Question on taking newborn pics of my son, propping up is head.

dharrisphotog · 5th of March 2012 (Mon)

So my 2nd son is due late May and I want to take some newborn pics.

I see pics of babies proper their heads up on their little arms. How is this done? At what age?

Sorry for the odd question.

JakAHearts · 8th of March 2012 (Thu)

Not an odd question at all. This is usually two shots merged together. One with someone supporting the head and arms together and another without the arm in the shot. These are then merged in photoshop or another editing program.

Here was another person with the same odd question

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=901768

april.stites@gmail.com · 18th of March 2012 (Sun)

The baby has to be very very sleepy for this pose. The best time to take this shot is before the baby is ten days old. It's not very safe to try and have the baby support themselves, so it's best done by a composite in Photoshop (like previously mentioned in a prior post).

dharrisphotog · 19th of March 2012 (Mon)

Yes, thank you so much. I've sought out Youtube for a few tutorials.

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JakAHearts Cream of the Crop Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 5,047 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Question on taking newborn pics of my son, propping up is head. Not an odd question at all. This is usually two shots merged together. One with someone supporting the head and arms together and another without the arm in the shot. These are then merged in photoshop or another editing program. Here was another person with the same odd question http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=901768 __________________ Shane www.500px.com/JakAHearts www.facebook.com/ReighardPhotography

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april.stites@gmail.com Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Forest Hill, Maryland Posts: 22 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Question on taking newborn pics of my son, propping up is head. The baby has to be very very sleepy for this pose. The best time to take this shot is before the baby is ten days old. It's not very safe to try and have the baby support themselves, so it's best done by a composite in Photoshop (like previously mentioned in a prior post). __________________ April Stites http://aprilstitesphotography.com/ Canon 5D MK II, Canon 7D 50mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm f/4, 24-105mm f/4L, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

19th of March 2012 (Mon)	#4
dharrisphotog Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,327 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Question on taking newborn pics of my son, propping up is head. Yes, thank you so much. I've sought out Youtube for a few tutorials. __________________ D800 \| 28mm 1.8G \| 50mm 1.8G \| 85mm 1.8G \| 70-200 2.8G Gear \| Website \| Facebook \| Twitter \| Flickr \| Google+

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