Hello there!
It’s not uncommon to hear parents say . . .
“We tried to take photographs of our newborn/baby/child by ourselves, but it was much harder than we thought. Is it too late for us to schedule with you?”
Professional photography is an investment in quality lifetime memories. I appreciate each family who puts their trust in me to capture this amazingly short window of time in their family’s lives. But, for all those other times when you are looking to take snapshots of your dear ones… I hope this helps! 🙂
Our eyes are certainly windows to the soul and they deserve lots of light! It makes our child’s personality shine.
Scroll down to see these 4 photography tips.
1. Turn off your flash. Otherwise you’ll have a nice pin light right in the center of the eye! You want that shiny glimmery spark in their eyes!Â
2. Lead your child or turn your baby towards the light by calling their names or being silly. A good example for outdoors… find a nice big shady spot (maybe a tree). Lead your child to the edge of the shade where the light is (you need to be in the light, not the shade so they are looking to the light) and look for them to have pretty ‘catchlights’ in their eyes. It’s a bonus if the sun isn’t also shining in their eyes blinding them! ha!
3. Imagine the eyeball as a clock. Look for the catchlights to be in the 9-3:00 range. If you have lights in the 4-8:00 range you have ‘ghoul lighting’. And unless this is halloween, you don’t want that!Â
4. Try to use natural light vs artificial lighting (lamps, etc) if you have the option.
It takes lots of practice to see light. It took me a long time to be able to see the light when I walk into different situations.
Have fun and see what beautiful captures you can take!
 Good luck!
~ Jill
Capture this short time in your life. Â Schedule your session today!
jill@jillvelicer.com
262-689-4593
