Well, okay...he wasn't that tiny. He was almost 9 pounds. But a lot tinier than he is now.
Last week he turned six months old. He is so full of personality and happiness. And his smile! Oh, that smile! It just melts me right into a muddle of melted...ness.
Seriously. I'm melting just thinking about it.
So anyway, I decided this morning that he needed his 6 month portraits taken. And in a moment of stupidity, I thought it might work to take them in his bedroom. So I pulled out my favorite Christmas gift for him, dressed him, and then grabbed one of my studio blankets which just happens to be in storage in his room. I threw the blanket on the floor, picked up my camera, and shot a few images.
Immediately I knew this room just wasn't going to work out. I mean...are those cute? YES!!! But the shadows. Ugh. Actually, it would have been great had I been going for mood lighting. But I wasn't so much. Ya know, with him being a baby and all. So down to the studio we went for the rest.
MUCH better.
Oh, did I mention he's mobile now?
I officially had to tap his hand this morning and say "no touching" for the first time.
Seriously. Do you see why I melt?
Gah. Must go pull myself back together.
These pictures all looked great! Can you tell me though, what caused the difference of there being shadows in the bedroom but not the studio? What do you need to do to set up a room that allows for shadow-less pics?
ReplyDeleteKristen,
ReplyDeleteMy studio has all white walls and nothing in it, so it reflects very well. The bedroom has furniture and, while the wall is white, it's about 50% further away from the window than the wall in the studio is. My studio also has a double-paned sliding glass door floor to ceiling, whereas the bedroom only has a standard 36" wide window.
To get true shadowless pictures, you need even light sources on each side. But a large reflector might get you pretty close.