Newborn Photography: From Concept to Completion How to Make Magical Kids Portraits with Natural Light with Tracy Sweeney

Sweet little innocent newborns are such a bundle of joy to shoot on camera. Babies are only that small once! So you’d better work fast to capture the moment before it’s gone!

In this all out, 32 lesson newborn photography class, Tracy Sweeney examines the role of using props, camera settings, lenses, and editing your newborn photos. In newborn photography, your subjects are particularly little and need delicate care in how they are photographed, so take the time to do it right!

Watch Tracy’s new class on KelbyOne and start learning!

Class Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Lenses
  3. Soothing
  4. Lighting
  5. Prop Setup
  6. Wrapping Bella
  7. Photographing Bella Session
  8. Editing Bella Session: Lightroom Classic
  9. Editing Bella Session: Photoshop
  10. Prop Setup Theo Session
  11. Posing: Theo Session
  12. Photographing Theo Session
  13. Editing Theo Session: Lightroom Classic
  14. Editing Theo Session: Photoshop
  15. Prop Setup Charlotte Session
  16. Wrapping Charlotte
  17. Posing: Charlotte Session
  18. Photographing Charlotte Session
  19. Editing Charlotte Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
  20. Prop Setup Hailey Session
  21. Wrapping Hailey
  22. Posing & Photographing Hailey
  23. Editing Hailey Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
  24. Prop Setup Kai & Cole Session
  25. Wrapping Kai & Cole
  26. Posing & Photographing Kai & Cole
  27. Editing Kai & Cole Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
  28. Prop Setup Zoey Session
  29. Wrapping Zoey
  30. Posing & Photographing Zoey
  31. Editing Zoey Session: Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
  32. Closing

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Tracy Sweeney

Tracy Sweeney, owner/photographer of Elan Studio, is an award-winning child, family, and commercial photographer. Tracy loves capturing simple, candid moments, the indelible beauty of new beginnings and life. Her work has been featured in Click Magazine, Digital Professional Photographer, Buy Buy Baby, and Target Stores. She is also an educator with a Masters Degree in Education and Doctoral work in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology.