In order to photograph beautiful babies, you must be skilled

According to folk beliefs, many people believe that it is advisable to abstain from photographing babies because it is a machine that captures young souls, especially when they sleep. In fact, there is no scientific proof, including that flash can make babies go blind. So there is no reason to stop you from photographing your baby. For beautiful baby photos, do not miss the aFamilyToday Health article. 

Infants are often very frail and "palatable". Indeed, if you are a parent, you must have experienced a moment of looking at how adorable your children are. Holding your baby's cute little hand or foot, you just want to bite him. However, you will find them growing very fast and when you realize that, they turn into a teenage boy.

Therefore, capturing the wonderful moments of your child that started from the moment of birth is very essential. This is a way for parents to keep good memories with their children. So in short, should I take pictures of babies and how? Please see the following information that aFamilyToday Health collects.

Should take pictures of babies?

According to the People's Daily of China, a 3-month-old baby is blind in one eye from the camera flash. Photographing a newborn at close range results in permanent blindness in the baby's right eye and loss of sight in the left eye. This information worries many people and ophthalmologists have to speak up.

Dr. Clare Wilson, Eye Hospital London , UK, said she had never heard or seen medical statistics about the baby's blindness due to camera light. Although it is impossible to judge exactly what happened to the Chinese baby, it was just a kind of light shining in the eye. You just get blown out and see nothing a few seconds later. This is really nothing to worry about in the long run.

Another expert also disagrees that the flash can blind a baby's eyes. He is Dr. Alex Levin, a pediatric ophthalmologist and geneticist at Wills Eye Hospital , Philadelphia, USA. According to him, the child was blind from before because the flash could not blind him. In fact, in surgeries, the eyes are exposed to strong light as well, not having any effect on vision.

And Dr. Zena Lim, Medical Director of the Children's Eye, Nose and Throat Center , Singapore, said that every time he examines a baby's eyes, the ophthalmologist will have to use a light to examine the retina. This light is also very strong. However, even when checked many times, this light does not damage the baby's retina. Therefore, the camera flash will not harm the baby's eyes either.

However, Dr. Zena warns that lasers at certain wavelengths can damage your baby's eyesight and retina. Therefore, this type of laser light should not be used anywhere near babies.

No harm, the flash also helps in the detection of retinal cancer. To learn more about this, please see the article What is Retinal Cancer?

How to take pictures of babies

1. Take pictures as documents

Photos taken during the first week of a child's life will leave unforgettable memories. The theme of these pictures is "baby's first time". For example, the moment the mother holds the baby for the first time, takes a bath for the first time, lies on the scale for the first time, the first clothes, the first nail cut, the first time meets the grandparents, relatives, friends of parents when they visit.

When you get picked up from your home, you will now have activities with other family members. Over the next three weeks you will also take these documentary photographs.

2. Find your child's lovely moments

In the first few days of life, babies are often wrapped in a towel and only have a small head. In addition, the baby is swollen, scratched and his head is distorted ... Therefore, finding the beautiful moment of the child is also quite difficult. You can photograph your baby in the following ways:

Lie down beside them: It feels like you are entering their world instead of just shooting from above.

Close-up: Close-up photos look closer to the baby. However, when taking close-up shots, you adjust the focal length of the lens more appropriately rather than close the lens to the child's face as this may cause the baby to panic.

Baby care scene: Anyone who is taking care of the baby, you can take good pictures. The baby can be in the posture of carrying shoulders, sitting, tummy ... with grandparents, siblings, friends ...

3. Use Macro capture mode

Everyone loves babies because they are cute and their bodies are so small you can take a close-up shot but enlarge it. If your camera has a Macro mode, use it to capture baby body parts like hands, ears, feet, mouth ...

4. Determine a time when your baby is happy

Photographing babies is a big challenge. Children often smile less, most of the time they spend sleeping, breastfeeding , crying ... Pay attention to when babies feel happiest. Children may not smile but can be excited when they take a bath, play with parents, siblings ...

5. Keep the camera close to you

With daily routines, you can know when your baby is happy, but sometimes they do something cute, funny and pass very quickly, for example, baby is pouting, mouth writing, hand guard. on your forehead… To capture this moment, you have to keep the camera close to your spot. You can keep one in your bedroom as you and your baby are here most of the time and a handy compact camera in the living room to shoot when needed.

6. Maintain regular photography of your baby

Babies grow and change every day, especially during the first few months. Therefore, keep taking photos regularly.

Don't just photograph your baby in the first few months, then miss out in the middle. When you compare the pictures, you suddenly realize that your baby has changed so much and feels sorry for not holding back their lovely moments.

7. Get familiar with the image editing program

You see a lot of beautiful pictures of children online? In fact, many babies are not so perfect. Babies often have scratched skin, droopy eyes, runny nose, dry milk around the mouth, birthmarks and bumps. For great pictures, their parents can use image processing programs.

You don't have to edit all of your child's photos, but only edit the special photos you want to wash out and hang in the house. Photo editing will help your baby look better.

8. Remove the colors of the photo

Adjust the color of the photo to black and white. This is very helpful as it can treat scratches, dashes and stains on the baby's face. It helps to soften the photo. If you want to leave less color, you can adjust to light tones.

9. Indirect lighting

If the weather is sunny, you can open the window wide to get natural light for your baby's photo shoot. Avoid harsh sunlight as it tends to shine and is not beneficial for baby's skin.

On overcast days, if you want to take pictures of your child, you may need an extra flash. However, when using the flash, you should not shine the light directly into the baby's eyes, but only shine the light on the ceiling to create indirect light or place a tissue on the flash.

If the flash is not available, try increasing the ISO speed on your camera. As such, you won't need to use the flash if there is only a little bit of natural light in the room.

10. Press the camera continuously when taking pictures of babies

Although she does not move much, she changes position and expression in different ways. This makes it difficult to take good photos. So, when photographing babies, you should shoot continuously, take 3-4 times to not miss any lovely moments of your baby.

The rules when taking portrait photos for your baby

You do not need to take your baby to an expensive photography studio but you can take pictures of yourself in the following ways:

Note that the room is well lit

Find a shooting time that fits your baby's schedule. The best time to shoot is when your baby sleeps, you can play soothing music to help your baby sleep well

Choose props and neutral tones, simple background for your baby to shine

Get ready before taking your baby into the shooting position. This will save you time photographing your baby.

Keep the camera strap safe. Avoid slipping hands falling to the ground. If you put your child on a high level, keep the camera level with them

Use toys or sing songs to attract your baby's attention, helping your baby to focus his eyes on the lens

Ask someone for help during the photo session so you can focus on shooting.