My First Newborn Shoot

On February 28^th I got the incredible opportunity to do my first newborn photo shoot with the adorable, then two week old, Eadie Lee Biggs. I’d done my research, I had all my ideas in order and all the props to make them happen, now all I had was the shoot. How hard could it be!? Just do it all in bubs normal sleepy time and it’d be fine! That’s how the pros do it, right?

Not in this case. Eadie wasn't having any of it. No. No. No.  She’d be sleeping like an angel, until we tried to put her on a soft blankie for a shot. Then the tears and scrunched up red face came.

Eventually, after much patting of her bottom she would drift off again, but this meant each shot took at least 10-15 minutes to get, and we only had a few hours to work with.

Then it came to the mug. I had brought along a giant mug to pop her in (with blankets, of course) for one of the shots. Eadie’s Mum had expressed to me that she LOVED these shots and, if possible, would like one of her bub. Nope. We put sleeping Eadie in, CRY! Took her out, bottle for 10 or so minutes, try again, CRY! And so on until Mum and Dad finally decided to give it up, as she was just too stressed.

So all in all, my first newborn shoot was VERY interesting. I got a good look into the patience that newborn photographers show every day, as well as learning ways to get bub to settle down for a shot. I did get a good selection of photos to use, and my decision to use only natural light turned out to be a good one.

Hopefully my next experience in this field of photography will be a bit smoother, for my sake, as well as Mum, Dad, and bub.

Mika. 

Two week old Eadie Lee Biggs