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Meet the Judges! January 2020 Accreditation
Meet the APNPI Judges!
Our next round of Accreditation is quickly approaching and we’d like to introduce you to our APNPI Judges! Judges have completed the APNPI Judges Training and are respected members of the industry spanning various styles and genres of maternity, newborn and baby photography.
Applications are now open for our QNP Certified members to apply for accreditation in one of our 10 categories. Want some support and feedback on which images would be good to submit? Consider participating in our Feedback Friday sessions where our judges critique image submissions from within our membership community group on Facebook. This is a great way to make sure your submission is ready and a wonderful way to experience image critiques before our accreditation deadline dates. Pay attention in the FB group for more information
We look forward to reviewing your submissions with our amazing judging panel!
Submission Deadline: JANUARY 28TH, 2020
*Are you an accredited member of APNPI and interested in our judge training program? Email us at admin@apnpi.com
Jessica Nip – Jessica specializes in creating maternity, newborn, and family portraits that are soft, natural, and that capture authentic emotion and connection. Her relaxed lifestyle approach and fine attention to detail ensure clients are photographed in a manner that is comfortable while producing images that are flattering and timeless. Whether in her cozy Toronto studio or on location, her full service approach helps her clients feel completely taken care of from the moment they book their session to the moment their art is in their hands or on their walls.
Corrie Michael – Corrie is a Canadian Newborn, Family and Maternity portrait photographer. After spending an enormous amount of money on an education to work in a corporate office somewhere, she picked up a camera along the way and ended up here……..photographing beautiful families and mentoring other photographers. Life has a superb way of gently pushing you down the path you need to be on.
Corrie is a wife and a mom to four wonderful little humans who keep me busy and fill my days with fun and laughter. Having children and watching them grow from being so tiny one day to climbing on the bus the next, she understands the need to document these times. Capturing families and these fleeting moments is the heart of her why. She is lucky to have been photographing families for over 5 years now and to have been blessed to have photographed over 500 newborns with all their squishy goodness.
Liana McCorkle – Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Liana is a wife, mother of two beautiful girls, a dog owner and a lover of music and art. She creates a classic, simple look; which is what her images have become known for. As Liana has built her photography studio, fans of her work from all over Arizona and around the country book sessions for these beautiful images. And they continue to return year after year, with new arrivals and growing families for her to timelessly capture. Liana’s experience includes weddings, engagements, families, children, newborns, maternity, high school seniors and even pets. She has studied the art of photography at Central Michigan University and is currently offering work in maternity, newborns, children and families. With over nineteen years in the industry, Liana’s business continues to grow as she expands her creative talents. She now offers private mentoring in her North Phoenix studio. Customers who have hired Liana describe her as kind, patient, courteous, and most of all, someone who genuinely cares about her clients.
Tamarind Spender – Tamarind is a professional newborn photographer in Guelph, ON. She mainly focuses on newborns but also enjoys photographing maternity, sitters and cake smash sessions!
Tamarind has been photographing newborns since January of 2014 and absolutely LOVES it!!
She’s had a camera in her hand since she was 18 years old! She learned to shoot film and worked at Black’s Photography through high school and into University.
Her inspiration for starting her own business in photography was her little one. She wanted her to always know that taking a chance on something you love is worth it, no matter how it works out. She wanted to show her how to have confidence and follow her heart through life.
Tamarind loves this job and looks forward to building many more relationships with her wonderful clients over the coming years.
APNPI Image Competition – Round Two – Judging Event Broadcast
Have you ever wondered how images are judged?
Our premiere Image Competition Round Two broadcast date is finally here!
APNPI encourages participation in competition as a means of challenging, learning and growing in the art of newborn photography. Competition with constructive critique drives photographers to a new level in honing their craft, and contributes toward their Masters Designations. It’s also an exciting opportunity to gain world wide recognition!
We’ll be airing our pre-recorded Image Competition Judging Event today and You’ll have access to the replays for 48 hours.
Best of luck to all of our members who have submitted their images!
Dana Pugh is an internationally recognized, award winning family and children’s photographer who has been documenting families across North America since 2007. She was named the first ever NAPCP Child Photographer of the Year for her work in 2010. She has a quirky, emotional style that focuses less on her and more on the people who are in front of her lens. Most importantly, she is a mom to two amazing kids and a wife to wonderfully supportive husband. Together they enjoy traveling the world and experiencing new things. Dana’s studio is located in Okotoks, Alberta.
Patricia van den Bogaart – Specializes in fine art newborn photography that is pure, exclusive and timeless. Available in studio and location, working with natural light only.
Newbornphotography workshops & mentor focussed on quality not volume
Workshops & mentor van hoog niveau gefocust op kwaliteit, niet op volume
Bronze award BPP Germany
Silver Qualification the Netherlands
International Portrait Photographer of High Performance
Autumn Skoczen – I am Autumn, owner of Ellie Mellie Photography! I have been a photographer for 5 years, having found my passion for newborn and maternity work as the first stepping stones of what started my business. Editing is something I really enjoy, and can get lost in photoshop for hours out of pure enjoyment! We are based out of Cleveland Ohio, and offer not only photography but in-person newborn safety classes, shooting, editing and posing workshops and will host shootouts from time to time as well. I am the proud mom of 2 boys, Auguste and Atreyu (yes from never-ending story!) and am engaged to their dad ( after ten years together)…. to be married July 2020. <3
Corrie Michael – Hi! I am Corrie and I am a Canadian Newborn, Family and Maternity portrait photographer. After spending an enormous amount of money on an education to work in a corporate office somewhere, I picked up a camera along the way and ended up here……..photographing beautiful families and mentoring other photographers. Life has a superb way of gently pushing you down the path you need to be on.
I am a Wife and a Mom to four wonderful little humans who keep me busy and fill my days with fun and laughter. Having children and watching them grow from being so tiny one day to climbing on the bus the next, I understand the need to document these times. Capturing families and these fleeting moments is the heart of it for me. I am so lucky to have been photographing families for over 5 years now and have been blessed to have photographed over 500 newborns with all their squishy goodness.
Featured Photographer : Tyrene Gomila
Located in Gibraltar, GI
Tell us about yourself. What do you love doing in your spare time? What inspired you to newborn photography and do you photograph other genre’s in your business?
I am 39yrs old. I ventured out in photography 5 years ago. I was taught in my photography school to know well how to master all types of photography as this gives a good foundation of skills as a photographer. I started as a hobby until one day I realised I loved doing it and more and more people complimented my work and more wanted me to photograph them. At this stage I realised I loved people photography. I do weddings, family photography and now I am narrowing it to new born baby Photography.
I am a single mother of 3 beautiful children and I want to inspire others that no matter what your circumstances may be to focus forward, pursue your dreams.. As you can imagine I had quite a strive and many setbacks as a single mother with another job and along the way I did get many who thought it was impossible to achieve and succeed. However, I am here to tell you it is possible! what ever you are passionate about, pursue it! keep moving forward and focusing on what you truly want to be in life and if you keep the right attitude and positivity you will be a winner!
How would you describe your photography style? What inspires your work?
I describe my photography as versatile. I don’t like sticking to the norm and I like to creative something different to others. I can be from simple to creative.
Who has inspried you and how did you first come across their work?
Kathleen Valerga and Ana Brandt their work has always inspired me
What is one piece of advice you’d give to someone starting a newborn photography business?
Do your research and search as many New born baby P)photographers as possible, find a few you love their work and take on board workshop0s from them. Also there are many good videos on you tube form many great new baby photographers. Know well how your camera works and lighting. Practise with dolls and eventually do Model calls or ask friends with babies to practise with them. Never show your insecurities to the clients, show a brave confident face and with time the more you do and practise the more comfortable you become around the babies.
What camera do you use? What are your favourite lenses and what’s typically in your camera bag?
I use a 7D EOS Canon and yes soon I am upgrading! However, I always say that the most important are the lenses you use. I use the 35mm and 5Omm p0rime lenses. I definitely recommend prime lenses. They produce good quality and clear images. When I first started photography I owned a cheap Canon Camera… I remember almost everyone in our class had top Cameras and I was worried I would not produce great images. However I won every category of the competition! Off course as a professional Photographer you need good quality cameras and lenses, but most important you need to have a good eye, you need to plan in your head the picture ahead before photographing and know well how to use your camera.
What is your favorite place to hold sessions and why?Where do you photograph most of your sessions? (in studio? on location?)
I hold most of my sessions in my home studio. I have great big windows and usually I am lucky to have good natural light, given I live in a warm country with plenty of sunlight. Still, weather can be unreliable and different times of day light can be cooler and not as good to shoot in. So it’s important you know also how to use studio lights.
What (if any) photography training, mentoring or workshops have you taken?
Kath V Photography
Ana Brandt
Tell us about starting your business, and what played a key role in developing a profitable income.
I started with the basics. In the beginning try and purchase only the basics and as your confidence and experience raises simply raise the prices, also raise the quality of props and backdrops as it will produce more quality and you can further raise prices. My advice as to profit is to slowly build the assets and as you are building your business name you can raise prices.
Growing pains: tell us about some of your challenges you have faced in your business, and how you overcame them.
There were many setbacks. In my country owning a personal studio can be extremely expensive. I felt very frustrated at first and then realised having a home studio wasn’t that bad at all! We must adapt to our availability of resources and that does not mean you can still succeed! You must embrace the little beginnings,make the best of what ever resources you have even if it is little! be patient and not loose hope and keep very focused!
using soft felt gives a lovely sense of softness in the images
Featured Photographer : Lorena Pena
Located in Cuenca, EC
Tell us about yourself. What do you love doing in your spare time? What inspired you to newborn photography and do you photograph other genre’s in your business?
Soy una persona enamorada del arte desde niña, mis primeros recuerdos son relacionados con actividades artísticas, que hago en mi tiempo libre? tengo poco de eso, pues realizo varias actividades aparte de la fotografía, soy Bombero Voluntario desde el año 2002,muy apegada a la atención pre hospitalaria, aparte de ello, conjuntamente con un compañero, hemos creado y estamos al frente de una fundación para ayuda social, pero mi mente esta ocupada casi en su totalidad por la fotografía de recién nacidos, pensando como mejorar cada día. Me involucré en esta hermosa rama de la fotografía poco a poco, cuando me dí cuenta, ésta ya era mi forma de vida, hay muchas personas que me inspiran y de quienes aprendo a diario como Kelly Brown,simplemente amo su trabajo.
How would you describe your photography style? What inspires your work?
Yo la describiría como un estilo cálido, atemporal, pero muy floral, me dejo llevar por la ternura que representa un bebé, manejo la sesión de una manera muy relajada, para que sea un momento bello para el bebé, para la familia, para mi y mi equipo de trabajo.
Who has inspried you and how did you first come across their work?
Fui llegando a la fotografía de bebé, dejándome llevar por la tendencia, de pronto, me encontré realizando la actividad que me acabó definiendo tanto personal como laboralmente.
What is one piece of advice you’d give to someone starting a newborn photography business?
Que se permita realizar esta actividad con amor, pero siempre de la mano con la formación y la seguridad, que recuerde, que ninguna imagen paga el bienestar de un bebé que nos han confiado, que no se deje frenar por las adversidades, que siga adelante, cumpliendo sueños con esta hermosa profesión.
What camera do you use? What are your favourite lenses and what’s typically in your camera bag?
MI cámara es una Nikon, me encanta sus colores, uso mayormente un lente 35mm y un 18-140 y en mi maletín de fotografía no puede faltar una liga para agarrar mi cabello, un par de medias cómodas para poder sacarme los zapatos y mucha paciencia.
What is your favorite place to hold sessions and why?Where do you photograph most of your sessions? (in studio? on location?)
Las sesiones las realizamos de manera exclusiva dentro de nuestro estudio, mismo que está adecuado para las mismas, tanto en temperatura, luz y limpieza.
What (if any) photography training, mentoring or workshops have you taken?
*Dream Newborn Workshop, Quito Ecuador, Magaly Gisel, 2016.
*Workshop Newborn, Melero Rodriguez, Ambato Ecuador, 2018.
*Dreams Mini Baby and Kids, María Barrenechea, Quito Ecuador, 2018.
*Baby C., Congreso de fotografía infantil, Daniela Rodriguez, Alexandra Behr, Fini Perez, Luderly Suarez, Catalina Avila, Alma Flores, Bogota Colombia, 2019.
*Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals, Advanced Life Support, American Academy of Pediatrics, Formación en Atención Prehospitalaria en niños y neonatos, Guayaquil Ecuador, 2019.
*Varios talleres online con Kelly Brown.
Tell us about starting your business, and what played a key role in developing a profitable income.
Iniciamos en la fotografía, en el año 2008 con sesiones de maternidad, trabajamos siempre en estudio y fuimos involucrándonos de a pocos en las sesiones infantiles, llegando sutilmente a fotografiar bebés recién nacidos, volviéndose ésta la actividad principal de nuestro negocio, hoy en día tenemos un grupo de trabajo bien formado, entre mi esposo, mi mamá y yo y detrás de nosotros varias personas que con su apoyo logran que todo esté de manera justa para cada sesión.
El papel más importante, fue el ver a las sesiones newborn, como una excelente fuente de trabajo y en general una forma de vida.
Growing pains: tell us about some of your challenges you have faced in your business, and how you overcame them.
El mayor desafío siempre fue, el romper los esquemas culturales de nuestra ciudad y las ciudades cercanas, para ingresar con la fotografía de maternidad de inicio y luego la de newborn, ya que somos pioneros en nuestra localidad con este tipo de fotografía; las herramientas siempre han sido, la formación y la perseverancia.
What should clients expect when working with you?
Las imágenes que reflejen el mejor momento de sus bebés, puntualidad y respeto.
Cuanta ternura puede existir en un bebé... ella una muñeca, me enamoró su delicadeza.
Gordito precioso, esta es la mejor edad para mostrar esos rollitos de dulzura.
Descansando entre flores... jugando con la luz y la sombra.
Un recuerdo precioso para sus papitos, luego de una larga sesión él nos regaló esta bella sonrisa.
Airing Today – APNPI Accreditation Judging Event
SAVE THE DATE – APNPI Accreditation Judging Event
Jessica Nip specializes in creating maternity, newborn, and family portraits that are soft, natural, and that capture authentic emotion and connection. Her relaxed lifestyle approach and fine attention to detail ensure clients are photographed in a manner that is comfortable while producing images that are flattering and timeless. Whether in her cozy Toronto studio or on location, her full service approach helps her clients feel completely taken care of from the moment they book their session to the moment their art is in their hands or on their walls.
Liana McCorkle – Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Liana is a wife, mother of two beautiful girls, a dog owner and a lover of music and art. She creates a classic, simple look; which is what her images have become known for. As Liana has built her photography studio, fans of her work from all over Arizona and around the country book sessions for these beautiful images. And they continue to return year after year, with new arrivals and growing families for her to timelessly capture. Liana’s experience includes weddings, engagements, families, children, newborns, maternity, high school seniors and even pets. She has studied the art of photography at Central Michigan University and is currently offering work in maternity, newborns, children and families. With over nineteen years in the industry, Liana’s business continues to grow as she expands her creative talents. She now offers private mentoring in her North Phoenix studio. Customers who have hired Liana describe her as kind, patient, courteous, and most of all, someone who genuinely cares about her clients.
Corrie Michael – Hi! I am Corrie and I am a Canadian Newborn, Family and Maternity portrait photographer. After spending an enormous amount of money on an education to work in a corporate office somewhere, I picked up a camera along the way and ended up here……..photographing beautiful families and mentoring other photographers. Life has a superb way of gently pushing you down the path you need to be on.
I am a Wife and a Mom to four wonderful little humans who keep me busy and fill my days with fun and laughter. Having children and watching them grow from being so tiny one day to climbing on the bus the next, I understand the need to document these times. Capturing families and these fleeting moments is the heart of it for me. I am so lucky to have been photographing families for over 5 years now and have been blessed to have photographed over 500 newborns with all their squishy goodness.
Autumn Skoczen – I am Autumn, owner of Ellie Mellie Photography! I have been a photographer for 5 years, having found my passion for newborn and maternity work as the first stepping stones of what started my business. Editing is something I really enjoy, and can get lost in photoshop for hours out of pure enjoyment! We are based out of Cleveland Ohio, and offer not only photography but in-person newborn safety classes, shooting, editing and posing workshops and will host shootouts from time to time as well. I am the proud mom of 2 boys, Auguste and Atreyu (yes from never-ending story!) and am engaged to their dad ( after ten years together)…. to be married July 2020. <3
Parent Posing in the Studio
When you are studying to become a Newborn Photographer, one of the biggest decisions you have to make is if you are going to venture towards the lifestyle newborn photography world (taking portraits in client’s home using their natural light and furniture like beds and couches) or the posed newborn photography world in the studio. While some photographers choose to do both types photographing their clients in their homes as well as in the studio, most photographers gravitate towards choosing one to specialize in. By specializing you can spend more time on education and perfecting your posing and lighting that reflects your environment.
As a Posed Newborn Photographer, I prefer creating sets in the studio, as I call them, where I have shown each parent where I want their hands and faces. In a posed newborn session I will often put parents together into two different sets, as well as 2 individual sets with variations on the poses. My clients prefer to have a variety of poses to choose from and also because I create proofing galleries so they can choose which expressions they love best for me to edit. They feel like they are actively involved in their session and are going to receive exactly what they love best. This makes for happy clients!
Because each baby and parent is different, no two poses look exactly the same. Sometimes baby’s naturally want their head to be faced a certain way, and it’s my job to go with the flow of baby. Their comfort is paramount and because clients almost always choose parent/baby portraits as part of their package, I am not as much of a stickler for technically perfect portraits – remember parents don’t know what is technically perfect about a hand or even a light placement, they just see the perfection of their baby!
Let’s look at some different parent posing options that you can incorporate into your studio workflow:
Cradle Hold
This position is a go to pose for me! I will always recommend it to my clients because it’s a natural way that each parent holds their baby. The perfect pose to look down at your new baby in awe! This pose also works really well when baby is awake, wrapped or unwrapped, because the primary holder can help control any squirming. Often if baby is awake but not wrapped it can be troublesome because baby’s will natural fling their arms about but if you are patient you can wait for that sweet moment where they have eye contact with their parents or the camera with their arms down. And while this may not be technically perfect with the fists, his parents loved it and I loved the connection with his eyes as you don’t often get wide-eyed newborns!
I always start off with this pose if parents like the idea of it, with one parent holding the baby. Then you can get individual portraits of each parent in this position. It’s best to start with one parent holding baby in this position and then go to another pose before switching to the other parent and their chosen poses.
I always start off with this pose if parents like the idea of it, with one parent holding the baby. Then you can get individual portraits of each parent in this position. It’s best to start with one parent holding baby in this position and then go to another pose before switching to the other parent and their chosen poses.
Same position wrapped. Definitely the easiest parent pose when you have twins!
Cradle Hold with sibling added is a great pose especially with younger children who may be extra wiggly, then you don’t have to worry about baby’s position when you’re trying to pay attention to the other child.
On Chest
Another go to pose. Babies love being on a parent’s chest as it’s so warm and comforting. This pose usually looks different for each baby because they all like sitting in a certain way and I like to do baby led posing for it. So sometimes a foot is out, sometimes they are all tucked in. There is no wrong or right pose, it’s what’s best for that particular client and again this pose is a client favourite. Again I would pose both parents individually in this position if it’s their favourite choice.
When Dad is in this position I like to transition to the next portrait I’ll share with you because it’s a very natural way of leaning baby back.
Baby in Hands
I like this pose for Dad’s because it always makes their babies look so tiny in their big hands. I pose Dad to the side and do variations where Dad is looking down at baby, looking towards my camera, and depending on their mobility leaning down to give butterfly kisses or a kiss on the forehead. This pose can also work great for Mom’s who want to give butterfly kisses too!
You can then transition to this variation on that pose where you add the other parent in and get them to look down at baby, look at each other and even look at the camera. The more variety in each pose you can give the better for your gallery.
In Arms Near Face
This is a great pose to get really close knit parent portraits. I love how baby’s face is right next to Mom or Dad’s face. You can get a variety of portraits from this pose including looking down at baby. looking up at camera, looking down with eyes closed like you are sleeping soundly together and kissing baby on forehead or cheek wherever the parent naturally reaches.
Looking up with baby by themselves and with partner.
Giving baby a kiss.
Baby on Belly
This pose I tell clients is best done when baby is in a sound sleep otherwise they turn their heads and we are not able to get the same feeling.
Baby on Belly
A great variation of baby on belly.
Of course there are lots of variations on each pose to fit each baby’s size, flexibility and parent shape. It’s important to remember that no matter the pose you choose for your parents in your studio newborn session, the parents will love them!
Good luck and have fun!
