How to Take a Digital Baby Portrait
Digital portraits of your baby will likely last longer than traditional film photographs as they can be stored and accessed digitally by all of your family and friends. Digital pictures are also easier to share and print in multiple sizes, even on professional picture paper. Keep your digital camera handy to capture candid shots, but take your time to create portraits of your baby you'll be proud to display.
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Instructions
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Test your camera's settings to ensure it is set to capture the best picture possible in your particular situation. For example, the optimal situation is indoors or outdoors with natural sunlight, but not in direct sunlight. This will help create crisp, clear and bright portraits without harming your baby or causing him to squint.
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Attach your camera to a tripod, if possible. If you don't have a tripod, consider setting the camera on a flat, sturdy surface to avoid blurry pictures from natural hand-shaking.
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Set your camera up where it's at eye level with your baby. This will capture a portrait that is on her level and doesn't look distorted from being too high.
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Use solid color blankets or pieces of fabric to create different backdrops. Hang one end of the backdrop behind the baby and drape the other end over a pillow or other surface suitable for the baby to lay on. If you want a portrait of the baby sitting up, position the backdrop so someone can stand or kneel behind it and support the baby through the fabric.
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Place the baby in front of the backdrop in the outfit and pose you want. This may take some time for the baby to cooperate or look at you.
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Zoom in, if possible, to get up-close pictures of the baby's face, feet, hands or any other little part that you wish to capture.
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Gently squeeze the button on the camera to take the picture. Snapping down too quickly or hard may cause the picture to come out blurry.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep your camera's settings on "automatic" if you aren't familiar with different settings, such as the ISO or histograms.
Take pictures during your baby's happiest time of the day. This is usually sometime in the morning for most babies.
Take multiple pictures. Don't worry about how the pictures look when you're taking them; you can sort them out later. Stay focused and take pictures in different outfits, positions and with different backgrounds, as long as he's cooperating.
Snap a few black-and-white photos if your camera has a setting for them. If not, you can turn any portrait into a black-and-white using software designed for digital pictures.
Avoid using a flash when possible. This may upset your baby or cause her eyes to appear red in the portraits.
