When you’re a new mom, everything about your baby excites you — and you want to make sure you capture every single moment. During the first year, one baby milestone parents like to celebrate is the day their little ones turn a month older. There’s nothing like capturing your baby’s monthly growth and looking back when they’re all grown up. (sniff)
Doing shoots every month may seem tedious, but you’ll be surprised how creative parents can get, especially when it comes to choosing a ‘theme’ for their photoshoot. All you really need is a little bit of imagination and you can easily use whatever’s on hand to create a unique setup for your baby. Maybe what you’ll need to worry about is your little one cooperating!
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Planning to document baby milestones each month? Find inspiration here.
Let nature inspire you
A close up shot and a flower crown were all mommy Janelle Dela Rosa-Moral needed to document her daughter Amara’s first month. She shares, "Momma was so excited that I bought costumes and other stuff for the shoot but ended up using the flower crown only. Well, less is more!"
“Hang” ‘em up
Flat lays (where the photo is taken from above) are a popular choice for monthly shoots, because baby is usually asleep or lying down when it happens.
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Use your beauty tools!
Use your kikay kit and put your makeup on display with baby. It’s so easy to DIY!
Think of food.
Like we said, source your props from what you can see in the house! Fruits and vegetables all make the perfect backdrop for your shoots!
Lyanna's mom, Corine de Silva-Villanueva says that her husband is a toy collector and dabbles in toy photography. That's why the action figures seem to come alive in the photo! "Paglaki daw ni baby gusto niya 'yun ang playtime nila. He's planning to buy some toys that they can build and play together," Corine shares. Aww!
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Channel your favorite TV and movie characters.
Mom Din Real-Bautista and her hubby are big Star Wars fans. “What better way to show it than dress up our daughter Monica as Princess Leia?”
Mom Grace Martinez-Carpio and her husband grew up watching the Japanese cartoon Crayon Shin Chan so they were inspired to use it as a monthly theme. “We wanted his next photo shoot to be funny and perky because that’s what we see in Yuri as he grows.”
Use your kids’ toys and pillows!
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Take your kids to the beach!
Literally and figuratively, as these two photos show!
Niña Argallon took her baby Martha on her first beach trip and decided it was the perfect location for their photoshoot. She fashioned a crown from an old headband and used her old accessories to make the look authentic. The shell is actually a fruit tray!
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Be inspired by your own experiences.
Liz Camarador and her husband are both P.E. teachers, so while she was pregnant, she already knew her monthly baby milestones would be sports-themed. “It’s a challenge, but we’re getting by!”
They had already gotten swimming, softball, basketball, and running out of the way and on baby Rly’s fifth month, they set the shoot up for lawn tennis. “But after dressing her up, she pooped… and peed! It was a mess!” Thankfully, since she already planned the shoots in advance, she had an outfit on reserve.
Shela Sacro suffered from a miscarriage so her daughter Amari is their rainbow baby. This rainbow backdrop is what they use every month to celebrate her milestones.
Let your baby do the talkin'.
Mommy Iyah Gagarin says that while she may not be into art and only takes monthly photos to see how much her baby has grown, it's her little one's smile that can make the heart full.
When it comes to their babies, parents prove they're willing to go all out just to get a memorable shot. If you've had your own unique photoshoots, email us at smartparenting2013@gmail.com — we'd love to get more ideas and share it with our readers!
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