My First Newborn Session

I got the pleasure of photographing a 5 day old baby girl on Saturday. I will be doing newborn thru 1 year photos for the family. I used 2 5D "classics" with the 35mm f2 and 85mm 1.8.

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Very cute pics!

Thanks for the feedback!

Great job !

Thanks a lot!

Beautiful

Thanks!

There are a lot of highlights showing over-exposure. If you shoot RAW, you can easily take those highlights down.

Great stuff here, thanks for sharing!

Nice job, David. Looks like you're gaining some traction on the family market in Knoxville.

Maureen Souza wrote in post #17457944
There are a lot of highlights showing over-exposure. If you shoot RAW, you can easily take those highlights down.

Some do look a little hot, but it could be a stylistic thing and I don't think it detracts from the images.

Nice set!
#2 & #3 look a little odd to me though. #2 looks like they are pressing on the baby trying to give it CPR. #3 is an awkward angle for me.

Also, try some ring shots with the rings, or just the engagement ring, on the baby's foot hanging on a toe

#7 is the money shot!

The last one is incredibly cute.

last one is my favorite by far ! There is something with the second as it does not "fit" with the others

Love the light process feel of the shots !, awesome work !

onebamf335i wrote in post #17729218
Great stuff here, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for looking!

midgeman wrote in post #17729245
Nice job, David. Looks like you're gaining some traction on the family market in Knoxville.

Some do look a little hot, but it could be a stylistic thing and I don't think it detracts from the images.

Thanks Kenneth, getting there. I have a family here that has thrown me a lot of business so far, so hopefully things will keep expanding.

The baby was only 5 days old, so there was a ton of touchup on the skin that needed to be done. Exposure was lifted on most to give a "delicate" feel to the photos (hopefully anyways).

BlakeC wrote in post #17729253
Nice set!
#2 & #3 look a little odd to me though. #2 looks like they are pressing on the baby trying to give it CPR. #3 is an awkward angle for me.

Also, try some ring shots with the rings, or just the engagement ring, on the baby's foot hanging on a toe

Thanks for the feedback. #2 was a Pinterest idea from the mom. I personally like it since it gives a bit of scale. The hands look pretty relaxed, not like they are bracing for CPR, but I guess I could see where you are coming from.

shaunmcfd wrote in post #17729275
#7 is the money shot!

Thanks! One of my faves too.

virginie24jb wrote in post #17730103
The last one is incredibly cute.

frlaf108 wrote in post #17735080
last one is my favorite by far ! There is something with the second as it does not "fit" with the others

Love the light process feel of the shots !, awesome work !

Thanks for the feedback! Probably the introduction of the parents' hands that makes it feel different. Glad you like the processing, these required a ton of skin touchup, but I wanted to keep a delicate feel as mentioned above.