What are the skills to take pictures of the baby?

Every parent will be happy from the beginning of life in the mother's belly to the birth of the baby. The words and deeds of infants are full of the most primitive and pure emotions and behaviors of human beings. We should also take photos to leave wonderful moments and memories of their growth. Let's learn the shooting skills of infants.

1, basic knowledge and preparation of infant shooting

Before shooting, if the correct exposure and reasonable composition are determined, I won't go into details here. Pay attention to the influence of aperture and shutter on shooting effect. For example, a large aperture can make the depth of field shallow, and a high shutter speed can "freeze" the motion. What needs to be emphasized here is the use of flash. The baby's visual nervous system is not fully developed from birth to three years old, and the strong light of the flash will cause the development of the visual system.

The influence is not good, don't use the flash unless you have to. When shooting indoors, you should choose a place near the window or use the natural light outside.

(Catch the baby smiling)

In terms of shooting equipment, you can generally use the 18-55mm medium and short lens equipped with the camera. Of course, 50mm and 85mm fixed-focus lenses with large aperture will have better effect when shooting babies, but they are not as suitable for capturing pictures as zoom lenses. As parents, you need to prepare some necessary items before shooting, such as baby's small bottle, towel quilt for baby, playful hat, ornaments with special significance, and you can also bring your baby's trolley as props. In the process of shooting, parents should pay attention to cooperate with the photographer, Doby, and let him/her change more expressions and actions, leaving more and more rich moments.

2. Shooting skills at birth and before the full moon

When a baby is born, it usually looks ugly, but it is definitely memorable. The "identification" of men and women on the baby must also be taken. During this period, the baby's eyes are very fragile. Never take pictures of your baby with a flash. We can solve this problem by ISO sensitivity and aperture opening. The ISO for indoor shooting is set to ISO.

400 or ISO 800 is appropriate, and the aperture can be opened to the maximum or less than the maximum aperture by 1-2 steps, which can increase exposure compensation.

Before the full moon, the baby sleeps a lot every day, sleeping for more than ten hours every day. When you take pictures, he/she usually ignores you, but sometimes he/she laughs when he/she sleeps. Don't miss this good opportunity while waiting for the photo shoot. Before the full moon, the baby can't go out for a long time, mostly staying indoors. When shooting, he/she should choose a good light and be close to the window to get the ideal exposure value.

The full moon is a memorable day, and there are different customs all over the country. For parents, don't forget to take photos on this day. Of course, it is also essential for the baby to take pictures with his parents and grandparents on this day.

3. Shooting skills from full moon to one year old

From the full moon to the age of one, the baby has changed a lot. Babies can climb by themselves and then sit up and play with toys. At the age of one, he can stand or toddler. During this period, the baby's ever-changing expressions and movements are the focus of our shooting, and we have to record the baby's growth once in our life.

(Baby can sit)

The baby's first birthday is also a memorable day. Don't forget to take pictures as a souvenir. The baby's smug look when eating the cake must be photographed.

After the baby is half a year old, outdoor activities have increased significantly. Don't forget to take photos of the parent-child outing. When the weather is fine, go out and bask in the sun, but it is best not to face strong sunlight when shooting, and it is best to shoot in the side light, backlight or shade.

4. Shooting skills from one to three years old

1-3-year-old babies are the most interesting subjects. At this stage, the baby began to understand some "personnel" gradually. They often have their own thoughts and actions, are willing to walk by themselves, are willing to try new things, and love to imitate the expressions and actions of people around them or on TV. We can take pictures with toys, small animals or when he/she is playing.

(Catch the baby angry)

Two or three-year-old babies have their own aesthetic standards. Be careful not to over-decorate their clothes, just be neat and concise. It is not recommended to wear excessively decorated clothes, such as embroidered Brutto on the chest, embroidered Minnie on the sleeve and embroidered happy look on the trousers. This kind of collocation is easy to cause visual distraction, which makes clothes steal the baby's limelight. There is a theory in aesthetics that less is more. It must be remembered that clothing is to set off the baby, not to highlight the clothing. Sometimes, a hat may bring unexpected effects.

5. Summary of other baby shooting skills

5. 1, have enough love and patience.

This is difficult for many friends to understand. In fact, children's emotions and behaviors at this stage are fluctuating, and their attention is difficult to last and grasp, and children don't like complicated "posing". Therefore, if you want to take good pictures of infants, you must have love and patience, and you must communicate with your child with your heart to make him/her happy. Although the baby is small, it also has thoughts. As a photographer, he must know the thoughts and requirements reflected by his every move, and also know how to approach and communicate with his baby.

Besides, their expressions are changeable and their gestures are always childish, so they are natural performers. Most photos of babies at home should be taken by snapshots.

(Pay attention to the depiction of expression)

5.2. Change the shooting angle and close-up.

I believe many friends will choose the head-up angle to shoot, and the photos taken at this angle are closest to what our eyes see. In order to record the colorful life, we can change the shooting angle, such as standing as high as possible, shooting upside down, squatting or even lying down, and shooting as many changes as possible in the vertical angle. Baby photos taken from above have more visual impact than plane photos. In addition, we have to change the shooting distance and the focal length of the lens. This photo does not include the baby's whole body in the picture, but only takes two little hands playing, which brings us more imagination. In addition to the fixed focus lens, you can also use the medium telephoto lens and wide-angle lens, just as the movie scene will be more vivid with more changes.

(Close-up of baby's little hand)

5.3, continuous shooting and use anytime and anywhere.

Pay attention to the timing when shooting infants, because beautiful scenes are fleeting. We should relax the broadcast, try to play as much as possible, and then try to capture the photos, so that the photos will naturally appear very lively and natural.

Nowadays, digital cameras have more and more functions, so we should make full use of their unique functions to enrich the fun of shooting. For example, we can use the camera's rapid continuous shooting function to capture a very hilarious and precious picture. Besides, using continuous shooting has another function, because babies are very active. If the shutter speed is low, it is very easy to take a virtual image. Continuous shooting can let us take more photos, and there will always be something that will satisfy us.

(The baby is crying)

5.4, the use of lighting skills

Many people fail to take pictures of infants, mainly because they don't make good use of light, especially when shooting indoors, and the photos they take are often black. So we need to find the brightest place in our home, and shoot where it is bright. Generally speaking, the light near the window in the morning sun is the best, so it is a good choice to arrange the baby to shoot near the window, and good results can be achieved by shooting along the light, but pay attention to pulling the gauze curtain when the light is too strong at noon.

(photo taken in the light near the window)

If you absolutely need to use a flash when shooting at night, you should at least keep a distance of 1 m from your baby. It is best to use an external flash with a soft mask or a soft box. Shooting with reflected light is also a skill. Hit the light on the ceiling and reflect it back, which not only avoids the direct illumination of strong light, but also makes the light relatively soft, killing two birds with one stone.