The Complete Guide to Newborn Photography – Kelly Brown

I hope you enjoy this book, and that it can serve as a guide for you to hone your own craft of newborn photography. It has been a labour of love, and all my greatest wishes stem from a desire to strengthen and unite the photography community.

 

I established Little Pieces Photography in 2004 when I had my first child. From taking happy snaps of my family, I studied photography to sharpen my skills and am now a portrait photographer who specialises in maternity, newborn, and baby photography.

These days I also spend a great deal of my time teaching fellow professional and aspiring photographers all over the world.

I wanted to write this book to further share what I have learned about photographing newborns and how to work with all their diverse quirks and personalities. When photographing a baby my main focus is that the parents have a wonderful experience from beginning to end, and that the baby is safe and comfortable at all times. It is these principals that I want to impart to the rest of the newborn photography community to ensure our genre continues its growth and success well into the future.

Covering 36 important topics over 72 pages

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

5 – INTRODUCTION

6 – NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY WITH KELLY BROWN

8 – PRESENTING YOURSELF TO YOUR CLIENT

10 – NEWBORN SAFETY

13 – PUTTING A BABY TO SLEEP BEFORE YOUR PHOTO SESSION

14 – NEWBORN BEHAVIOUR AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS

16 – HOW YOUR HEALTH CAN AFFECT YOUR NEWBORN SESSION

17 – IMMUNISATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

18 – USING A FAKE BABY

19 – PROP SAFETY

20 – COMPOSITE POSING

22 – CAMERA SETTINGS

24 – SETTING A CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE

26 – LIGHTING

30 – PRE-SHOOT PREP LIST FOR PARENTS

32 – PHOTOGRAPHING NEWBORNS WITH PARENTS

34 – PHOTOGRAPHING NEWBORNS WITH SIBLINGS

36 – FLOW POSING GUIDE

44 – THE TACO POSE

45 – PHOTOGRAPHING MULTIPLES

46 – SESSION WORKFLOW

48 – WHAT ARE CLIENTS LOOKING FOR?

50 – MARKETING GUIDE

52 – WEBSITES & BLOGS

54 – SOCIAL MEDIA

55 – WORD OF MOUTH

56 – NETWORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES

56 – ADVERTISING IN PUBLICATIONS

57 – EMAIL LISTS

57 – LOCAL FAIRS AND TRADE SHOWS

58 – PRICING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

60 – SALES

62 – PORTFOLIO-BUILDING SESSIONS

64 – WORKPLACE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

66 – PROTECTING YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS

68 – PETS IN HOME STUDIOS

70 – FINDING THE BALANCE

71 –  PRIORITISING

6 thoughts on “The Complete Guide to Newborn Photography – Kelly Brown

  1. Ewa Rachlewicz-Dehnel says:

    Finally I found my love passion and work in one 🙂 Thats photography … newbornphotography bhotography 🙂 I know that its a lot to do with beeing as perfect as U are, but I will be … soon 🙂
    Ewa

  2. ROYER BEATRICE says:

    Bonjour,

    J’adore ce que vous faites, je suis photographe amateur.
    Votre livre existe t-il en français.
    Cordialement
    Béatrice

  3. Cristel says:

    Just purchased this and am looking forward to reading it all. Love your workshops on Creative Live too.

    Congrats on the new website – looks fab!

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