Zephyr Digital

ok slightly embarrassing confession 😂

for the first few years of my newborn photography career i was scared to touch the babies. i’d settle one on dad’s chest, SEE the head was at a weird angle, and just take the photo anyway hahaha 🤣

i had this idea that moving them around was cheating. or that i’d wake her, or the parents would think that i had no clue what i was doing and be worried with me touching their baby. Then i realised i’m the photographer, i can see the final photo, i KNOW tilting her head 2cm makes it better, so why am i too scared to just do it lol

now i move babies constantly, i swear half the time i touch them more than the parents 😂😂 most times it’s tiny adjustments, like a head tilt, tucking a hand etc but it’s the whole difference between a nice photo and one that makes a parent cry i promise you! That also comes down to wrapping and settling the baby, usually i do that too because it’s the way i can pose them easier and get them in the position i want them.

if you’re scared to touch the baby, this is your sign. you’re in charge! go move the baby!!!

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Photography business photography coach

it’s so easy to sit there refreshing someone else’s feed trying to reverse-engineer their success. but their audience isn’t yours, their pricing isn’t yours, their whole setup isn’t yours. copying what works for them is how you end up with a business that doesn’t sound anything like YOU.

your own numbers already know what’s working. which enquiries actually convert, which content brings the right people in, what your best clients have in common. that’s the stuff worth paying attention to.

i talk about this kind of thing every day if it’s useful to you. follow along ⚡️❤️‍🔥

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posing tip!! when you ask couples to hold hands, get HER to hold his hand from behind. otherwise her arm gets pushed forward and looks bigger. if she tucks in behind him she can cuddle in AND he looks broader (everyone wins lol) 💪

probably a no brainer but just in case you never thought of this!

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