Tips and Ideas for Baby Shower Photographers

All over the world, people celebrate baby shower with a party – some prefer making it grand while for others it’s a close knit celebration. Parents prepare baby showers for newborn babies to show to the people they have been blessed and to thank about it. Baby Showers are properly documented with photos for the child to see the happenings and fun when he grows up.

Planning a baby shower needs to take a lot of photos because it is one of the last times of Mommy-To-Be would be officially photographed at a party with her cute baby bump. Parents even hire Baby Shower Photographers and videographers to capture the moments perfectly and make it memorable. A few ideas to make the Baby Shower recorded in photographs as a memorable time that baby-to-be can experience through pictures when they are old enough to understand.

The below listed ideas and tips that may help the Baby Shower photographers in planning out what to photograph at the Party:

• Prior to the start of the party, take the pictures of everything like baby shower venue decoration, food, signs, gifts and room of the Mommy-To-Be.

• Make sure that you should have extra batteries for the cameras and if your camera has a timer or remote you can use it while taking pictures.

• While taking group photos, you have to tell everyone to move close together as possible before taking the picture. Either tell them to move closer to your subject or use the zoom.

• Take the photos of people at eye level and use of Tripod helps a lot and keeps the camera steady.

• Be sure to select the best white balance setting for your camera based on the light source.

• If you use flash, make sure you are within its effective range, typically between 6-12 feet depending on your camera.

• Take more photos of the Mommy-To-Be the moment she enters the party till the end.

• Take the photo of Mommy-To-Be at the door entering the Baby Shower which can be a great beginning shot.

• Whichever game the Mommy-To-Be is playing is a great time for the photo shoot.

• Take the picture of Mommy-To-Be with family members alone and in a group.

• Take the group picture with everyone present at the Baby Shower and take some action photos of the Mommy-To-Be while eating and holding her tummy.

• You should always be ready and fast to get a few snaps of her laughing.

• Get a photo of the Mommy-To-Be opening up all her wonderful gifts and there would be a few gag gifts that are funny to catch with a picture.

• A cute photo is to have her at the end of the party take her shoes off and sit in a chair with her feet up fanning herself like she is ready to have a baby.

These tips and ideas would help the Baby Shower Photographers which make a great addition to the Baby Shower photo album where the Mommy-To-Be and her family would enjoy. One of the best gifts for the Mommy-To-Be is photo session with a skilled Photographer.