- [Voiceover] Jenifer is a friend of mine

and I was thinking about sort of the concept

of Made By Mommy and I realized that, you know,

there's a whole lot of other mommies out there

that are making really cool things.

And she does these incredibly outstanding photographs

of newborns that just blew me away.

So I asked her if I come sneak a peak at her process

and hopefully give you guys some insight.

- Hi, I'm Jenifer Levinson, I'm the owner

of Two Bees Photography here in Long Beach, New York.

So the newborns that you see on my website,

and in this video, are about ten days old.

I would say, I shoot up to two weeks

and the reason being that in the first few weeks

the babies are all curled up from being in mommy's belly.

They sleep really well, and after about three weeks

they start to stretch those limbs out

and it's really hard to get those poses

where they're tucked in.

The really important thing about shooting newborns

is shooting them when they're happy.

I do like to shoot my newborns after a good feed,

a good burp, when they're super sleepy and calm.

If the time's not right, you just need to be

patient and wait.

I do use lighting now but for years

I used natural light, and I still use natural light

on occasion with my own children.

It's really about making sure the baby's comfortable

and that there's padding underneath them.

That there's enough space.

They're not gonna get scratched.

So I've seen mom's wanting to take pictures of their kids

is to do more natural posing.

Maybe put them on your bed.

Capture Dad snuggling them

or a sibling giving them a kiss.

Those are great images that are so meaningful.

You definitely want to make sure that

you're taking your time,

If you're moving their little fingers or toes,

that you don't want to make any sudden moves.

And just go really slow so that the babies are comfortable.

Just a warm house, a good feed.

That's a good recipe for a sleepy baby.

- Jenifer took pictures of babies naked.

And naked comes with a

slight danger

- Yes.

- Of flooding.

- Yes, today we got lucky both babies stayed dry.

But I do bring these secret pads with me.

They're just wee wee pads from the pet store.

They are the same as hospital chucks.

Everything is layered with these pads

so if babies do have an accident

it's very easy to just pick everything up,

throw it in the wash, and the surfaces you're shooting on,

or the baskets or the buckets, stay clean.

This is layered right under all of my blankets

and each basket.

If you were to lift up the blankets,

and things like that, there'd be one of these underneath.

Yeah, I've gotten used to it by now.

But yes, pee and poop are just parts of the game.

- And when you think about it,

I mean, really what they're buying,

it's not just a photograph,

they're probably buying a piece of art for their house.

- If you do hire a photographer,

it's a great way to just spend the day watching the baby.

- Cameron look at her.

- Look at the camera.

- [Voiceover] Alll ...

- Now give a pretty smile.

- [Voiceover] the lemon drops and gumdrops.

Oh, my goodness.

You're amazing!

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