Want to earn your gold star in photography?
Learn to take a great snapshot of a baby.
Babies are tricky. They move. They cry. They don’t care that you’re trying to take the photo. Overcome these common problems and your baby photos will look a whole lot better. Gold star – for you.
| Problem | Solution(s) |
| Baby moves – making the photo blurry | · This will happen all the time · Make sure you have enough light · Cheat: Take the picture when the baby is sleeping and she doesn’t move so much (awwww) |
| Baby moves – can’t autofocus | · Focus on an “area” and wait for the baby to enter that area · Use your camera’s advanced autofocus features for moving objects (some cameras only) · Cheat: Take a deliberately out of focus picture for an artistic look |
| Baby has drool/tomato sauce/something on its face | · Look at the baby before you lift the camera · Keep handy wipes around for quick touch ups · Learn to use the right tools in Photoshop or Lightroom · Cheat: Tell everyone you meant to do that – it’s cute! |
| Baby is sad/mad/Hulk-like | · Put the camera down and play with the baby · Get your shot ready and distract the baby with sound, light, etc. · Cheat: angry baby shots look cool and can be used to blackmail the baby when he’s a teenager |
| Light is too harsh | · Using flash? Turn off flash · Outside? Turn baby out of the sun or get into the shade away from the sun |
| Baby looks green | · Match white balance for the kind of light you’re using |
| Baby looks small | · Get closer (before you zoom in) · Zoom in – but turn off the “digital zoom,” you can do the same thing in software |
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