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TAYLOR’S TOP BABY PICS

NEWBORN & SIBLING

I AIM to capture the soft nature and beautiful moments shared between family in shoots. This ‘big sister, little sister’ photo is a personal favourite of mine.

MILK BATH

I LIKE the soft blend of tones created from the milk bath in this photo. A milk bath gives the photo a more unique look than a standard studio baby photo shoot.

MATERNITY

THIS PHOTO is a different style to what I usually shoot in, the colours and shadows are darker but I believe it works effectively for the subject of this photo.

TOP GEAR #3

A ‘nifty fifty’ prime lens

Taylor’s go-to lenses is Canon’s EF 50mm f/1.8 II as it has good image quality, being a prime, and a super fast f/1.8 maximum aperture, so it can flood the image sensor with light and create beautifully defocused backgrounds. These are often called ‘nifty fifty’ lenses, because they’re so affordable, with

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