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The Equipment I Use For A Newborn Shoot.

What Equipment do I use for a newborn Photo Shoot?

I will start with the stuff I can carry around easily!

 

Cameras, Canon 5D MKIII

I have to say I absolutely love this camera! By far my favorite and I do not plan on changing it anytime soon! I started out with a Panasonic Lumix about 10 years ago. It was a great camera and even today I will still bring it out to play around with. I then switched to a Canon 40D. I believe once you hold a camera in your hand, be it Canon, Nikon or any other brand out there then you really get a feel for what feels good in your hand. For me it was Canon and I stuck with it. I then bought my Canon 5D MKIII and it has just been terrific to me. Canon has a former version of this ; Canon 5D MKII  I also own one of these for back up. We always need a back up, just in case! You just never know and I don’t want a camera to malfunction during a shoot! That would not be good at all!

Canon 5D MKIII

Lenses!

OK, so I am the first to say, I am quite the lens hoarder. I just can’t seem to get rid of them. I love them. Each has their use and in newborn photography these are the ones I use the most! These would be my “go-to” lenses in the studio any time I am really in the studio. Preferably I like the L series of Canon lenses. This “glass” is said to be better and has a faster focus ability. A must have when you are photographing newborns.They cost is a little higher but to me totally worth the extra. With that said, I did recently purchase a Sigma 35 mm lens. It is a Sigma Art and has amazing quality and came with great reviews so of course I wanted to try it out! Why not, and I love it!! This is the main lens I use. For all my bean bag posing and for the prop posing too. It is very sharp and I have zero regrets on buying it. LOVE it!

I also have the Canon 24-70L 2.8 lens. That is a lot of jargon that really may be confusing to you! The distance range is the 24-70 (This is called a zoom lens as it moves distances) The Sigma named above is a prime lens it doesn’t change from 35mm. Making me the zoom, I want to be closer I walk closer, same as backing up.

Prime lenses are known to be a little more sharp than the zoom lens.  I will use this when photographing sibling shots and parent shots. This allows me to move without moving in a time restricted environment. Anyone who has tried to capture siblings together, be it on the cell phone or studio, you know what I mean 😉

Next I always have my 100mm Macro lens. These are the lenses that make really small things look really big :). Macro photography is a photography genre all of its own and it is fascinating. I absolutely love it! This is the lens I use to get those up close shots.

Canon 100mm Macro Lens
Sigma Art 35mm lens

You can see more details on a newborn shoot here . Taken with the 100mm macro lens!

Nicola Lane Photography is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. At Nicola Lane, you will find fine art newborn photography, maternity photography, child photography, baby photography, and family portraits, covering the Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and the surrounding areas.