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This is the first time I have taken baby shots, so please bear with me! Friends of ours just had their first child, so what better excuse than to visit them and take the camera along

This was also the first real workout I gave my new 85/1.4 - Lovely lens indeed, but tricky to work with. At wide apertures the depth of field is INCREDIBLY narrow. In a couple of these I really should have cranked it up to 2.8, maybe 3.5, but I was keen to make use of muted natural light courtesy of the window as much as possible. Apertures varied between 1.4 and 2.0 mostly.

Any suggestions from experienced baby photographers? It's damn hard to give a 2-week old any direction... She just does what she feels like

If I get another go at it, I might do something with lighting, backgrounds etc....

Keep it simple - for my taste... as soon as you go tricky with this kind of thing you get shots that look like they were done in a Westfield shopping centre.

EDIT - In my view, you have kept it simple here and this is one reason they work so well.

Youre off to a great start - just keep shooting because you just never know what expression is about to happen.
Deb T PS cute baby also helps - sure Mum & Dad will be delighted with your shots