Introduction

When I first started in photography, I remember looking at how peaceful the babies seemed in those squishy little poses and thinking it was quite simple to accomplish. With a little milk and a warm room, there didn’t seem to be much else to posing a newborn. After all, I had three babies, so I knew how to comfort them and get them to sleep. But could I move them from one pose to another without disturbing them? I soon realized there was a lot I needed to learn about newborn photography before I could master this specialized niche.

The main focus of this book is about posing newborns in a pure and natural way while keeping them safe and maintaining a thermo neutral environment. I’ll also provide you with the key principles of what ...

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