newborn photography props.

I have been slowly collecting props for newborn photography, and officially have enough to show off. I do like the lifestyle aspect of newborn photography, where the babies are wrapped in their own blankets, in their rooms, with their own stuff, but I want to be able to give both experiences to clients, and etsy pretty much saved the day. Today I did a photo shoot with just props so those of you who want to try to create your own newborn photography can see how to set up and where to get your props. I am also waiting impatiently for a few babies to be born so I can test out my new loot, and this helped give me a little fix.

 

If I were to be setting up for a real shoot with a baby inside my basket, I would try to find a nicely lit, hardwood floor area of the house with neutral colored walls. That's not always going to happen, but you can make the best of any situation. I do have hardwood floors, but my bedroom was just the easiest place to take these photos, as I didn't want to move any furniture, so I just snapped them there. If I were to edit these photos to black and white, they would look amazing even though my walls are a crazy mint color. If you don't have hardwood floors or a neutral carpet, you could also place a blanket under the basket when you do your aerial shots.

The adorable knit hats were purchased from an etsy store called Carolina Hats.



 

I bought this pink furry blanket from Walmart.

 

This rose blanket (and also the furry tan one) came from Leighton Heritage on etsy, I would absolutely buy from there again. The blankets are wonderful. 

 

Both baskets used in these photos came from Michael's, and I had a 50% off coupon so they were super cheap.

 

Both stretch wraps came from MomnPopPhotoProp also on etsy. You can lay the wrap over the naked baby or swaddle them in it.

 



These newborn headbands came from Madison Bows on etsy, super affordable.

 

I purchased this white furry blanket from Amazon. I can't find a good one anywhere, and honestly this one isn't amazing, but it does the trick.

 

 

There is obviously much more that goes into newborn photography if you want to make it look professional. How to set your camera, what lens to use, editing, posing... but you can still shoot some great photos with the right lighting and a kit lens. Once some babies are born I will do a post on posing.