Baby Face Monday

This gorgeous little pumpkin was shot by Brea Bursch of CYE Photography. How cute is that basket? Apparently it cost only $6.99 at the local grocery store...what an awesome prop find!

Baby Face Wednesday

Melanie Disbrow is today's featured photographer. Her shot of this little munchkin hanging out in his hammock is utterly adorable! I love his cute little rolls and wide open eyes. Go check out Melanie's blog to see more of her fantastic work!

Baby Face Monday

Today's image by mbphoto09 puts the focus on the hands with just the right about of blur on the baby's face. I love his dimpled fingers and the way he's nestled so snugly in his bed. Such a perfect choice for black and white!

Win a Skye Hardwick workshop workbook from the Savvy Photographer

For those of you who are not familiar with the Savvy Photographer, it's a blog that features the work of a different photographer each week, along with some very awesome giveaways. This weekend, they are giving away Skye Hardwick's Workshop Workbook that covers topics such as editing (every wanted to learn how to do a head-swap in Photoshop?), pricing, workflow, posing and more! Go check them out for more details on how you can win this amazing workshop in a book!

Baby Face Tuesday

It's not often that you see this kind of eye contact from a baby this young. The cutie here, beautifully captured by beinta, grabs ahold of you with her intense gaze and you get the feeling that she knows things you don't...that she is an old soul. Her heart locket adds the perfect touch, for what is a baby if not the physical expression of love? A gorgeous portrait that draws the viewer in again and again!

Baby Face Thursday

Today's little one was captured by Keri Meyers. What a sweet pose; I love how his elbow is resting so gently against his foot. And those bow-shaped lips are simply to die for! Check out Keri's blog to see more of her inspiring photos!

Baby Face Photo Tip: Finding the Sweet Spot

There are many factors that go into taking sharp photos (using a fast enough shutter speed to avoid motion blur or camera shake is definitely the most important), but one overlooked way to get razor sharp photos is to find your lens' 'sweet spot' and shoot within it. Simply put, the sweet spot is a range of apertures at which your lens produces the sharpest images, usually starting a couple of stops above wide open. The picture above was taken with my 50mm 1.7 lens, whose sweet spot is around 2.8-3.5. The actual photo was taken at 2.2, only because I was worried about freezing the action, but if the light permits I try to shoot portraits with this lens at 2.8. This gives me tack sharp images while still allowing for a shallow depth of field. Experiment with your lens to find its sharpest point. Utilizing the sweet spot, along with getting a proper exposure and keeping the shutter speed high enough to combat blur, is a sure-fire recipe for getting the sharpest photos possible.