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Newborn photography poses

Newborn photography poses

Why choose a professional newborn photographer when I carry my cell phone around with me all the time? I have invested a lot of time and money to learn different newborn photography poses and pride myself on capturing those perfectly.

There are 10 main poses in newborn photography with different variations that allow me to be creative in my sessions. I would like to share some of my favorite and most popular newborn photography poses:

First is froggy pose that considers one of the most difficult and also is a composite image. It consists of 2, sometimes 3 images combined in photoshop for baby’s safety.

Froggy newborn photography pose
Sweet baby girl in froggy pose

Second pose calls bum up. Baby is on his tummy for this pose with her bum up, some photographers call it tushy up. This is one of my most favorite poses that allows for different angles and variations

Charleston SC newborn photographer
Bum up pose

newborn pose

Third pose looks simple but can be difficult to achieve. I love to align baby’s hands together and use headbands or bonnets.

newborn photography pose
side lying pose

Wrapped poses are a big part of the newborn photo sessions and can add some beautiful images to your session. I have mastered several technics  of wrapping from simple to more complex. Flower wrap is beautiful and feminine, baby feels secure and warm at all times.

 

wrapped newborn pose
flower wrap

Newborn photography is my speciality and these poses can be achieve at most of my sessions. Baby is usually the boss during the shoot and I never force newborns in any positions. There are more  poses to choose from but I suggest to stick with something simple when asking your photographer. These images will be passed on from generation to generation and you want your images to be clean and classic.

Your can see more examples of the poses I do on my Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/alenaphotographs  

Alena Photography LLC is located in Charleston SC