Tips for photographing a 3 month old.

[toadstool]

I got some photos I'm very happy with when she was 2 days old and at 2 weeks and random quick ones since then but I now want to do a wee Christmas shoot.

At 3 months old, she's able to hold her head off the floor but not very far. She's much better when she's up a bit. She's not much of a sleeper anymore either! A very wriggly, happy baby!

I'm on a strict budget as it is with Christmas coming so can't buy anything in - so I'm looking for setup (as in positioning her etc, not cameras and lights) and posing advice with what's available around the house! I have a gorgeous large fur blanket I'll be using so the look of the setup isn't important, it'll be covered anyway

Thanks in advance! (sorry for the quickness and lack of detail - said baby is currently screaming! So much for happy! )

 

[bearthephotographer]

Little late with any advice, but in terms of lighting, you should try near a window, preferably as big as you can get. But the thing is to do the shooting during cloudy weather, so the light is even.
Other than that just try to make her happy and smiling. Try out some shots from high and some from a 'frog perspective'. There is a lot of pictures on the internet, where you can check how to pose her or how to set the camera.
for example: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b...a=X&ei=IKGoVNmnBuy67gb5-4HwDg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ