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Newborn Posing Fabric and Wraps - coming to the UK and Australia!

by Penny Smith March 14, 2019

Hi all :) ***ETA: This product can now be pre-ordered!!*** As promised, our new Jersey Backdrop and *MATCHING* Jersey Stretch Wrap will soon be ava...

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Stretch Wraps and Beanbag Fabric Backdrops - NEW PRODUCTS!

by Penny Smith December 20, 2018

***UPDATE: Now available in the USA Store*** ***NEW PRODUCT ALERT*** I'm thrilled to announce that we will have 2 new products hitting our USA shel...

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FREE Home (or Studio) Styling Tips

by Penny Smith November 15, 2018

Digital Download. Disclaimer: I do not claim to be an Interior Designer or anything of the sorts. These are just some things that I’ve learnt over ...

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Mixing and Matching Colours - Newborn Photography Props

by Penny Smith November 07, 2018

Sometimes I get emails from customers asking if I can help them with their product selection... particularly regarding what colours work well toget...

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Newborn settling methods - Newborn Photography Education

by Penny Smith October 04, 2018

In my last article I discussed the stages of a newborn sleep cycle and how it relates to newborn photography. In that discussion, I briefly touched...

Posted in how to get newborn to sleep, newborn photography, newborn posing, newborn posing techniques, newborn settling methods, newborn sleep

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Newborn Sleep Stages - Newborn Photography Tutorial

by Penny Smith September 30, 2018

Most newborn photography sessions involve at least some photos of baby sleeping. When a newborn is asleep you are able to gently and carefully plac...

Posted in how to pose newborns, newborn photography, newborn photography posing, newborn posing, newborn props, tutorials

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The Histogram explained | Photography Props

by Penny Smith February 16, 2018

The Histogram is a graph shown in your camera and in Lightroom, Photoshop, etc that shows the brightness of the pixels in any given photo. Reading ...

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Metering Modes | Newborn Posing Beanbag

by Penny Smith February 16, 2018

In my previous blog post I explained what the In-Camera Light Meter is and how to use it. Today I'm going to talk about the various Metering Modes ...

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In-Camera Metering | Newborn Photography

by Penny Smith January 19, 2018

It's a hot Summer day here in Australia, and I'm coming down with a virus. The bad one. The one the whole family has had and the one I thought I mi...

Posted in exposure, light meter

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A peek of what's to come | Newborn Posing Props

by Penny Smith January 19, 2018

Hello Newborn Photographers! Sadly, I have neglected the SHOOT BABY! Blog since I changed over to a new website/s back in mid 2017. Well, I plan to...

Posted in equipment, newborn posing, news, props

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