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Viewers' baby pictures
Images of babies submitted by our viewers
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Ever wonder what Santa Claus must have looked like as a baby? If he looked like this picture taken by mom, Melissa, he'd be proud to show off his baby album.
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Mellisa is not only the mother of this beautiful baby boy, but she is also the photographer who took the four wonderful pictures of him that appear on this page.
She used a Canon Rebel 2000 camera and a lot of creativity.
Unfortunately, our policy regarding images of children on PhotographyTips.com does not permit us to provide surnames or any other identifiers that could lead to the child's location, so Mellisa's last name shall have to remain anonymous. But she knows who she is, and should be very proud of the pictures she took.
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Mellisa's baby was born on July 18, 2002. The hallowe'en costume portrait on the right and the picture directly below were both taken when he was three-and-a-half months old. At that age, as you can see, a baby is attentive and interested in what's going on, and also highly photogenic.
Mellisa wrote, "If you're interested in some of the simple techniques I used, here they are. I bought some nice, thick fabric and used a three-directional office lamp for lighting. For the shots where he is actually sitting, I just draped the fabric over his bouncy seat. I love doing projects like this and we both have a blast!"
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This little fellow must have a wardrobe of costumes. Is this a Holstein cattle costume or (because of the horns and red stripes) a li'l devil costume?
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A jet-black background that conceals all shadow can really make your subject stand out.
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Photographer and mom, Mellisa, was awaiting the arrival of a new Nikon Coolpix 4300 digital camera for Christmas when this image was taken by her. She says she generally uses either Kodak Royal Gold or Fuji Superia film.
If Mellisa's digital baby photography is as good as her film baby photography (and we can't think of any reason why it shouldn't be), there will soon be a lot more excellent pictures taken of this handsome, little fellow.
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Everything a baby touches seems to be brought straight to its mouth. The red ribbon in this image (taken when he was four-and-a-half months old) probably doesn't taste very good, but the pose and the baby's attentiveness and expression make for a glorious baby picture - the kind any parent would be proud to have.
The fact that the photographer is also the baby's mother makes this and all the other pictures doubly-endearing.
Congratulations, Mellisa! You have done a wonderful job.
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What does a fashionable baby wear these days for his portrait? Why, a red bow, of course! As if he was gift-wrapped. After all, he is the best present a parent could wish for.
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