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There’s only a few days left to go before the due date so this post by Michelle Jones is timely. She points at this 3 part series on baby photography by Amber Holritz. Here’s part 2 and part 3.

An image of a child can and should serve the following purposes:
1. Appropriate likeness of the child
2. Artistic rendering
3. Historical documentation for future generations

An image of a child would ideally show:
1. Emotional connection
2. Scale
3. Reality

Great posts on the process of getting to know the family, the different shoots, and building a relationship for future business.

Further reading:

1. Photography Tips for Mom #2 - “The Sleep Newborn” describes photographing babies less than 10 days old. At that age they sleep a lot and Me Ra has some special shots. More in the tips for moms category.
2. Photographing Babies by Digital Photography School is of course an excellent read.
3. Finally, tips for submitting great photos to baby contents has a couple of good ideas for the competitive among you.

Further Reading:

• In Summary, 11th June 2007
• Why are you photographing that?
• A coven of halloween photo tips
• My laughing baby
• My Happy Baby