Blue Sky.

If you will visit my Flickr gallery, I bet you’ll automatically conclude that Asher is one of my favorite subjects or should I say model. Well, he’s actually one of the main reasons why we decided to go PRO and got a DSLR. We want to capture and preserve his baby and childhood years in vibrant colors, smooth and noiseless photos. Documenting his milestones and development through photos will help us cope up with time as he grows up so fast.

However, taking photographs of a baby isn’t a very easy task and it could be very frustrating if you fail to capture a certain precious moment since they can’t hold their poses and smile for the cam just yet.

Here’s a few tips from ehow on how to take good baby pictures, regardless if you are using either a point and shoot cam or a DSLR:

1. “Keep in mind that lighting is essential to a good photograph. The best light is natural sunlight, especially if it is on a slightly overcast day. Lighting that is too bright leads to dark shadows. Lighting that is too dim leads to loss of detail and color accuracy. Natural lighting is also a bonus because using the flash may startle and upset your baby.”

2. “Have someone there to help. Having someone to help position the baby while you take the pictures is tremendously helpful.”

3. “Be prepared to act a little silly! Play peek-a-boo, sing, make funny noises. Do what you have to do in order to get your baby to smile.”

4. “Focus on your baby’s face. Get as close as possible. This will eliminate furniture or carpeting from the background of the picture. Do a check of your baby’s face. Look for flaky skin or stray bits of food or milk.”

5. “Be at your baby’s level when taking pictures of her. Get down on the floor with her. This will ensure that you don’t have dozens of pictures of your baby looking up at you. Getting down on your baby’s level will give your photos her perspective. Sometimes, photos taken from above the subject can be distorted. Being on the same level as your baby will eliminate this problem. The biggest benefit of getting down on your baby’s level is the ability to interact with her. If she can see you, it is more likely that she will make eye contact and respond to you.”

6. “Experiment with black and white pictures. This is an easy way to make your photos look more artistic. When you use black and white film, be sure to specify black and white processing when you have them developed.”

7. “Try to take picture of your baby in motion. Get pictures of you baby reaching for something, yawning or even crying.”

8. “Take tons of pictures! Never count on just one shot turning out well. Out of dozens of pictures, you’ll find one or two gems.”