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BargainMama
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Adorable! I would get Lightroom, you can download a trial if you don't have it. It works wonders! There are a lot of free presets out there also...just google!
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AngnShaun
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
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Posted by babymakes3
Those are great! They just need to be edited to get that professional look. Did you shoot in RAW? DH edits our photos in aperture on our Mac. Every newborn photographer edits photos to even out skin, lighten shadows etc.
Thanks! I don't shoot in RAW - I wouldn't even know how to import them!
I totally want to learn photoshop, but I don't want to spend the money on a class (or the time!). For now I am enjoying being a momtographer!
If you have Lightroom you can import them no problem and even PS has a camera raw addon.
And to keep it simple, Picasa can open raw.
Thanks. If I imported raw into Picasa, how would I edit?
Picasa is an editing program but not great for this sort of thing. Definitely get Lightroom, it was really easy to learn it.
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| Posted 1/21/14 10:54 AM |
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dlj97
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Posted by BargainMama
Adorable! I would get Lightroom, you can download a trial if you don't have it. It works wonders! There are a lot of free presets out there also...just google!
Thanks - I will.
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dlj97
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Posted by AngnShaun
Posted by dlj97
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Posted by dlj97
Posted by babymakes3
Those are great! They just need to be edited to get that professional look. Did you shoot in RAW? DH edits our photos in aperture on our Mac. Every newborn photographer edits photos to even out skin, lighten shadows etc.
Thanks! I don't shoot in RAW - I wouldn't even know how to import them!
I totally want to learn photoshop, but I don't want to spend the money on a class (or the time!). For now I am enjoying being a momtographer!
If you have Lightroom you can import them no problem and even PS has a camera raw addon.
And to keep it simple, Picasa can open raw.
Thanks. If I imported raw into Picasa, how would I edit?
Picasa is an editing program but not great for this sort of thing. Definitely get Lightroom, it was really easy to learn it.
Will look at both! Thanks!
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MarisaK
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Neither of my boys have been to a professional photographer - except for their daycare pictures .......
I have a DLSR that I"m pretty good with. I have gorgeous pictures of them ....
Especially as babies. it's SO EASY - they don't MOVE !! 
Now, at 2.5 and 4.5 I think i'm going to hire someone to do a family shoot in the spring/summer b/c
a. they don't stay still any more.
b. I'm not IN any pictures !!
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adeline27
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Gorgeous baby and you did a fantastic job IMO. A photographer I used recommended I print my photos through MPIX website because of the quality paper they use.I was really happy with them.
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NervousNell
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
She's so darn cute and you did an amazing job!
Better than I could ever do! 
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| Posted 1/21/14 1:51 PM |
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dlj97
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Posted by adeline27
Gorgeous baby and you did a fantastic job IMO. A photographer I used recommended I print my photos through MPIX website because of the quality paper they use.I was really happy with them.
Thanks!
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dlj97
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Posted by NervousNell
She's so darn cute and you did an amazing job!
Better than I could ever do!
Thank you!
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tara73
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Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Looks like you did a great job.
I believe Adobe is still offering creative cloud for 9.99/mo for Lightroom/Photoshop, otherwise, LR is about $150ish and worth EVERY penny.
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MissJones
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Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Try Picasa before you go and spend money. It's amazing what you can do. With Picasa, you can do several actions. For instance, you can turn it black and white and then add shadows, then crop and add a frame.
Don't get me wrong, I love photoshop, but picasa is where I do my quick edits.
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| Posted 1/21/14 6:50 PM |
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dlj97
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Posted by MissJones
Try Picasa before you go and spend money. It's amazing what you can do. With Picasa, you can do several actions. For instance, you can turn it black and white and then add shadows, then crop and add a frame.
Don't get me wrong, I love photoshop, but picasa is where I do my quick edits.
Thanks - will try it!
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dlj97
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Re: Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
Posted by tara73
Looks like you did a great job.
I believe Adobe is still offering creative cloud for 9.99/mo for Lightroom/Photoshop, otherwise, LR is about $150ish and worth EVERY penny.
Thanks - will do the free trial and see if it is worth it for me.
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Anyone do their own newborn shoot?
You did a great job!!!!! Wow!! Honestly I think they look great without Photoshop. I do use it but I don't like to go overboard. I've always liked natural looking photos.
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