The Ultimate Guide To Photographing Your Baby’s First Year

when i first learned we were pregnant with our first baby, i thought of the beautiful pictures i would take.  of course, i thought of how exciting it would be to be a mother and how a beautiful chapter of life was just beginning, but i also thought about the pictures.  albums and albums full of pictures of our baby.  being named one of the “5 best newborn  photographers in dc,” i had spent years photographing other mother’s newborns and i was so very ready to finally photograph my own.  you could say, i was made for it.  i wanted to be sure to capture every moment from her first picture in the hospital to a picture of her blowing out her first birthday candle.  and after a year of photographing my baby’s first year (totalling over 1,100 edited images), i wrote an ebook helping other mama’s do the same.  the ultimate guide to photographing your baby’s first year is here and it’s the secret to successful baby photography.

the best thing about it?  you can have it instantly!  download your copy of the first twelve and begin taking pictures today!

The Ultimate Guide To Photographing Your Baby’s First Year

Prepare Your Home

the first twelve : a guide to photographing your baby’s first year will help you learn how to prepare your home to photograph your baby.  don’t worry, this doesn’t mean logging onto pottery barn and buying a bunch of new things, but thinking through your design elements to ensure that you can get great photos of your baby.  i will chat about what colors photograph best and worst, what paint colors would be best for your walls and the do’s and don’ts for window treatments when it comes to successful indoor photography of your baby.

Secrets To Successful Hospital Photography

want to get great photos of those first hours in the hospital, but don’t want to hire a photographer?  i will share all of my secrets for getting really great photos in the hospital in the first twelve.  plus, i will share what photography gear i was sure to bring with me to the hospital.

How To Dress Your Baby

need help deciding how to dress your baby?  i’ve got you covered with a whole section dedicated to baby wardrobe in the first twelve.  learn what clothing photographs the best to capture your baby’s small size and what clothing you should absolutely stay away from!

A Checklist Of Photos To Take in Year 1

there are a lot of photos you will want to take of your baby in their first year…so many that i created an entire checklist of photos you won’t want to forget to take!  by reviewing the checklist and crossing off the milestones and moments as you photograph, you are bound to not miss one single moment of your baby’s first year.  plus, you can relive them over and over again in the beautiful photographs you take.  of all the things i did, having a checklist of photos to take was a game changer!

Document Their Growth

if there is one thing about little babies…it’s that they absolutely positively do NOT stay little for very long.  in the first twelve, you will learn about what monthly photography projects you may want to consider to photograph your baby each month, in order to document their growth.  these baby photography projects are so fun and i did quite a few of them!

Take Better Photos Of Your Baby

sometimes you have such great ideas for photos, but they just don’t turn out.  i’ve been there.  photography is a journey of trail and error.  when it comes to photographing babies, i have some tips for getting better photographs of your babies that are bound to help you start taking pictures that you are actually proud of and want to show off.

Photographing Their Birthday

they turned one!?  how the heck did that happen?  just like photographing their first photo in the hospital was very important, so is photographing their first birthday.  when it comes to their birthday party, i will share how you can get great photos of your baby’s special day, while also being able to enjoy the party yourself.  it’s a party to celebrate you too, you know!

our daughter’s first birthday was everything i wanted it to be.  be sure to take a peek at the photographs of her first birthday party.

when i look through my baby’s album of first year photos, i know that the days of photographing even though i was tired were well worth it.  and because i am so happy with how i documented our daughter’s first year in photographs, i am more passionate than ever to help other parents do the same.  learn how to photograph those everyday moments and milestones that make up your baby’s first year with the first twelve : a guide to photographing your baby’s first year.

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