Newborn Photography 101: Capture Their First Moments
Newborn Safety
A course by Lidi Lima-Conlon , Newborn Photographer
About the video: Newborn Safety
Overview
“Newborn safety is by far my main concern when photographing a baby. You need to make sure the environment is appropriate, and the baby is ready for their photo session. In this lesson, I will talk about the most important aspects you should keep in mind to make sure the session is completely secure and comfortable for the baby. ”
In this video lesson Lidi Lima-Conlon addresses the topic: Newborn Safety, which is part of the Domestika online course: Newborn Photography 101: Capture Their First Moments. Discover how to style and shoot a baby’s first photo session and learn how to edit the images in Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Newborn Safety In this lesson, I'll give you some tips on newborn safety, the most important aspect of any shoot. Newborn safety is my first concern when photographing a baby. We need to make sure the environment is appropriate for the baby and that the baby is also ready for the shoot. It starts with making sure the baby is nice and content and all their needs are attended first. We need to make sure the baby has a clean nappy, that they have been fed, they have passed wind, and they're also not too cold or too hot. Remember, if the baby is nice and content and you follow a few simple safe...”
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Course summary for: Newborn Photography 101: Capture Their First Moments
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Portrait Photography

Lidi Lima-Conlon
A course by Lidi Lima-Conlon
Lidi Lima-Conlon is a Brazilian-born photographer living in Ireland. During her early work as a TV journalist, she became fascinated by the visual aspects of her work and storytelling through images. Shortly after moving to Ireland from her home country in 2008, she took a photography course that served as the springboard for her current career. She began photographing everything from weddings and events, to landscapes but soon realized her talents lay in photographing families and babies.
Since then Lidi has established her own studio, Newborns by Lidi. At the Irish Professional Photographer & Videographer of the Year Awards in 2021, Lidi won both the Chairman’s Award and the Newborn Photographer of the Year title. She also gives mentoring sessions and is an ambassador for DreambooksPro.
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