Baby Picture Posing Ideas

Posing your baby for photos can be challenging. Newborns are just learning to use their limbs and support their own weight, while it's difficult to coax new crawlers to stay still. Making eye contact and talking to your baby will elicit the cutest expressions while holding their attention long enough to take a good photo. Snap your shots at your baby's eye level, as well. This creates a cuter, more intimate photo than one taken from a higher vantage point.

  1. Newborns

    • Posing your baby in her crib or using soft blankets and mushy pillows to support her makes it easy to snap a cute photo of your newborn. Make sure that her clothing contrasts with her blankets and surroundings; white clothing against white blankets can make your photo look like a picture of a tiny disembodied head and hands.

      Pose her in her crib while she's asleep for particularly memorable photos. Dr. Rafael Pelayo notes that, unlike older children and adults, newborns begin dreaming the moment they fall asleep, so photograph your baby's expressions while she dreams to record moments you'll experience only during this time in her life.

    Outdoors

    • Posing your baby outdoors allows you to use the gentle light of sunshine to create a soft, gauzy look for your photograph. Photographer Jay Shin notes that outdoor light is best for photography during dawn and dusk. You can comfortably pose your newborn in a hammock, a soft lawn chair or in a family member's arms, and you'll be able to capture an older baby's look of wonder as she reacts to the birds, butterflies and other natural elements around her.

    Pets

    • If your older baby and pet have gotten to know each other and bonded, posing your baby with your dog or cat makes a cute picture. Laying your baby down to sleep beside a gentle pet offers a touching moment to capture. Older babies often respond to a pet's advances with wonder and delight, so seating your baby next to your pet can yield expressions and giggles that lend themselves to great baby pictures.

    Toys

    • Pose your baby with one of his favorite toys gives him something fun to engage his attention, making him more likely to stay in place for a good picture. Your baby will also make expressions of delight and surprise more often when you use a toy as a prop, helping you take a great baby picture. Pose your baby with one or two toys at the most. Too many toys in the shot takes the focus away from your baby and makes the photo look cluttered.

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