Comments on: Newborn Photoshoot – Baby Madeleine

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:44:18 +0000

Gorgeous pics! thank you so much for posting this! I have my first newborn shoot tomorrow! I a soo nervous & I am also a LIBRA!!! Everything you said & did sounds EXACTLY like me! I need to reign myself in & focus!!! I am dying for the 5d Mark II!!! I spoke with hubby & he said soon so I can’t wait!!! Thank you sooo much for sharing! You rock!

By: ariana

ariana — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:44:48 +0000

Thanks Rachel – it’s not mine – I WISH!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:10 +0000

Love the pics! I am so jealous of your new camera! my 50d was a huge jump from the rebel, but I don’t think your new cam is in my immediate future!

By: Sherean

Sherean — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:02:49 +0000

OMG, these are AMAZING! Holy crap!

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:31:17 +0000

That picture of her smiling with her eyes closed in the basket just makes my heart melt! What a look of utter contentment!

By: ariana

ariana — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:26:29 +0000

Ava,
Yes, I wondered if it was subconsciously on purpose too!

To answer your question, all the lenses I currently have are in the “in my camera bag” list in my first right sidebar (under my flickr stream pics). It’s up to date..I’ve been using the Tammy the most lately, but with winter coming and indoor shoots I will probably use the sigma more again. We’ll see, still working out my winter strategy. I have a bunch of people who want pictures so I need to maybe invest in a good lighting system.

By: jason

jason — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:45:33 +0000

That was my little girl in the basket and I just wanted to thank Ari for such wonderful pictures. Despite her criticisms of her setup, she was a very competent and professional photographer. I agree that it is a good idea to walk into a shoot with an idea of what you will be doing, but it’s also important to walk away from something that isn’t working and move to a new idea. It amazing how many people try to muscle through a setup that isn’t coming together.
Thank you again Ariana, from us and all the grandparents that are flipping out right now:)

By: Ava

Ava — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:13:37 +0000

Amazing!!! But I expected nothing less from ya’ (except for the whole camera thing — that must have been mortifying… although are you sure it wasn’t on purpose just so you can use that Mark II?) ;p

Side note question for ya’: at this point what lenses do you have in your camera bag?

By: jbhat

jbhat — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:58:58 +0000

What a lovely baby. The photography shop talk is somewhat lost on me. But the first shot, to my untrained eye, is my very favorite of them all. The parents are lucky to have it and the others.

By: ariana

ariana — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:34:26 +0000

Thanks guys!
@Shane, yes – I definitely need a list for this and will do this for the next shoot.

@Fiona, I’m afraid I’m not a great source of information on how to best use a point and shoot, but I would most definitely avoid flash at all costs (read this old post of mine: http://www.becoming-mom.net/2009/01/16/photography-discussion-a-few-basic-tips/)