It’s officially called the froggy pose. In plain English, that cute pose where the baby is positioned in that adorable pose, with the little head resting in their hands, fingers and toes all showing.
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but today I realized that I cannot wait any longer. I’ll get straight to the point. This pose is always done as a composite!! I’ll repeat, This pose is always done as a composite! In other words, baby is supported at all times. I do not leave them alone in this position for even one second.
Look at this image here:
The final image is a composition of two images merged in Photoshop, to erase the hands supporting her little head.
So why the rush to write about this today? It was after a chat with a client, that I met this afternoon. I had photographed her first two children at 7 and 9 days old. Her third child was born in March this year. We had a newborn session planned for him too, but then someone in Wuhan ate a bat, and yeah, we had to close the studio and cancel the session.
So she attempted some newborn poses herself. When she casually mentioned that she tried the froggy pose but the baby couldn’t hold his head on his own, alarm bells started ringing in my head. It isn’t safe for a baby to be left alone in this pose! Their heads weigh to much for their tiny fragile wrists!
Newborn photography is a specialized field. The safety of the baby is of paramount importance. It’s the only genre of photography I would suggest needs full training before attempting complex poses.
But I agree, this pose is so cute!
It can also be done from the side, as an extra, if baby is relaxed enough to hold the pose for those extra few minutes.
It’s definitely becoming the most requested pose during newborn sessions! So if you’ve always wondered how baby’s hold that position, you have your answer. They dont! Safety is a priority at all times.
Have you got any questions about this? Or any other aspects of a newborn session? Send me a message through the website or drop me an email. Your question might be the creation of another informative blog post!