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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Hey! I’m photographing my 9 month old cousin and I’d love some tips (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by yanonce@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Things like focal length (I have a cropped sensor), lighting and general tips you have find useful. I’ve never really done portrait photography before so any help would be appreciated

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[–] tndbr@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Light is key, as is the setting. Get those right and you will be fine. I like 50mm or more on a crop sensor for portraits but you could make it work with wider. You can’t control a baby (nor should you try) so try to control as many of the other things that you can (lighting, setting, props, background). Love the window suggestion that others mentioned if you don’t have access to other lights. In the end it’s just like everything with a baby, have fun and enjoy the time and it will turn out just fine.