Tampa baby pictures at home

One of the advantages of shooting newborn pictures at the client's home is that I can use the baby's enviroment to create something more unique than the standard studio backdrop portrait. I think that the portrait below would look great hanging on the wall of a nursery!

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New baby pictures on location in Tampa

In the past, I've always had new mom's bring their baby to my studio space in Tampa for those first important pictures. Lately I've been thinking of doing it the other way around. New mom's already have so much to deal with without having to pack up all the baby gear and come to the studio. Shooting a new baby at home also allows me to use some of the natural environment for more creative pictures while at the same time getting the required "fingers and toes" shots. Fortunately, since babies are so small, I can carry a small black backdrop into the home and get studio quality pictures.

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Just wanted to post these shots from today's photo session...


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Mr. Wubbzy I presume..... can I call you Wow?

I did an event today in Safety Harbor with the folks from Parent Guide Magazine. It was great fun and all the kids were very excited to see Wow Wow Wubbzy. I spent about a half hour taking pictures of all the kids with the big yellow guy and we got pretty good at communicating back and forth with hand signals and stuff since for obvious reasons Wubbzy doesn't talk.

A little while later I'm photographing a family and I look over to see this big guy smiling at me. So I smile back. Later, I catch his eye again and he gives me a big smile... and he's standing there in a t-shirt and shorts all sweaty like he just jogged over to the park or something... and looking at me like he knows me. So, now I'm trying to figure out where I know this guy from because I meet a lot of people and it's not outside the realm of possibility that I might forget having met him.

Nothing. I got nothing.

Still later, I'm talking to Jack, one of the owners of the magazine and there's the guy again, walking up to us and smiling at me. Jack turns and says, "Oh, here comes Wubbzy..."

OH! Now I get it! He's the guy in the outfit that I took about 100 pictures of! No wonder he was smiling at me! In his mind I'm the guy he's been working with all day but to me he's just some sweaty dude who's freaking me out a little (it's hot in those costumes). The more I thought about it the more it made me smile.

Everyone was really nice and we had plenty of sign-ups for the free portrait session we are giving away. If you want to be included in giveaways and such be sure and sign up for our newsletter on the left.

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Just want to show off this cutie!

I had a session with Adia today who is getting ready to be baptized. Her mom is putting wallet sized pictures in the "favors" bag that the relatives will receive at the ceremony. Adia was in a good mood today and talking up a storm. Of course, she had a lot to comment on with me, her mom and Bobbi all hovering over her trying to get her attention long enough for the shot we wanted. We got a lot of great pictures from the session but this one is probably my favorite:

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Booray's Baby Club is up and running!

For one low price you get four sessions in your baby's first year (3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months) and a custom designed wall collage with a picture from each session. The Baby Club has three levels to fit your budget but the value is great regardless of which level you choose. One of the things that sets us apart from many other photographers here in Tampa is that we have a complete custom framing operation so that your finished product matches your home perfectly.

One of the specials that we are running right now is a desk art collage. We use a deluxe frame with no mat and the print is border colored to match the frame. Here's the one that Aidan's mom put together:

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Tampa Baby photography take 2

I had another chance to shoot Aidan this week. She had been in such a bad mood the first time around that we scheduled another visit and tried again. Although her mom was happy with some of the shots from the first session, she really wanted some specific things that we just couldn't get when Aidan was awake.

Luckily, this time she decided to take a nap after about an hour and we were able to get everything that Mom wanted. I like to have at least an hour and a half with a newborn but sometimes you still have to schedule more time. It's usually best to try and get those pictures in the first 10 days because that's when newborns sleep the most and also, they haven't developed their muscles much.... which makes it easy to pose them and less likely they'll move once you do.

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When is black and white not black and white?

One of the tricks that you see being used more often now with studio portraiture is "isolated color." I am a fan of this technique but only if the picture merits it. I've definitely seen some photographers go crazy with the idea and start using it on every shoot, which only serves to make it less special.

Yesterday I had a special request for isolated color on a newborn shoot. Unlike some photographers, I have no problem with special requests. If you've seen a picture that you like, tell me about it or (even better) bring me a copy and I will do my best to re-create it. You get two kinds of clients in this business: People who know exactly what they want and people who place themselves in your hands. I love them both!

As it turned out, our baby wasn't being very cooperative for the shoot. This is just part of the territory with a newborn shoot. I try to have at least an hour and a half of studio time free for newborns so that Mom doesn't feel rushed.

One of the reasons that I spent the extra money to set up a full studio is because of pictures like these. A lot of children's photographers shoot location only and that can be great with toddlers but the heat here in Hillsborough County and Pinellas County can make it hard to keep the little ones happy. With newborns you have to shoot in a studio (although I have brought lights to someone's house to shoot in a specific room that they really love).

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