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Watch how this photographer makes a baby smile with all its heart

Apr 14, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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If you ask me, photographing babies and children is one of the most difficult tasks. It’s not easy to have them to pose, and it can be quite challenging to make them smile sometimes. But photographer Jonathan Suckling sure has a unique way of making their little models smile and laugh. Heck, this goofy dancing even made me smile!

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This baby is so thrilled by Nikon’s shutter sound that he can’t stop giggling

Apr 16, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 5 Comments
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If you want to take a break from the frightening news we’ve been surrounded with for months, then I something perfect for you. A video shared by ViralHog shows a baby boy clicking his father’s Nikon, laughing uncontrollably every time he hears the shutter sound. Check it out below, I’m sure you’ll giggle along.

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This plugin lets you block all baby photos on Facebook

May 17, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 18 Comments
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When you reach a certain age, all your friends will start having babies. And of course, all of them will start sharing gazillions of their images on Facebook. Okay, babies are cute (sometimes), but that’s just too many baby photos at the same time! If your News Feed is swarmed by baby photos – there’s now a plugin that lets you block them.

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Community outraged after Australian hospital bans birth photographers from delivery rooms

Dec 23, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 19 Comments
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Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital in Australia has recently caused an outrage among birth photographers. This week, the hospital has formalized its decision that no professional photographers can be present during the process of birth. The decision was met with great disapproval and even led to an online petition to change the hospital’s policy.

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Photographer under fire for posing a baby with a toy BB gun

Nov 20, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 31 Comments
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It’s November, but let’s face it, Christmas is gonna be here in no time. So, a Shelbyville, Indiana-based photographer Amy Haehl recently posted a baby photo inspired by the iconic movie A Christmas Story. But instead of evoking holiday spirit, the photo caused a flood of negative comments because of a wooden BB gun the baby boy is holding in his arms.

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This photo proves that photographers’ kids get the cutest newborn photos

Jun 14, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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If you are a photographer and a parent, your child is probably your favorite lil’ model. Photographer Christopher Urena recently had a baby boy, and he’s hoping to pass down the love for photography to him. So, he took a photo of him that melted my heart straight away. Meet Elijah Ferdinand, the youngest and the cutest little photographer you’ll ever see.

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Toddler imitates his uncle’s modelling photos, and the results are hilarious [slightly NSFW]

Oct 26, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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We’ve featured plenty of stunning photo recreations so far. But this time, I’ve stumbled upon one such project that will make your day better. It’s about a cute toddler recreating model photos of his uncle. It all started as a family jok and turned into a project that’s cute and hilarious at the same time.

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How to fix newborns’ skin color in Photoshop

Mar 25, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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If you’ve ever photographed newborns, you’ll know that one of the challenges is to properly capture the skin tones of the infant. This comes as a hurdle because many infants have an excess amount of red or blue in their skin depending on various health aspects.

While the goal isn’t to render their actual skin tone irrelevant, it’s nice to be able to skew the skin tone a little more towards what we’re used to seeing. To help show how it’s done, Phlearn has shared a helpful tutorial.[Read More…]

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StandInBaby is a fully articulating – and slightly creepy – baby mannequin for newborn photographers

Dec 10, 2015 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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We’ll go ahead and file this one under ‘creepy, but potentially useful.’

What you see above is StandInBaby, a Frankenstein-looking baby mannequin designed to improve your newborn photography without the hassle of screaming, dirty diapers and and everything in-between.[Read More…]

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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