Baby photoshoots might seem like a walk in a park, but that can not be farther from the truth. Yes, we agree that babies are cute and adorable, but try to put your snot-nosed, shrieking and wriggling bundle of joy into the right position for a cute baby picture. Suddenly, a walk in a park turns into a ride on the highway to hell.
And Pinterest with the gorgeous ideas and perfectly executed photos of cute babies might trick you into taking the splendidly staged baby pictures yourself. But it's easy to forget the amount of hard work, good luck, digital wizardry and skill that goes into creating a perfect photograph, especially when the subject is babies.
Take a look at these baby photos compiled by Bored Panda for example. They look so simple, right? What could be so hard about getting a beautiful picture of your newborn kid lying on a rug or sleeping in a bowl of gumballs? Well, everything actually, unless you did intend to take a hilariously funny baby picture.
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Family Portrait. Nailed It
I never realized MILLIONS of people had seen my photo (on top). I posted it on my flickr page in 2009 along with another one of the same family. At least it seems to have inspired others. https://www.flickr.com/photos/amirsaidi/3870063058/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/amirsaidi/3870063330/
Pure Joy
That second one is way better, parents gonna have a lot of fun showing that to their kids when they are older :-)
Haha I remember reading the blogger whose kids these are-if I remember correctly, the little ones were crying, so the older girl started pretending to.
The second one was from a professional photo shoot. The kiddos were kinda over it at that point. Mom and dad loved it so much they ended up using it for their family Christmas card. ☺️
Second one is definitely going to be a treasured family memory. Much better than the first!
I would love to get the second one as a Christmas Card! That picture is the best
Sweet Baby In A Toy Truck. Nailed It
The picture above seems really strange. The baby might be sleeping peacefully, but this is definitely no comfortable position. Stages baby photos are rather annoying.
I am a newborn photographer and I can guarantee you that if a baby is uncomfortable they wont be "sleeping peacefully" - These staged posed photos arent for everyone, but you might want to have some more facts before posting judging comments
Load More Replies...X-Rated Baby Pork! Cool! Wait.... whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? How is this allowed on Mainstream internet.
I may have been poor but a loving mom gives her boys memories like the other boys la-Dee-da moms
Cute Baby Under The Blanket Photo. Nailed It
He looks like an angry baby Obi wan kenobi in a galaxy far far away.
Load More Replies...I think he might be pushing out a HUGE SURPRISE in his little diaper!!
Cute Baby Sleeping On Fur. Nailed It
2nd one is basically how I look on a Friday when I get home from work.
That baby looks like me when I was a baby. Too much like me. I know that background too well. WTF WTF WTF
IF I WAS THERE I WILL GRAB THE SLEEPING BABY AND PLACE HER IN HER CRIB
Baby In A Hammock. Nailed It
Not a fan of the "mummified baby" or "hanging baby with dangling, disjointed limbs" looks.
That's how they are "folded up" inside the womb.
Load More Replies...Thw original was horrible anyway, who in the right mind would want to copy that????????
2nd one looks like the baby was wrapped as a later meal for a spider lol
Christmas: Twins Edition. Nailed It
I'm clearly an awful.person but it looks like right side baby is having a f*g break!
"Hey dude I dare you to eat all the Christmas lights!"👨 " If not you'll have to eat a bauble!!!"👩 They both failed...
Hands Under Chin. Nailed It
Im pretty sure that is everyone in history class!
Load More Replies...Please remember that these pro shots are done as a composite, it is NOT safe to have your newborn balance their head on their hands and can easily result in a mild to severe injury.
I live near a huge hospital university. A LOT of my patients are doctors at all levels. I have been posing babies like this for 17 years, and always talk to my doctor clients about it as I'm shooting it. Every single one of them says they don't see anything wrong with it, as long as it is done correctly, and safely. They say, 'heck, the baby just squeezed through a birth canal a few days ago! That's no where near as bad!' Yes, you need to learn to do it safely...but not everyone does them as composites. Me included.
Load More Replies...This should only be attempted by professionals. This could have really hurt the baby
I've read somewhere that this "pose" is actually two poses photo-shopped together, and that trying to imitate it without the support can hurt the little ones. That said, I love the "failed" photo more than the original.
This is actually a composite shot when taken by a photographer as its really dangerous to actually stage with a newborn. Fail indeed
U just haven't learned 2 do it safely, and the right way.
Load More Replies...Tower Of Kids. Nailed It
The baby already knows he is getting the short end of the stick as the little brother of those two hahaha
Load More Replies...Get him off me, and she's giving me cooties! Oh brother, there's no such thing! Hey you guys! I'm falling here! Help!
Cute Baby Sleeping In A Box. Nailed It
I dunno! Reminded me of those Victorian dolls.. Tad bit on the creepy side , nothing against the baby of course... Just the shot I suppose..
Oh my gosh! This made me bust outout laughing!...the look on that baby's face is priceless!!
baby looks like it pictures all her (?) future life like "what will come next?"
Like Mother Like Daughter. Nailed It
My thoughts exactly. Not every little girl wants to have kids like mommy did and that's okay too!
Load More Replies...Honestly I think the first ones a bit creepy, are we supposed to think that its cute that a 6 year old wants to pretend to be pregnant?
Don't take a picture of your daughter pretending she is pregnant! SO many things wrong and creepy about this!!
judging by the size of the mother's bump, her expression says" I've had 15 months of this and I'm sick of it "
Load More Replies...Happy Father With Baby Photoshoot. Nailed It
Look At the Babys happy Face While Peeing! That picture is gonna be a priceless Memory for the Parents and a Story Told ocer and over.
Remember to have a diaper 1. To post on mainstream internet/TV/film 2. S**t happens literally
Cute Pumpkin Baby. Nailed It
Where the hell do people get these ideas!? I'd never look at a pumpkin and think "dude...lets put our baby inside of it and take a picture"
I'd be crying too, that's probably incredibly uncomfortable.
Load More Replies...I did the pumpkin thing with my baby and actually did nail it. But then she got stuck in the pumpkin and I had to carve her out (with one of those super dull pumpkin knives!) pumpkin-57...edadf4.jpg
Awesome photo but holy c**p stuck in a pumpkin? Although i have so many moments where it seems like a good idea in the beginning then...
Load More Replies...Get me out of here!! You're ruining my social status! A pumpkin mom! Don't you ever show this to anyone! Get me out of here!!
Pumpkin guts totally burn my skin so I wonder if that is why some of the babies are crying. I would have a rash all over from sitting in a pumpkin. Some of my kids react too.
You definitely have to make sure they are not touching the actual pumpkin though... it is highly acidic
Load More Replies...I did, too! I had been carving a huge pumpkin and she crawled over to look inside. Just for the heck of it, I sat her inside and she loved it. Along came our cat, solid black, to sit beside the pumpkin and watch my daughter giggling. Was the most perfect Halloween picture ever!
Load More Replies...Baby Girl Sleeping In A Vase Full Of Gumballs. Nailed It
No it's not the photographer wrote on her page the baby was actually in glass
Load More Replies...Please, please, NEVER stick a baby in a glass container. It is way too dangerous. Any good photographer that has images like this will have Photoshopped the picture.
Don't know if you noticed, but a person was holding the cup thing, and pretty sure its some plastic, so you shouldn't worry :)
Load More Replies...I'm sorry, I cannot STAND this type of photography. No wonder your kid is pissed -- you are setting her/him in a jar of f*****g gumballs -- like the kid is a THING, a trophy to be earned after a task completed. You do not just hang your child on the wall as if it is some trophy you have acquired.
I'd probably cry too if I had a bunch of gumballs crammed into my a*s crack...
THIS HAS GOT TO BE PHOTOSHOPPED!!! (The baby on the right!) LIKE I AM PRETTY SURE MOST THE OTHER "TOO PERFECT & POSED TO BE REALISTIC OR NATURAL" PICTURES WERE TOO!!! HONESTLY, EITHER THAT BABY IN A NOISY GLASS CONTAINER OF HARD & UNPREDICTABLE GUMBALLS IS HEAVILY "DRUGGED" WITH A SEDITIVE... OR THAT "PERFECT" PHOTO SHOT WAS HEAVILY EDITED DIGITALLY!!!
Baby With Balloons. Nailed It
A lot of babys are scared of balloons,parents ,you shoud think about it!!
Easter Bunny. Nailed It
Second photo looks like "oh, shouldn't have eaten the whole chocolate bunny..."
Wth?! All I see is a stupid 1 liner about pulp fiction? Someone must have removed the actual pic. Shame, the comments make it enticing to see.
Now it's back after the comment: I feel duped by click bait. Cute pic though, worth it! :)
Load More Replies...Cute Baby In A Basket. Nailed It
Second one looks like a soldier, leading his men to the war in his bigass ship
Sleeping Beauty...
First Birthday. Nailed It
Why do others photographers have to copy others almost identically ? Take an idea and put YOUR spin on it, not copy every detail. I will never understand why they think it's ok. Someone used to do it to me every time I shared a creative image that I worked hard to create. This is plagiarism SMH.
Not another photographer, but a parent! SMH Lighten up a little bit, enjoy the moment and laugh - you will live longer. I am not a doctor...
Load More Replies...I laugh because clearly they tried with the banner, the cake stand, tutu, everything.
Really should have done this when I turned 40...the second one, I mean.
Why do people try to copy photographers on every detail ? Take an idea and put YOUR spin on it, not try to make it identical as possible ! SMH
Christmas-Themed Baby Photoshoot. Nailed It
Its funny how people try this stuff and put exactly zero thought into how important lighting and angles are. I love when folks tell professional pgotographers "you charge WHAT!? Anyone can take pictures! " yep. Yes they can. If you want the second result here!
Birthday Cake Smash. Nailed It
THIS⤴⤴⤴⤴(on the right) IS HOW ALL 4 OF MY CHILDREN'S "1st BDAY CAKE SMASH" PHOTOS LOOKED... And they are still my favorite cadid shots of that milestone, to this day!!! ????????❤????
Cute Baby Reading A Book. Nailed It
What the heck is "right" baby reading? I've never seen that reaction to a book before...
DIY Jeans Swing. Nailed It
Somebody should have told them to wrap the jeans around the swing seat.... NOT replace it. lol
Wow.. kids are way too old for those things. If they are up and walking then no johnny jump ups.
Baby With Lipstick Kisses. Nailed It
lmao it looks like bruises on the second baby. Not a wise choice for a picture.
Bad kisser or sloppy kisser. Maybe grandma kissed the 2nd baby.
Load More Replies......OR BITE MARKS!!!! PLEASE USE DIGITAL EDITING SOFTWARE IF YOU MUST HAVE THESE RIDICULOUS POSES!!!
Family Expecting A New Arrival. Nailed It
HAHAHA omg your comment was the best! I hadn't even seen!
Load More Replies...Cute Family Photoshoot. Nailed It
Watermelon Cradle Sweetness. Nailed It
Wouldn't you if you were being stuffed into a watermelon lol
Load More Replies...They either waited to long or should have bought a bigger watermelon.... size 3X
Is it just the watermelon or does the kid on the right look about 3 months too old for that thing??
"Wth, mom!!? It's all wet!!! Time to change that diaper!!! ????"
Sweet Baby Girl Photoshoot. Nailed It
I think it's the first time I see a baby picture that makes go "Woah!". I'm talking about the one on the left of course :P
Cute Baby. Nailed It
That's why you do it like the first one, when they're a newborn.
Snow Angel. Nailed It
Top baby is in a snowsuit. Bottom ones are just prams. They probably feel the snow right through those.
The top was staged… legs grew two inches longer and shoulders would have to be at the top of the baby’s head. Still a nice photo but the baby did not make its own snow angel.
The adorable outfit on the baby on the right kinda reminds me of a cheshire cat.
Why TF somebody put their little kids laying on the cold snow ,one layer isn't enough
Seriously, calm down Doris. Do you really think that the parents for these lil babies would put them in danger just for a photo? If you look closely you can clearly tell that those lil babies are wearing multiple layers.
Load More Replies...Valentine's Day Photoshoot. Nailed It
Baby In A Mini Bed. Nailed It
Warum legen alle ihre Babys so besch** hin? Mehr Liebe und Wärme und ein wenig die Anatomie beachten :(
You are right, but writing in English on an English Web site helps. :P
Load More Replies...Sailor Baby Photoshoot. Nailed It
If they were going for the Pillsbury Doughboy effect, - they NAILED IT
Anyone else think the second baby looks like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?
The second baby looks very philosophical, very existential. He's probably seen some s**t already.
I think baby no. 2 is from before there was such a thing as pinterest.. looks like a scanned photo
The baby in the 2nd picture reminds me of the stay puft man from ghostbusters! hahaha
Baby in a mug. Nailed It
Patriotic Baby Photoshoot. Nailed It
I thought there was poop in the floor at first on the right one
Uhg. Not sure why folks think those baby photos with them naked is so cute.
Cake Smash! Super Nailed It!
5 Boys And New Baby Girl. Nailed It
Since it looks like he is being held in place by someone's hand, I'm guessing that he kept trying to escape during the photos and made them sit for multiple shots.....but that is just my guess lol
Baby Carrot. Nailed It
They didn’t put the carrot on the babies face, the baby out it on it’s own face lol
I'm with KT. If they were going for artistic expression they missed. Makes zero sense to put a carrot on the babies face.
The baby probably put it on its own face lol
Load More Replies...Geek Baby. Nailed It
Most people think that College Students are more like the left Baby but in reality the Students are more like the right one.
Baby With Christmas Lights. Nailed It
I foresee an electric baby at least the picture fail it's not being chewed
Am I the only one who noticed that the baby doesn't actually have the string of lights in their mouth? So, is the snap judgements all that necessary? I love these pics! Babies are adorable, always!
teething necklace says don't even try to take cute pics when we have teeth coming in. baby's are so uncooperative sometimes!
I would not let a newborn kid near flammable and cheap fairy lights, but still...funny
Both babies are sitting on their own, so they aren't even near being a newborn.
Load More Replies...Peacock Photoshoot. Nailed It
Expectation Vs Reality
Yeaahhh... babies are the more difficult photoshoots for me to take, honestly. Trying to get them in the right position where they're comfortable is not always as easy as it seems. Tip: get down to the baby's eye level.
Other than the basket sitting in shriveled up dead weeds, I think they are both great!!
I’m pretty sure this is the same baby and the same photo shoot, just demonstrating the different between professional level angles/lighting/editing and not so much
DIY Christmas Holiday Card. Nailed It
She's like why would I ever want to put my feet in a torture chamber hahaha lol
Baby Bunny. Nailed It
Perfect Pout! Nailed It!
Expectation Vs Reality Baby Photography
Easter Baby. Nailed It
Also, leave it to professionals. They know how to get the good shots and/or create them.
Makes me wonder why folks even bother taking photos when the baby is clearly miserable in its surroundings and unconfortable.
lol. Do you have children? When mine were newborns, they'd be smiling and laughing one second and crying the next followed by more smiling another second later. This could have been the 'fail' pic taken at just the 'right' time. No need to be judgemental
Load More Replies...Easter Newborn. Nailed It
Every picture of me ever I'm guessing he's going to be as photogenic as I Am
Nailed It!
It’s either crying or it just has its mouth open as if it was silently crying
Load More Replies...The top photo is a composite so it's impossible to recreate by just plopping the baby into a hat,bowl, etc- pros know what they are doing and keep baby safe by doing several shots where the baby's is always safe and supported, then removing the hands and blankets in editing....
Baby In A Christmas Stocking. Nailed It
Most of the 'sleeping babies' are actually dolls. Funny that parents try to nail it anyways lol.
I've been doing photography for over 15 yrs. and have never seen ill effects from using a flash with a newborn
Hey Mom #2! Don't you really think the 1st kid is under the stocking? Poor baby #2.
Twin Time
Hungry Caterpillar. Fed Up Caterpillar.
People need to get lower taking the pictures - sometimes the angle is everything.
Susan Scott Nailed It
Mixing Up A Disaster
What does that have to do with ANYTHING?! Lol, mine are 14 months apart and have a blast together! They're 2 and 1, and are best friends!
I guess I'm a very safe person , but I wouldn't have left that beater add on piece on the mixer.
My brother and I were 14 months apart and never fought while growing up. We are still best friends to this day!!
Load More Replies...Family Portrait
Haha, yep! Someone ALWAYS has their eyes closed and one kid is NEVER looking in my family photos, too!
No its not it's showing how hard it is to get a photo with 5 people sitting nice and all looking the same way just like the photo above of the brothers and sister(who are white by the way) that are all looking off in different directions. Lighten up just because it's a white family in the expectation and not the reality doesn't make it racist I'm sure the family in the bottom picture laugh at it too
Load More Replies...Smile Bro ;) Twins Sumiya Samiullah
Puke Was Everywhere #happenseverytime
Nailed It!!
Nailed It
SHE IS LESS beautiful because she's sticking her tongue out
Load More Replies...Pregnancy Reveal. #nailedit
I love them both equally. In the picture on the right it looks as if reality is sinking in.
Aww thank you the first is not mine just an uncannily similar looking child x
Load More Replies...Easter Bunny Fail
The one on the right would be adorable if the lighting were better.
My camera sucks, but that won't stop me from trying! Lol
Load More Replies...I think that although the photo on the right needs to be lightened the actual content is not a fail, in fact I think it's a much lovelier photo than the one on the left.
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How They Are In And Outside Of The House. ????
Ruffle Butt And Grumpy Butt
I Think Mines ( Bottom) Better ????????
Nannys Little Yum Yums
"whaaaa?! I'll Mess You Up!"
When You Open Your Phone And The Front Camera Is On
Huggable Potato Xd
My Cupid !
Help! I'm Falling...
oh my gosh u cant try to make a just one moth old baby sit. It's dangerous for the baby's unripe spine.
This Is What You Get For Putting Me In A Build A Bear Costume
Miss Mia Irineo
Breast-feeding:expectations Vs Reality..
Lolo
1 Month Sticker Fail!!
Together For Ever
Yum Yum!
Hide And Seek Fail
Nailed It
People must realize that hands under chin #10 always is done as a composite. NEVER try this without supporting the baby's head. You can really hurt the baby.
idk, some of these border child abuse. Why insist on taking a pic if your kid is visibly upset?
Most of these parents waited too long. You need to do this in the first... not quite sure...six? weeks, when they are still sleeping so much and so deeply. And that's why these are all done by professional photographers who are not the parents. Parents are wayyyy too tired those first weeks to stage a complicated photoshoot. :-) Fantastic post, though. I really laughed a lot!
What's with the food-fails? The last three were inappropriate for this site. Sad to say it happens too often.
Everyone needs to realize that the first ones are taken by professional photographers that took hundreds of pictures to get just the right one. They weren't taken by your smart phone in your kitchen!
It takes patients and understanding to do dis kinda job.... which so fun to do
People must realize that hands under chin #10 always is done as a composite. NEVER try this without supporting the baby's head. You can really hurt the baby.
idk, some of these border child abuse. Why insist on taking a pic if your kid is visibly upset?
Most of these parents waited too long. You need to do this in the first... not quite sure...six? weeks, when they are still sleeping so much and so deeply. And that's why these are all done by professional photographers who are not the parents. Parents are wayyyy too tired those first weeks to stage a complicated photoshoot. :-) Fantastic post, though. I really laughed a lot!
What's with the food-fails? The last three were inappropriate for this site. Sad to say it happens too often.
Everyone needs to realize that the first ones are taken by professional photographers that took hundreds of pictures to get just the right one. They weren't taken by your smart phone in your kitchen!
It takes patients and understanding to do dis kinda job.... which so fun to do
