6 Hudson Valley Baby Guide
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TERRIE GOLDSTEIN
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Editor
MJ GOFF
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Art Director
LESLIE CORTES
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Sales Representatives
FELICE FEINBERG
ROANNE PATTERSON
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KYLE MEDITZ
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also publishers of
2011 NY Travel Guide
T
hey're on facebook,
they're on our cell
phones. They are on
our keychains, and every
grandparent wants two
or three. What am I talk-
ing about? Baby pictures,
of course.
Who best to ask "how
to take great baby
pictures?" than our own
HV Parent cover photog-
rapher, Jeremy Landolfa.
After all, he's been in the
business for 17 years, has
two kids of his own and took many
of the photos in this – our first ever
-- Hudson Valley Baby Guide.
Capturing newborns
Your optimum time for taking
newborn photos is before they're
eight weeks old since they pretty
much stay where you put them.
Then, from about nine weeks to
three years, they're very mobile,
and all you can do is follow them
with the camera and take candid
shots. Once they reach three years
old, they can follow simple instruc-
tions, and can pose for short
periods of time.
Set the stage
A quiet spot with
neutral colors, and use
some sort of flashing light
— a disco ball, for
example — which has
multiple flashes which
captures their attention
and gives you enough
time to get a collection of
photos.
Concentrate
on the face
Babies make the best
faces, and it's where you'll find the
most interesting shots. Don't worry
about catching anything else, i.e.,
feet, hands, toys.
Flashes and other stuff
Lay baby flat on his back and
on a soft blanket, make sure room
temperature is moderate.
Don't worry about using the
flash — loud noises bother babies
more than flashes do.
Take pictures throughout that
first year when babies do their most
growing. And mix up black and
white with color, just for the variety
of it."
See Jeremy's great photos at
jeremylandolfa.com
Editor's
Journal
MJ GOFF
6 tips to perfect baby pix!
Our baby pix! (clockwise
from left) Clayton
Buchanan, Terrie Goldstein,
Leslie Cortes, Kyle Meditz,
Felice Feinberg and
Roanne Patterson
