Newborn Photography 101: Capture Their First Moments

Discover how to style and shoot a baby’s first photo session and learn how to edit the images in Photoshop

• Introduction
• Preparing for a Newborn Session
• The Photo Session
• Editing and Sharing Your Work
• Final project

By capturing the first weeks of a baby’s life, parents can forever cherish the magical memories. Lidi Lima-Conlon, the award-winning photographer behind studio Newborns by Lidi, specializes in capturing those special first weeks that are precious to parents.

In this course, she teaches you how to prepare, direct, and photograph a newborn photo session, and edit your selected images in Photoshop. Sharpen your photography skills and learn to take baby photos that will be treasured for a lifetime.

• About Me
• Influences
• Equipment
• Newborn Safety
• Getting Ready for a Newborn Shoot
• Wrapping Techniques
• Setting Up
• Pose: Baby Fully Wrapped in a Prop
• Pose: Baby Half Wrapped in a Prop
• Pose: Side Lying Pose on the Bean Bag
• Culling and Getting Images in Photoshop
• Editing: Background, Shapes and Skin Tones 1
• Editing: Background, Shapes and Skin Tones 2
• Editing: Blemishes and Final Touches
• Sharing Your Work with Clients
• Instagram
• Newborn Photography 101: Capture Their First Moments