great camera that usually takes amazing pictures. But babies are my thing. She cried maybe once because we were interrupting her sleep. A quick "ssshhh" did the trick and we were back at it. Mommy and daddy helped, and daddy even took a few pictures of his own on their camera.
The most unpleasant part during the whole deal was how hot the dang room was. It was ridiculous how much I was sweating. But I'd also read that if you're not sweating, the baby's not warm enough, soooo..
I think they came out pretty well. I edited them really quick (cropped, rotated, adjusted levels, lighting, touched up skin) all in GIMP. I ain't fancy. Don't got no Photoshop. I eyeballed the editing process as well; I made it the way it looked good to me. Amber's family is also very pleased with them. They all want to make large prints and frame them :) (let's be real, imma do that too)
This weekend has been so amazing. I may have shed a tear just from looking at tiny baby Sophia. I hate living so far away from her, but I know I'll get to see her soon.
I wouldn't mind picking this back up again, though! Anybody got a baby they want me to photograph? :)
I wouldn't mind picking this back up again, though! Anybody got a baby they want me to photograph? :)
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