Blog – SHOOT BABY! Australia

They're here! Stretchy Beanbag Fabric and matching Newborn Photography Wraps!

by Penny Smith May 16, 2019

Hello everyone! So this week was exciting as we welcomed our new Jersey Backdrops and MATCHING Stretch Wraps into the UK and Australian stores! As ...

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What's your Photography Style?

by Penny Smith May 02, 2019

What's your Photography Style? When I first started exploring Photography, over 11 years ago, this question had me stumped. I know I wasn't alone i...

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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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