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Newborn Composites – Great Selling Images Without Buying More Props!

Speaker: Bonnie Cornelius (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Intermediate   

Join me for a live demo where I’ll be teaching one of my favorite time-saving (and money-saving!) techniques: newborn composite photography. In this class, I’ll walk you through how to capture a simple, clean image of a newborn in-studio, and then show you exactly how to edit that image into a beautiful digital backdrop.

This approach allows you to create stunning, creative, and high-end final images without needing to invest in more props, elaborate sets, or take up valuable studio space. You’ll learn how to photograph for composites with intention, including:

  • Proper angles, lighting, and posing for easy and realistic edits
  • Choosing the right digital backgrounds
  • Step-by-step editing workflow to blend baby seamlessly into the backdrop
  • Tips for creating polished, professional images that sell

Whether you’re brand new to composites or want to add new looks to your portfolio without buying a truckload of props, this class is designed to help you work smarter—and create scroll-stopping photos your clients will love.

Shooting demo will be using a newborn doll if a newborn model is not available.

Primary Topics: Babies, Editing – Composites

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SKILL LEVELS

Beginner: Just starting out or relatively new to a given subject matter. Basics will be covered and the course will move at a slower pace. The instructor will spend a little more time trying to explain concepts to ensure everyone is following. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 1-3 on the given topic.

Intermediate: Has a grasp of some basic concepts. This course level will move at a faster pace and assume you have basic knowledge covered on the given subject matter. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 4-6 on the given topic.

Advanced: You have working knowledge of the given subject matter, but are looking for more fine-tuning and some advanced topics to take your work to that next level. DO NOT expect instructors to explain basic concepts in this course. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 7-10 on the given topic.

Class Types

Hands-On

These are shooting courses. You will be shooting and working. Bring your camera, gear, or whatever you need for the course and to create create images. Expect to have some level of shooting.

Live Demonstration

These are instructor-led courses where you will see a live demonstration of what the instructor is teaching. You can still bring your camera to these courses and you can photograph, but the goal of the course is NOT for you to shoot or to ensure you get a shot. The goal is for you to see how and why the instructor does what he/she does in order to get the final result.

Lecture

These are non-shooting courses. Typically classroom-based, bring your laptop and notepad and focus on learning!