My New Baby!

[janine]

just a few pics of the new addition to my life and a good reason to be putting my assignments on hold! hehehe she is 5 weeks old today!

[LensBaby]

Oh My Gosh Janine...she is so beautiful! I thought maybe that you had your baby because you have not been on here! Congratulations!


Susan

[Snappers]

Indeed Congratulations Janine. She is beautiful.
I love your shots, I think my favorite is the one with the feed and the thumbs, gives you a great idea of size. Brilliant.

[ladyups]

just a few pics of the new addition to my life and a good reason to be putting my assignments on hold! hehehe she is 5 weeks old today!

Priceless...she is beautiful, Janine. And want is the new additions name? What a lovely subject to be able to photograph!

[coffee]

All that hair, and blue eyes. She is an absolute angel. She is perfect!!! Congrats to you.

[janine]

aww thanks guys...i am still in the cacooning phase so all i think, eat and photograph, is her!! her name is Anais.

[coffee]

Here is a pic I posted a few weeks ago of my little one. I think everyone here has seen it but wanted you to have a look. Is this your first Janine? You must have been a regular here before the baby was born.

Anyway, welcome back from a new regular.

[ladyups]

aww thanks guys...i am still in the cacooning phase so all i think, eat and photograph, is her!! her name is Anais.

Beautiful name, Janine...we will be looking forward to seeing lots of photos of Beautiful Anais.

[proz]

great photos, enjoy that little baby. They don't sty little for very long that is for sure.

[dkippen]

Janine -

What a wonderful little treasure. I love the first shot, this should be on your wall, with followups as she grows. And what wide, bright eyes. Congratulations!!

[jerryph]

Wonderful pictures of a beautiful baby. You are so very lucky... and that name, how original and beautiful!

[janine]

Here is a pic I posted a few weeks ago of my little one. I think everyone here has seen it but wanted you to have a look. Is this your first Janine? You must have been a regular here before the baby was born.

Anyway, welcome back from a new regular.

aww! that is priceless!!!

[janine]

Janine -

What a wonderful little treasure. I love the first shot, this should be on your wall, with followups as she grows. And what wide, bright eyes. Congratulations!!

oh! what a good idea!!! i should do that each year and have it blown up for the baby's nursery!! great!

[jonrayner]

Many congratulations Janine, she looks lovely. I like the name, will have to keep that name in mind as my second is due in May!

What camera/ lens are you using? I was thinking of getting the Canon 50mm 1.8 prime lens as it is apparently very good for potrait shots and good in low light (less need to use a flash).

[dkippen]

Jon -

Did you ever get the PM I sent on this?

[jonrayner]

Jon -

Did you ever get the PM I sent on this?

Not sure I did, I have been working away for a a few weeks and am catching up with life again!!!

I take it, it was about the 50mm lens?

[dkippen]

Yes it was - If you like, I can upload some pix I've taken with it.

[jonrayner]

Don't go to any trouble. I think I have made my mind up to get one to use as a potrait lens for when 'baby' arrives. That lens and a tripod should be able to combat the lack of flash (I am a little neurotic about using a flash on babies, all that light and such new eyes, it is bad enough when my 33 year old eyes wake up in the morning and try getting used to the light, imagine just coming into the world and having flash photography in your face. It would be like, 'no let me back in, don't want to stay here, too bright!!!!!)

[dkippen]

I have heard that when taking pictures of babies less than 6 months to not use flash - it's too hard on their eyes. And when will that "baby" be here??

[LensBaby]

Hey do you know when my little one was a few weeks old I took her to Olan Mills to have her first portraits taken and the photographer was training someone else, well he put my daughter on one of those belly boards and of course being only a couple of weeks old she laid her head straight ! Well, he took part his hand and put it over her nose and mouth and she lifted her head to pull away from his hand (instinct of course) and he told her that is how to get the baby to lift its head for the photo...needless to say he snapped the photo as she lifted her head and then I LIFTED her out of the place! That is one reason why I want to do my own portraits...we have bad luck with photo places. My little one just had her five year old photos taken and there is a blue background showing through on the supposed to be red background. It is on a post on here somewhere.

[dkippen]

Any you didn't sue them? I have to believe that's very dangerous with a new baby. I'm not into portraits (well, grandsons), but I think with a new baby you have to be very careful!!

[jonrayner]

I have heard that when taking pictures of babies less than 6 months to not use flash - it's too hard on their eyes. And when will that "baby" be here??

Due mid May.

[ladyups]

Hey do you know when my little one was a few weeks old I took her to Olan Mills to have her first portraits taken and the photographer was training someone else, well he put my daughter on one of those belly boards and of course being only a couple of weeks old she laid her head straight ! Well, he took part his hand and put it over her nose and mouth and she lifted her head to pull away from his hand (instinct of course) and he told her that is how to get the baby to lift its head for the photo...needless to say he snapped the photo as she lifted her head and then I LIFTED her out of the place! That is one reason why I want to do my own portraits...we have bad luck with photo places. My little one just had her five year old photos taken and there is a blue background showing through on the supposed to be red background. It is on a post on here somewhere.

Wow...Susan..this would have made me so mad...I'd been saying a few choice words as I was heading out the door. I've read about so many photographers who got into photography because of the poor service and quality they were getting from a photographer. You go girl!

[LensBaby]

Oh yeah they received a phone call! They were supposed to refund my money for my portrait club and NEVER did. This IS a practice they use on newborns - now I know why their photos of newborns usually have their mouth WIDE open!

[Snappers]

Did you get any luck with them over the recent photos Sue?

[benji]

I love the second one, you can se the detail sin the baby hand and fingers so well and its so small in comparison.

Congratulations by the way!!!

[LensBaby]

Andy they told me I could come in and they would reshoot her photos, but I decided against it because I wasn't happy with their photos, and there is always a LONG LONG LONG wait, even with an appointment!