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September 11, 2012

FAQ V6 | Northern Virginia Newborn & Baby Photographer

I started doing these “frequently asked questions” posts on a whim 4 years ago and they are still some of my most popular posts! I’m so glad I can be of help to other photographers and enjoy sharing my experiences with others. I got some great questions this go round so let’s do this!

1. As a newborn photographer, this is my biggest issue- clients bringing along their ipad to a newborn session and every minutes asking if I “can get this shot?” This is especially tough if it’s not my style or overly “proppy”. 

Ah yes, we all love Pinterest don’t we?! Here’s where you have to kind of tread gently, you want your clients to be happy with their images but you also do not want to copy someone else’s work or misrepresent yourself as an artist.

I always welcome my clients to bring props they want to incorporate and I’ve had a lot of amazing things brought into my studio! I love using these things because they mean something special to my clients, like a handmade quilt:

Or an antique Navajo Cradleboard:

or a fire helmet:

I’m always happy to try to use anything they bring in that’s special to them but if they come with me with an idea that’s completely not mine that would be copying someone else, I will not do it. Some of the cheesier stuff I see out there, I just do not have in my studio so unless they bring it, I won’t do it. Lets be honest, we are shooting for our CLIENTS who are PAYING us, not always ourselves. As long as it does not compromise my artistic integrity or someone else’s I will take images that make my client happy. I will say though, that most of my clients come to me for MY work and want what they see on my website & blog.

2) What camera settings is your camera set to? (metering, focus mode, etc):

I spot meter, use one shot focus, custom or kelvin white balance (custom outside the studio, kelvin in my studio), and I toggle my focus points.:-)

3) Do you have any advice for when your a natural light photographer shooting newborn at a clients house and they have NO good light?!

Get creative! Scope out the entire house and find the best window that is LOWEST to the ground. Sliding glass doors are ideal because there is usually a good amount of space right by them. You can also put the beanbag on top of a bed and use a window right by the bed. I used to jam myself and my beanbag in the tiniest spaces to get the good light. You want to get as close as possible to the light source too!

Here’s a natural light pullback:

4) What do you do when your newborns refuse to be posed! No matter how long you spend trying to position them, nothing seems to work??

Sometimes you are going to catch a baby on a “bad” day, they aren’t happy, don’t want to sleep, pose, are cranky, etc. It’s tough but there are a few things to try to avoid it:
- make sure they are between the ages 6-12 days, not too young that they are still starving because mom’s milk hasn’t come in and not too old that they are alert.
- Make sure the room is hot.
- Full belly.
- White noise.

If they are still unhappy and you need to get shots, do the safe shots! Swaddled, swaddled in props, in mom’s arms, in dad’s arms, etc. You can’t pose a baby that’s not asleep, it’s just not possible  or safe IMO so instead of forcing it, try other things while they are awake as long as they are not screaming.

Here are some of my go-to awake baby shots:

If all else fails, call it a day and try again another day.

5) I would love to know how do you process your images.

The key to this is to get your shots as perfect as possible Straight Out Of the Camera (SOOC). Make sure you have nice lighting, good white balance and exposure and you won’t have to do much to process your images.

Here are a few before & afters, the SOOC (before) shot is on top:

For my processing I start in ACR where I usually edit in “neutral”, then I just adjust exposure, blacks, fill light and the tint/temp slider to my liking. Once in photoshop I bump the midtones with a curves adjustment, do a levels adjustment, add contrast, take out a little red in a selective color layer and the run Portraiture and reduce the opacity down to 30-40% and erase back the eyes, mouth and hairline.

6) I started my business (unintentionally) a few years ago and while I have the business side down pat I am discouraged at the quality in my work
and really want to improve.

I think the best thing you can do for your business is produce consistent work for your clients, they want to know exactly what they are getting from looking at your website. If you feel like you need to improve the quality of your work, it’s time to take a step back from charging and go back to learning and building your portfolio and finding yourself. Figure out the area you need the most work in and study it, ask other photographers whom you admire (very nicely) for help. Most importantly, ask for constructive criticism on your work! Join a Photography Forum (Clickin Moms & Learn Shoot Inspire are two that are amazing) and take advantage of all of the information that is out there for you!

7) Have you ever had conflicts with friends when it came to pricing or discounts? I am struggling with that right now – while my prices have steadily increased, along with demand, I feel like my friends that I originally did portfolio building sessions and no longer can afford my prices may feel like I’m price gouging them!

I offer close friends my Friends & Family pricing but other than that, you are going to lose clients when you increase your prices no matter what but they will understand you need to do what you need to do to run your business and make a living. I don’t go to my friends offices asking for a discount or free stuff, so they do the same for me. You could also offer mini sessions just for them once a year at a discounted price. It’s tough, but you run a business not a charity.

8. Have you ever taken any online or in person workshops? What do you feel has been the greatest investment in your business? My guess is your gorgeous studio!

I have never taken a workshop, I’m 100% self taught but do have a Marketing Management degree from Virginia Tech. I do, however, teach workshops both in person and online. Online I offer a Break-Out Online Workshop at Clickin Moms:

That workshop is open to anyone and then I offer in-person workshops at my studio open to those outside of the DC Metro area.

The greatest investment in my business so far (besides my equipment) has been my studio. I’m able to work more often but much more efficiently and having a studio just works for my business model. I would not recommend it for all business models though. Plus, it’s pretty.:-)

9. I’ve seen a lot of photographers offer maybe up to 30 proofs and that seems like so much to me from just one newborn session. I wonder if they have 30 different poses or if there are several pictures of each pose, so that several pictures are almost identical except for maybe a slightly different facial expression? The last session I did, I ended up with somewhere around 15 proofs that I really loved, but that’s because I only chose about 1 photo from each pose/backdrop. Should I be offering multiple photos of each pose we do? Or should I be spending more time changing backdrops, headbands, poses, etc to get more photos?

Yes! You should definitely be showing more than that! I promise my clients 25-35 images and typically show 35-40. I aim to shoot on 3 different blankets, 2 different props, family shots, sibling shots and shots with each parent. On each blanket you should try to get a few different poses out of it and different angles. Just move yourself instead of the baby, stand up, get on your knees, etc. Here’s a quick example of the same pose but moving yourself so you get 3 different shots:

10) I wondered about your outdoor photos… Do you ever use fill flash or any type of flash outdoors? Do you only shoot at sunset? I find that I get a lot of colour casts in my outdoor photos if I’m not careful, and I think that using those two things might help.

Ideally I’d always shoot outside at sunset because the lighting at that time is just divine!

That is not always possible though! I shoot a lot of younger kids and babies and evening hours can be their witching hour. The 2nd best time? Early in the morning! The sun is still nice and low between 7-8 am so you can still get some pretty backlighting then like this:

I do not use any flash outside, I’m shooting with the sun behind or to the side of my subjects or in open shade if the sun is too high in the sky mid-day.

Hope that helps!!

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January 21, 2012

FAQ V5 | Virginia Newborn Photography

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Woah, has it really been over a year since my last FAQ post? That’s just crazy, I really enjoy these posts and I know my blog readers do too. I will try to answer most of the questions, some of them are not easily explained in a blog post and are better learned in person, like posing. If you are interested in my next workshop (will probably be in April) shoot me an email, amber@littlemoonphotography.com

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“I am new to using an Alien Bee on my newborns. I took the CM breakout, but what I want to know is what your default settings are on your studio lighting or if it varies based on the light coming into your studio. Do you keep your light a 1/32 power, etc. How far away do you set up your light from your subject and do you use the one light no matter what the conditions of light are coming in to your studio? So if it is sunny, do you still you the light? Hope that makes sense! Trying to learn how to effectively use my AB:-)Looking forward to your post!”

“My question is: how many and what type lights do you use? How far away from the baby are they placed?”

Ah this was a very popular question and a fun one to answer. As most of you know, I spent 3 years only shooting natural light, studio lights scared me. Once I got my studio as much as I love the natural light it gets, I do get nervous about really dark winter days around here and having enough available light. I figured to buy a light, softbox, stand and triggers and see what I could do. I spent about a week just practicing to figure it out and have been using it ever since. I find lights to be 100 times easier to use, my images have better clarity and it’s so so so consistent color wise it makes editing a dream.

I use an AB400 (alien bee), a Westcott 50×50 Softbox, a heavy duty light stand and the Paul C Bluff wireless triggers. I love the AB400 because it’s not too powerful and I can shoot wide open just like I did with natural light. It really doesn’t matter too much what kind of weather it is outside, I do cover the windows if the sun is blaring in too much but for the most part in the winter, I don’t really need to, the light overpowers the ambient light from the windows. You can test this by just taking a shot with the same settings you are using with the light with the light turned off, since you are shooting at ISO100, very little ambient light will get in.

For settings, I typically shoot at f/2.2, ISO100, a SS between 100-200 and my light powered to 1/16. I just adjust as needed and always pay attention to my histogram to make sure I’m not blowing out any of my channels, with newborn and their warm skin, reds are usually the first to blow so be careful. If I want to close down and shoot at say f/4.5, I’d power my light to about 1/4 power. If I wanted to shoot at f/1.4 – f/1.8, I’d power my light down to 1/32.

To get natural looking light, you want to feather the light, I’m sure there are other tutorials out there that can explain it better, but you want the light to just fall over the front of the babies face, never uplight the baby either, always light down the face.

A few photos of how my light is set up and how the baby would be posed in that set up:

I always look at how the light is falling on the baby and move my light as needed. I love how using one light I can get beautiful shadows and definition on these tiny little babies faces. I treat the softbox just like it’s a window.

2. “How important is portraiture in your processing? The skin on your babies look smooth and amazing. I saw first hand they do not look like that in person with stork bites and peeling skin so do you edit before portraiture first or just run that and it smooths the skin enough?”

“I’ve always loved your work (as does everyone) and would love to know how you fix blotchy red patches on baby’s skin.”

I swear that Imagenomic should start paying me for pimping them out.:-PYes, I love Portraiture especially for newborns but you have to use it very carefully and make sure you either do it and reduce the opacity on that layer or erase some of it back. I see some people that do it so strongly that their babies look plastic and that’s just not a good look. Newborns almost always have splotches, dry skin patches, etc. and I think that Portraiture helps that and it adds that extra polish to the photo that turns it into art. If you look back in my last FAQ you can see the actual settings I use within Portraiture.

I run Portraiture (it’s part of my workflow that I’e turned into my own action, that way I can batch edit) and then fix any splotches or acne spots. I usually just use the clone or heal tool to fix those, I feel like I have more control. I feel like Portraiture helps it a lot and then I fix it completely with cloning and healing.

As you can see in this before & after, it definitely helps add that extra polish but still keeps his skin looking natural and beautiful.

3. Where do you see the future of newborn photography going? Right now it seems many are doing the same look/feel to things — baby’s with hats and bands, textures, babies in boxes and baskets… Where do you go for inspiration?

What’s one thing you wished someone told you about photographing children early on…

Hoo boy, this is a great question! Right now Newborn Photography seems to be all the rage and there are photographers and workshops popping up everywhere. If you know anything about me, I 100% believe that if you don’t know how to run a business well, you will not last in this industry so we will se a lot of photographers coming but also closing shop. While it’s all fun and games to snuggle and photograph these tiny little gems, that part only takes up about 10% of my business, the rest is post processing, orders, client communication, taxes, etc. I have built a loyal customer base by not only producing nice images but also going above and beyond to make sure the entire experience they have with me is fun and memorable. Plus, they know I’ll be around when they have their next baby.;-)

So how do you stand out? First, find your own style. Don’t go and buy a bunch of actions or copy another photographer’s exact style and processing. I like to think that you can spot my work from a lineup of others because I keep things clean and simple. If you see a photographer using a certain prop, don’t ask them where they got it. Does this sound rude? Sorry, it’s one of our pet peeves. We spend hours searching online and in stores for stuff to make our work unique and different. Do I have things other photographers do? Of course, but I always try to put my own spin on it and recommend everyone else does the same.

I’m inspired by the babies I photograph, colors, textures and un-fussy images and props. I try to do something different at every session but being that I typically shoot 2-3 newborns a week and my clients request certain props I use, it’s not always possible. I’m always buying new things and luckily my studio is located in the antique district of my city so I’m always shopping for more goodies.

Do you think I have a prop/blanket/fabric problem? lol

4. How cool that you’re willing to offer the Q&A to other photogs out there. I’d like to know how you get the right skin-color balance for your newborns. I have to say that I struggle with that. The skin is either too light, red, or too yellow after I add some post processing to it. I seem to not get the creamy tone right.

My first tip is to always do a custom white balance! I always do this and it helps keep the skin tones consistent through the whole session. I use a Photovision Digital Target (ah yes, another company I pimp out unpaid, lol) and set my Custom White Balance in camera.

Once that’s done I can tweak skin tones in ACR by just using the Temperature & Tint sliders. I also go under HSL/Greyscale tab, click on saturation and pull out some orange, this helps take out some of the redness in their skin.

In photoshop I tweak the color in a “selective color” layer and work under neutrals or reds. Make sure your screen is calibrated!

5. Is the baby actually on an “incline” or is it a matter of tilting your camera? I can’t find more drastic examples but I’ve definitely seem some that seem really inclined and I always wonder if it’s a zillion receiving blankets under the backdrop or of it’s just an “obscure” angle while shooting. Or is it rotating it in processing?

I do it in camera! I like to keep my compositions interesting which can be hard when you are shooting a sleeping newborn on a blanket and this is just one way how I like to do it.

6. A question for your FAQ post – where do you find the wood looking floor/backdrop for your studio sessions?

It’s real wood floors, I ordered the wood and my awesome Dad built it for me. the wall piece is anchored on the wall for safety purposes.

7. I saw your post on Facebook about a FAQ blog post and thought I would send you a question. What lens do you use the most or can you not live without when shooting children and families outside?

I shoot all of my newborns on the beanbag with my Canon 50 1.2L, the shots from above or family shots with my Canon 24-70 2.8L, and most of my outdoor work is shot with my Canon 85 1.2L. I could not live without any of those lenses.

8. I have a lot to learn about how to capture photos with the right settings…any books/videos u recommend?? A photographers “Bible” predates? I’ve read a bit but so much to remember…anything easy…cheats? I have Photoshop CS3 and sadly haven’t a clue how to use all the features. Is the beauty of a portrait in taking it or good editing??

This book, Understanding Exposure, was my bible when I first learned how shoot in manual mode. I read it and just practiced every single day. If you have nice light, good exposure and good focus, your images will look amazing! Just remember that practice makes perfect!

9. I seem to have a rough time getting their head to “prop” up enough so that they don’t have a double chin or get lost in their arms.

Just have lots of patience and make sure they are nice and sleepy. Once you pose them gently, just kind of hold them there for a second while they settle into the pose (again, gently). I use rolled up blankets and towels underneath to support them. Never force them into any position and let things naturally flow.

Happy Friday you all, I have lots of exciting things and adorable babies coming in the next week so stay tuned!

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July 9, 2011

How To Find a Good Newborn Photographer | Virginia Newborn Photography

Newborn Photography has become all the rage as of late, and of course being a Newborn Photographer it thrills me! It’s also insane to see the amount of drive by night photographers that are popping up every day. Before booking your Newborn Session, please do your research. I love it when my clients come to me after spending days researching, it means that they know what they want and are educated on Newborn Photography.

The newborn stage is so fleeting and magical, I can’t help but sigh when I think back to the first few days with both of my boys. Your baby will NEVER be this tiny, this sleepy, this curly, this perfect again so make sure you are hiring the right person to capture it. Here are a few tips to help you find the right professional while looking through their portfolio:

- Are their photos technically correct?

(these next few images are examples of what not to do, I’m editing them to show you what is bad on purpose, my client saw the perfect images;-))

This is a BIG one! Look through all of their images on their website and blog.

Are they blurry or out of focus? If the photographer can’t take a photo that’s in focus, it’s probably best to pass. You want to be able to see every detail of that perfect little face.

Are they too bright/overexposed? You want the images to be bright and airy but you don’t want them so bright that they look like blobs when they are printed out.

This is so bright it hurts my eyes, but here’s an example of an overexposed image.

Are they over-processed? I see this a lot as well, neon colors, “antique” actions thrown on the images, too much contrast, etc. You want the beautiful baby to speak for itself, not the crazy photoshopping that was done to it.

A few examples of over-processed images:

Baby looks like a mime-zombie, yuck.

This baby might be nuclear, step away.

-  Do the babies look safe and peaceful?

I’ve seen some scary set ups/newborn images around the interwebs, babies hanging from branches, shoved in bowls, on the cold ground, etc.  If the baby looks unhappy & uncomfortable, it probably is. Posing a baby correctly and safely takes years of training and experience and chances are the person who just picked up their camera last week probably won’t know how to do it correctly.

A lot of the popular poses are achieved through the magic of  Photoshop. This is one of them, there are hands on the baby the entire time. Babies do not do this naturally and sometimes even if they hold the pose for a split second, it’s still important to have hands on them because it’s better to be safe than sorry.

-  Are they charging professional prices?

This is kind of a touchy subject but it’s important. Real professional photographers aren’t charging an arm and a leg because we are greedy, we are running a legitimate business. Charging $10 for an 8×10 and $200 for a CD of all of the edited images is not ever going to make a business profitable, it’s just not possible. In fact, I’m going to say that once taxes (if they are even paying them) and expenses are taken out, they are not even going to make minimum wage or cover the gas getting to the session.

Running a business is expensive, we pay:

  • taxes (federal and state, that’s about 30-40% of our sales right there)
  • rent (if you have a studio space)
  • utilities
  • insurance – if the photographer doesn’t have insurance I’d run away, because it means they aren’t taking their business serious.
  • equipment – having the right cameras & lenses and keeping them in top shape is not cheap!
  • training
  • professional organizations
  • accounting fees
  • software
  • marketing
  • daycare – my business is a full time job so I need care for my kids while I’m working, it’s not cheap!

I’m sure I could add more but trust me, the list goes on. If you aren’t careful you could spend more than you make and that’s when my next point comes in handy.

These photos are going to last a lifetime while that Prada handbag you bought will be out of style in one year, good photography is WORTH the investment.

- Are they running a real business?

I have a degree in Marketing/Management from Virginia Tech, while I love photography, I love running a business even more. Having a photography business is 80% business and 20% photography and if someone doesn’t know how to run a business, they won’t last in this industry. I have talked to a lot of people who have had horror experiences with photographers that take ages to get them their order, don’t return emails or phone calls or even worse, gone out of business and disappeared before they even got their photos. Trust me, it has happened! Running a good business and good customer service is key. Newborn Photography is art and you are making an investment in your session, make sure it’s with the right person.

I am not making this post to say you should hire me (though of course you should, duh;-)) but I would love it if everyone did their research first. Your baby will only be little for so long and there are no do-overs if the photographer you hire screws up. Once you you get your photos back, your newborn won’t be a newborn any more and it will be too late. Make the right decision from the start and you will not only have a fabulous experience, but beautiful art for your walls of your own baby that you will look back on for years to come and sigh at how it was impossible little Suzy was ever that small, or how beautiful that time in your life was. Don’t look back and look at your photos with regret.

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June 17, 2010

FAQ V4 | Virgnia Newborn Photographer

Ahhh, finally have time to wade through all of the emails and comments for this post now that I’m on vacation. I will try to answer the most popular ones asked.

* Disclaimer * I do not claim to be a Photoshop expert, I do what works for me. The awesome thing about Photoshop is that there are a million and one ways to accomplish something so the goal is to figure out what works best for YOU and your work flow.

1) In your last one your mentioned over and over, that you did a custom white balance.  I’m just starting out, so if you could, could you explain how you do that?  I feel like I spend a lot of time in ACR fixing the white balance.  I definitely feel like I need to improve my SOOC shoots.  I spend way to much time”fixing” things in photoshop.

This question gets asked a lot! I’m going to go back to basics first and explain how I set a custom white balance. I use the Photovision Target (have them in 2 sizes but find the mini the easiest).

I get in my shooting spot and meter (off the target using my center focus point) and take a photo of the target like so:

I laid the target on the ground because that’s where I was shooting. Look how cool this looks (and I don’t mean kool and the gang)?!

Next in my camera (all cameras are different, I shoot with a 5D MKII) I go in and select “Custom White Balance” as my WB, in my in camera menu I select “Set Custom White Balance” and then select that image I just took.  Once I do that I take one more shot of the target to make sure it looks good:

Look how much warmer and natural this looks? This WB is spot on so I went ahead with my shoot. Here is a shot I took soon after straight out of the camera (SOOC):

Again, to me this looks accurate as far as skin color to me. I then went through my standard workflow (as seen here) to finish the image:

Setting a CWB definitely saved me time here!

I do NOT set a CWB in all situations, including fast moving toddlers where we are moving all over the city or if once I set it in camera and I don’t like what I see, I’ll switch it to Auto White Balance and will fix it in Raw.

Now I wonder how many photovision targets I just sold?;-)

2.  You are awesome to do these faq’s post. I am wondering what you do with all your stuff that you take to shoots between shoots. And also how do you carry everything with all the blankets, hats, bean bag, etc. Seems like I have tons of bags every time I go to a shoot and I would just like to figure out a way to carry around better so I wanted to see what you do?
Thank you! Oh goodness with newborn sessions it seriously looks like I’m moving in. The night before the session I go through my blanket stash and pick out the ones I want to use, I fold them and put them in one of these extra large boat totes from LL Bean. I almost always bring 7 or so and they all fit in this bag including the black fleece I use for the black backdrop shots with the parents, etc. I have another zipper duffel bag full of hats, wraps, and accessories organized in gallon zip lock bags by type and gender. I store my space heater, noise machine, neck pillow and puppy pee pads in one of my baskets. Those three things plus my bean bag and camera bag are all I really need for a newborn session, that’s the basics. I also will set aside specific props I want to use that session and always have a few paper backdrop rolls, a savage port a stand, and various furs in the back of my car.

The trunk of my car is like a roving studio and it drives me (and my husband) insane. Until I get a natural light studio, which I plan on doing next year, this will have to do.

3. I have done several newborn shoots…I have yet to get the baby really sleepy.  I can usually get them to sleep, but can’t quite get them over the edge to that really pliable state.  I am using a heater, noise maker, bean bag, etc…I am even really good with newborns…just not sure what I am doing wrong.  Seems once I get them in a position, I am afraid to move them because I am afraid they will wake up!!  Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

This is honestly something you figure out as you go along, every baby is different and will tolerate different poses more than others. I find that if the room is really warm (85 or so), the baby has a full belly, and you have some sort of white noise they will fall asleep eventually. Some it takes longer than others though. You need to wait until they are completely out to really pose them, for me I find it easier if I’m holding them in my arms and rocking them while they fall asleep. Once I feel they are asleep I pose them in my HANDS the way I want them on the bag and then transfer them to the beanbag. Once on the bag I let them chill for a bit and soothe as necessary and then perfect the pose. I make sure every finger and toe is where I want it but make sure I always get the “safe” shot before I perfect it in case they wake up.

Once they are asleep I have no problem lifting them up, usually keeping them in the same position, switching blankets and moving right alone. If they do wake up they are usually still nice and sleepy they are easy too soothe right back to sleep with a little rocking.

Another thing to remember, do NOT EVER force a baby into a pose it is not comfortable doing. There are also certain poses, IE: the hanging poses or the propped up on the hands pose which are composite shots where the parents hands are photoshopped out of the final edit. The baby’s safety should ALWAYS be your first priority as a photographer.

4. Where do you get your gorgeous wraps? And can you share a diagram of your typical set up, or a pull back. I’d love to see your lighting/natural light in relation to your bag and baby. And on that note, what do you use under your babies?

Here’s a pullback, as you the light is coming at about a 45 degree angle to the backdrop/blankets, gives me nice shadows and highlights.

Since I’m on-location, my setup is different in every house but I try to do something like this each time.

5. I end up with a lot of red feet and red hands… any tricks for post processing or positioning that will help with this?

Ah yes, the red/purple hands and feet! This is SUPER common with newborns since their circulartory systems are not quite fully developed just yet.

This is going to happen if they stay in any pose for a bit, usually I shoot, get the shots I want, and move on but sometimes it happens regardless. It’s a super easy fix in photoshop though:

Here’s the straight out of the camera shot, notice the hand is a little purple/pink:

Next I process it as usual then use my lasso tool and select the offending appendage:

Then with that selected I go in and do a new selective color layer and under “neutrals” I pull out some magenta, some cyan and add some yellow. I don’t have specific numbers, I just eyeball it. Then I take the eraser tool and erase around the edges a bit to blend if needed.

And after, much better!

6.  Thanks for your generosity, Amber. I would love to see what bean bag you use, what blankets, etc. and how you set it all up on a typical shoot.
I am always on the hunt from new blankets and fabrics, I don’t have one go-to place for those. Home stores are the best as are fabric stores.

My beanbag is the Puck Beanbag from beanbags.com, I added extra fill to make it even more firm. It’s got a flat top surface which makes it awesome for smooth blankets and posing.

Feel free to keep the questions coming, I’m trying to do these more often! We are definitely enjoying our vacation down here in the Outer Banks but I will be excited to get home and get back into the swing of newborn sessions again.:-)

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