Comments on: A Tale of Two Newborns

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:48:14 +0000

Love this pic! What color exactly is the paper?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:49:47 +0000

GORGEOUS pics!!! I love that bed! Your pics turn out amazing! I hope I can get pics at least 50% as good as yours!!! Thank you for posting this!

By: ariana

ariana — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:04:04 +0000

Lisa, I always shoot auto WB, but I shoot using a digital grey kard so I can adjust WB in LR (or ACR) after. If you post a URL I'll take a look at your images and see if I can offer any suggestions!

By: Lisa E

Lisa E — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:57:33 +0000

Thanks Ariana- I have a bean bag and blankets and they never turn out like your’s did. I am still in Awe over the lighting and how clear your pictures are. Maybe its my camera processor, but shooting with a 1.8 lens with lighting they do not turn out this clear.

Also what is the WB set to on your camera? Since you do very little editing, I am curious to see what the WB is set too? I keep mine on Auto and the pictures turn out warm/yellow.

By: ariana

ariana — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:06 +0000

Thanks everyone. Christie, I’ll try to put something together. I’m not editing these too much, mostly just minor exposure adjustments and white balance, and then with newborns you usually have to take out a bit of magenta.

Lisa E., I do always have to ask about the light in the clients home.. usually for newborns because the set up is smallish (a bean bag with blankets) all you need is a large window or better yet a bay of windows or a sliding glass door. These were shot in front of a sliding glass door. The #1 tip for newborn lighting is that you want the baby’s head facing the light source, not their whole body.. so if your light source is coming from the right, you want the baby lying with their head to the right and feet to the left. This is to avoid “flat” lighting and to cast the most flattering shadows down their body. I learned that trick from the wonderful people at ILP! (Ilovephotography.com).

By: nanette

nanette — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:53:31 +0000

Oh my goodness! These pics are enough to make me wanna jump my hubby! “Let’s make a baby!” HAHAHA! So cute!

By: Abbey

Abbey — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:13:18 +0000

Ariana, these are amazing! You really know how to make the best of the light. Any tips you care to share?

By: Lisa E

Lisa E — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:12:19 +0000

Absolutely amazing! They look just like studio pictures! I have such a hard time using Natural light in other people’s homes. DId you know ahead time the lighting situation? How did you do the back drops? Thanks for sharing!

By: Christie

Christie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:36:16 +0000

Beautiful shots Ariana. I was wondering if you would care to do a post comparing your photos SOOC vs the final product? And then, talk us through the types of adjustments you are making to achieve the final result. I’d be very interested!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:03:45 +0000

Totally drop dead gorgeous. You are so talented!