Newborn Photography: From Concept to Completion
Take your newborn photography journey to the next step! Join Tracy Sweeney as she takes you through six different live newborn shoots from concept to completion. Tracy starts the class with a look at her lighting and gear, and then quickly moves on to the hands on tasks of creating props, attention to styling and posing, wrapping each newborn for their comfort and for creativity, how she works through each photo session, and then a close up look at her post processing workflow techniques from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop. By the end of the class you’ll have new skills for creating timeless artwork that your clients will treasure.
Release Date: 2020-06-04
Lessons
Introduction
The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 36 seconds
Lenses
Tracy goes over her choice of lenses and why she uses those.
Duration: 2 mins 36 seconds
Soothing
Learn Tracy’s time tested techniques for soothing babies.
Duration: 5 mins 30 seconds
Lighting
Lighting is the key to good photographs, but it can help to keep things simple.
Duration: 1 mins 22 seconds
Prop Setup
Props can take your newborn photography to the next level.
Duration: 2 mins 18 seconds
Wrapping Bella
Wrapping up a newborn helps to keep them soothed, warm, and comfortable.
Duration: 3 mins 54 seconds
Photographing Bella Session
Join Tracy on the set of her first shoot for this class.
Duration: 1 mins 40 seconds
Editing Bella Session: Lightroom Classic
After the shoot, Tracy heads to the studio to demonstrate her post production workflow.
Duration: 7 mins 7 seconds
Editing Bella Session: Photoshop
Once her work in Lightroom is done it is time to polish the image in Photoshop.
Duration: 17 mins 46 seconds
Prop Setup Theo Session
Preparing for baby Theo, Tracy demonstrates another prop setup process.
Duration: 3 mins 24 seconds
Posing: Theo Session
With the prop setup and baby Theo on set, Tracy demonstrates her posing techniques.
Duration: 3 mins 32 seconds
Photographing Theo Session
With the baby in position it is time for the shoot.
Duration: 1 mins 44 seconds
Editing Theo Session: Lightroom Classic
With the Theo shoot complete, Tracy demonstrates additional post processing techniques.
Duration: 14 mins 7 seconds
Editing Theo Session: Photoshop
Tracy completes her editing session in Photoshop.
Duration: 10 mins 30 seconds
Prop Setup Charlotte Session
The third newborn session is baby Charlotte, and Tracy demonstrates a different prop setup.
Duration: 2 mins 15 seconds
Wrapping Charlotte
Learn an alternative technique for wrapping a newborn that keeps their feet outside the wrap.
Duration: 3 mins 50 seconds
Posing: Charlotte Session
With Charlotte wrapped, it is time for posing within the prop.
Duration: 1 mins 53 seconds
Photographing Charlotte Session
Charlotte is posed and ready for her session.
Duration: 0 mins 50 seconds
Editing Charlotte Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
Charlotte’s session is a wrap and it is time for editing the final images.
Duration: 23 mins 58 seconds
Prop Setup Hailey Session
A new shoot and a new prop setup.
Duration: 5 mins 5 seconds
Wrapping Hailey
Tracy demonstrates another alternative wrapping technique.
Duration: 2 mins 0 seconds
Posing & Photographing Hailey
Baby Hailey is wrapped and ready for her shoot.
Duration: 6 mins 52 seconds
Editing Hailey Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
Hailey’s shoot is complete and it is time to edit her shoot.
Duration: 13 mins 52 seconds
Prop Setup Kai & Cole Session
Working with twins can present challenges and more opportunities for getting creative with props.
Duration: 1 mins 22 seconds
Wrapping Kai & Cole
Learn how to wrap twins for a shoot.
Duration: 5 mins 39 seconds
Posing & Photographing Kai & Cole
Props prepped, babies wrapped, it is time for the shoot.
Duration: 2 mins 32 seconds
Editing Kai & Cole Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
Tracy continues to demonstrate aspects of her post processing workflow.
Duration: 32 mins 11 seconds
Prop Setup Zoey Session
This brightly colored set and props show other ways to create dynamic sets.
Duration: 3 mins 0 seconds
Wrapping Zoey
Wrapping the newborn is critical for their comfort as well as a prop for your shoot.
Duration: 2 mins 34 seconds
Posing & Photographing Zoey
Watch Tracy’s technique for positing/posing baby Zoey for her shoot.
Duration: 2 mins 0 seconds
Editing Zoey Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
In this lesson Tracy shares her batch editing techniques.
Duration: 6 mins 54 seconds
Closing
Join Tracy as she wraps up the class with some closing thoughts to help you move further.
Duration: 0 mins 56 seconds