Baby portrait session 

You do a wonderful job with minimal equipment. Proof that good equipment doesn't make you a good photographer, but a good photographer doesn't need expensive equipment to take good pictures.

now that's what i call an pro photograph! Good Work Mate even them photos and that song made me cry in Joy to see how stunning them photos where :)

brilliant video, makes you realise that you don't need so much fancy props to take amazing images. Also thank you for responding to everyone's questions, its so helpful

I normally HATE baby photos set with a white background, I love darker backgrounds for added contrast. But, after seeing your shots here mate, you have changed my opinion. Cracking photos.

This is a great setup and beautiful photos! Just stunning! I would love to get that backdrop system as well. Could you let me know the stands and drop you used too please.

Excellent, and simple setup. pictures looked great! nice work.

One of the cutest babies tha I've ever laid eyes on! Great work, simple setup! Love it!

The song you have playing in the video is making me cry... It's so beautiful!

Such beautiful Pictures of such a beautiful baby, when her sister joined the photo shoot it brought tears to my eyes.

beautiful work, I love all the pictures and the baby is sooooo cute. keep up the good work man.

im glad you curved the paper to give the cyc effect i was researching all day how to get this effect with out doing construction in my living room so i guess all i have to do is curve the paper and have the appropriate lighting

Nice! I am going to try to do an in home photography session with babies. Thanks!

Great work. Stephen. Way to go - one light! Love it! Thanks for sharing.

i wanna ask about lighting use,, how much power of output lighting if set in F4... do you use canon flashlite or studio light,,,,,,,,,,, why use umbrella reflector instead of softbox ? thank you..

Hi Sam, set your ISO to the lowest setting, mine on the 5d mkii is 50. Set the shutter to the highest sync speed for your lights, if it's still too bright, turn the lights down, if still to bright try covering half the lights with something ( black card works) if you still can't get the right exposure you will have to rise the f stop. Let me know if this helps Stephen

Awwwwwwwwwww! MELTING!

Thank you Stephen. I was clueless on how to photograph a baby. Thank you again

hi! great video. I wanted to know if there was any post editing on the photos? thank you

I am moving into the realm of baby portraits and found your video to be very inspirational. I have had only two sittings so far ..and due to my set up, felt very awkward at it. I have done pets too and never thought to get to that floor level with kids too.. Thanks so much for sharing your work with us...:)

great results, awesome shots. Mum and dad should of been very happy with them.

Aww lovely, I'm a photographer to I've never went to house tho as I have a home studio my backdrop is to big to take its the high key white vinyl an I use 3 light soft boxes with a strobe light for more effect. Shld actually consider to get a small one like this to do house baby photography :) very nice x

Love it! Great work, Steve! :)

Teacher Wow, beautiful work truly excellent, definitely notice your professionalism and dedication to photography, thanks for sharing such beautiful images and I definitely like to give this beautiful photo shoot, a hug from Jiutepec Morelos, Mexico.

it's my first time to see baby portrait, good job!

Great shots! Thank you so much Stephen. This video definitely helps a lot!

Oh I want to take beautiful pictures like yours, so talent.

I've watched a lot of these baby video's... this one is my favorite. Quick.... lots of information by example. Thanks.

All I can say is please make more videos this was an amazing look into a shot

After watching your video and doing this type of shoot for 5 years now this is my best way 🙂 parents want full outfits but baby grows and towels still best 🙂 just wanted to say thanks 2 years on .

Hi Stephen, these are wonderful photos. One suggestion I would like to mention is to add information on shutter speed and aperture settings on the photos for reference. Thank you very much for sharing.

quality this mate. The video AND the results

Thank you for the kind comments, look forward to meeting you and your little bundle of joy.

Beautiful work Stephen!

I was very iffy on whether or not id be interested in taking baby portraits but after watching this i know id love it. Great video Stephen! Subscribed!

Thank you, Yes for babies i just use one light with a big umbrella, it gives a beautiful light fall off, perfect for black and white prints.

Nice simple set up with good results. Nice work.

Hello: I love your video, your technique is simple, easy, excellent for babies. I think that it took more time to arm and disarm the set that take photos. Congratulations 100 points. Thank you for sharing

Cheers for this Stephen,I`m thinking of getting a studio myself and was just wondering what size light you were using on the video and what settings you used...

Great stuff. Can you tell me the lighting equipment you are using I'm noticing your using a softbox or an umbrella which is it? And the light how many watt is it? I'm in the budget of 300 bux us

Gr8 video and pics. Just lost my first baby during 5th month of pregnancy and this baby made my eyes moist

very awsome, great shots, Im going to do a shoot for some friends of mine who just had there first baby girl and this is exactly what i was looking for

can you please tell me the lens and light you used for this. THanks..great pics!

Awesome Pictures Stephen, i want to know what lens did you use in shooting the baby. thanks

Love your photos style what lights did you use?

Hi, I'm just starting out on my own where would I find a white & black backdrop like the one shown? Also should I purchase a light like the one shown?

you got the gerber baby there didn't cha? beautiful

Do you offer tutorials on how to change the ISO and aperture. . .I'm just starting out and I would love to have some great tips from you. When you edit what program do you use?

Thanks for the video! When the little girl is on her stomach what is under her? Just a rolled up blanket? Thanks!

Thanks for sharing your work. Could you please advise me what studio equipment kit that you easily set up at every home like above. Thanks. I appreciate.

amazing work, can i just ask what lighting you are using?

Really great video. Absolutely beautiful photos and great song to match up.....what song is that?

Hi stephen, im looking to buy a backdrop like yours just wondering if it comes with poles ( stand ) ?? if not then where could i buy some please?

Great Job, what Camera were you using in this session, and lens please ! was there any filters ? Thanks in advance, keep up the great work!

great video, thanks man ....great shots too!

Did you have one light? What equipment did you use for this photo shoot?.

FANTASTIC !!!

That is inspirational stuff Stephen! Even with one strobe light what beautiful results achieved. Did you also decide to use the existing house lights as fill? And what is that card you shoot once you setup the backdrop before placing the baby? Can you please elaborate a bit about the card, is it for exposure setting?

Sir @stephen jackson ,which mode do you normally prefer for model photography???

I wanted to ask, what is the background you are using, what's the material you are using. I would like to take pictures of my baby soon and I want a white background.

This is awesome ❤️❤️❤️ I love it .. Thank you for sharing 🙂

hello what the brand of the backdrop Is it paper or what kind of material is this? thanks for this tutorial excellent job!!!

Hi, First, very nice pictures !! What's your background material ? Is it vinyl or fabric ? I'm new to baby pictures, I bought an Elinchrom RX2 with softfbox, how do I manage to get a low aperture (I got a 50 mm 1.4) ?? When I try to shoot at 1.4 or 1.8, I just get a totally white picture ! I have to set at f14 or more to get clear pictures but I'm losing this beautiful bokeh :( (I have a 450D). Thanks a lot for answering !

i know this is a old video, but i am new to photography and was just wondering if you use your on-board flash? or do you use a external flash?

Hello. What fabric are you using for your infinite background? Or it's a tarp. Nice pictures, congratulations

Yes one light, the continuous light you see is the strobes modeling light

Can you please post where you got your back drop or the name? Thanks.

hii!! I just bought my first strobe kit. An aurora 600w + 300w and I was wondering which one to use on what. I only need to get my backgrounds and I'm going short on money and wondered if I could light a gray background enough to do high key? (Because I need a black for sure, and planned on using gels as modifiers and heard that on white would be pale colors and would have better using gray. Best option would have been a black a gray and a white with gels but I can only get 2 of them for now .. :S ) Any ideas ?? I also have a sb700 if I need 2 lights setup + background lighting. Could do lowkey hiding part of my lights on gray, but black would give me better results, and dramatic vivid colors using gels.. so im kind of stuckkk . Any tip would be great thanks

what camera setting do you use to get the pictures like that? i have the same set up as you and am unable to get anything other than white out pic. my iso seems to be stuck on 200 and can only go as low as 4.5f any help would be grately appreciated x

Haha your amazing ! I'm going to email you once I have my kids in the future (; not sure you would come to Arizona ? But good job ! (:

Thanks for your video. May I ask you which kind of background paper do you use?..thanks and Xmas greetings Stephen.

Hi, What lighting do you use? Great photoshoot by the way!

great video and great sound track...

Yes the vinyl has been very good, it can be wiped clean, its black on the other side and because its only about 6 foot wide it fits in the car. Think i got it from ebay.

Hello Stephen,,thanks for this tutorial, please can you tell what kind of lens are you using? 24 -70mm? or a prime 50mm?,,,thanks in advance for your help

Hi, This is so cute...... Any tips how you made the video? what software did you use or did you record from the video camera? please advice. Thanks

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Focal length is between 50 and 105mm, ISO 100 and f4 so the close eye is sharp and the rest falls soft and out of focus.

hi stephen what can light are you using please because i need a good light for take my clothing pictures can you give me a good advice for me please

One light? But the one with the umbrella is a continuous light, and there is a strobe too....right? I'm very interested in this point ... and by the way, amazing photoshoot !!

what lens are you using? great video

that's amazing. do u use only one flashlight?

that´s amazing . nice shots

Please what was the equipment you used in term of light please ? Brand and model ?

Great video, thank you for uploading. How did you do the stacked cubes in your intro?

Beautiful baby 😍💘 I am literally in love with babys

Hi there! I am so curious about your equiptment! What is that awesome backdrop studio thing @ 1:15 that you are setting up? Could you give me a link to amazon? Thanks so much have a wonderful day!

Beautiful pictures, Congratulations!

What material is your background?

Nice one,Simple setup ^1,pls can i know which kind Lens are you using for baby Photography ???

Hi Steven. That vinyl is a good idea and a lot smaller than my 2.75 meter wide paper. Where did you get that from?

what flash is on the umbrella and what umbrella is it and what trigger ?

What sort of lens should I be using for this? I seem to have difficulty taking my little boy indoors. Thank you.

do vinyl backdrops have pole loops?? or do u hang with just clamps?? i have cloth back drops i used them a couple times an the were very wrinkled i bought a steamer a havent used the backdrop yet but would like to get vinyl... how do they hang??/

can't see the answer any where in the comments but did u use one Light of 2?

Lovely video ....cheers fella

nice arrangement. nice photo-shoot

What type of back drop is that? Is it fabric or something else

Good video and very good shots. Ian

Thanks a million this is quite inspirational quite self explanatory. thanks man

Great photo shoot

wow, wonderful and inspiring. great job...from colorado, usa