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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Forever baby: You've got 12 months to capture the beauty of your child's infancy

We're not saying babies stuffed into green stockings and made to look like sprouting little pea pods don't make for adorable photographs. We're just saying the pea suits are a little superfluous.

If you want to capture babies in all of their doughy, moody, one-of-a-kind glory, props and costumes often matter less than simple nuts and bolts: lighting, proximity, facial expressions. We checked in with some folks who photograph babies for a living for tips on creating timeless images of your child before that first birthday - and the ability to walk - alter the landscape forever.

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