Esther | Portrait
This baby gave us the ugly and beautiful side of her – and both made for great photos!
Little feet, swoon-worthy eyes and expressions of blurry innocence are the essences of a baby. It’d be kinda hard to find a newborn who didn’t possess such qualities. Even Barney must have looked cute and adorable when he was still a baby dinosaur!
My best friend’s elder sister recently got married, and Esther is their first child. My best friend is now an uncle! Pretty wild. I was asked to shoot this bundle of joy, right after she had a nice afternoon nap. I’ve not handled many babies in my lifetime (duh) so it was a little tough getting her interested at first. Good thing my best friend was there to help with that!
I’d packed light for this shoot and didn’t bring any flashes. I relied solely on some blessed natural light from a huge window next to the bed. Natural light makes the image look really …natural, though flashes can also look that way as long as you control it properly.
I realized little toys are very important for the babies and for the photos themselves. They lend a lot to the scene. Next time, I’m gonna bring a few props of my own!
thumbs up!