We met over a month ago in the heart of B Roll Production Company.  It was a fascinating collaboration of thoughts in a mid-morning meeting. Photographers, videographers, business minds, and editors met around a conference table set for eight. A morning meeting then became a late night office dinner. Each brain in the room had an idea and every artist clarified their vision. The overall feeling was intense and every mind became entrenched in the overwhelming level of potential and effort we saw ahead of us.

We had a goal of education, entertainment, and a vision of bringing information to fingertips on a weekly basis.

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You. The aspiring and professional photographer who seeks inspiration. The business entrepreneur who needs a revelation. The introvert who hunts for connection. Even the model, hair stylist, wardrobist, makeup artist, editor, designer or artist who searches for collaboration.

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Every week, [FRAMED] will give you an in-depth, behind the scenes view of local, national, and internationally known photographers. [FRAMED] is about people, networking, learning, relating. But it’s not just the photograph, it’s about the team of people that it takes to create it. It’s not just about how to snap a photo, it’s about the business, branding and marketing of what it takes to become it.

As the crew and I travel to and from multiple cities and states while bunking up in the unfamiliar nature of countless hotel rooms, [FRAMED] will bring a free educational show to the comfort of your own computer. Am I nervous? Incredibly. Are we nuts? Absolutely. Are we excited? Uncontrollably.

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Needless to say, my finger got click happy, and it needed one of the cutest subjects to click upon. So yesterday, I told my sister-in-law to bring over little Nora. Fresh, fragile, and only two weeks old and counting. But here’s what I realized and was so quickly reminded.

Newborn…sessions…are…hard.

They spit up, they cry, they wiggle and they fuss.  You turn up the heat,  place them in a squishy, oh-so-perfect-position and you find yourself sweating, hoping they stay like a stone statue.  Well, 9 times out of 10, they don’t.  But when they do, it’s a victory.  At least for me.

The set up was simple.  I found a good-lit window, a moldable pillow or even a bean bag and placed a couple different knits on top.   The rest?  Pshhhhh….luck I tell you.  Good thing she’s perfectly perfect because by the end you would’ve thought this pregnant girl (me) ran a marathon.

So why do I tell you this?  To give a big, fat, hug and tribute to all of the professional newborn photographers out there.  You are patient, gentle, and oh-so talented.  In the meantime my friendly readers, let me help you out if at all possible.  Just a few pointers of light and camera settings and such, just to save you some sweating.

Hello sweet baby girl.

Window directly behind me.  50mm 1.4 lens,  f 2.0, 1/800, ISO 250

Window source left.  50mm 1.4 lens, f2.0, 1/640, ISO 250

Window source directly behind me.  50mm 1.4 lens, f 1.4, 1/800, ISO 250.  Focal point on left eye, camera extremely close to babe to create good depth of field.

Window right.  50mm 1.4 lens, f 2.0, 1/800, ISO 250

Window right, 50 mm lens 1.4, f 1.6, 1/1000, ISO 250.  Focal point on little ear.

Window directly behind me.  50 mm 1.4 lens, f1.4, 1/800, ISO 250

Window right.  50mm 1.4 lens, f 2.0, 1/800, ISO 250

Window directly behind me.  50mm 1.4 lens, f2.0, 1/500, ISO 250

Sweet dreams little babe.