Ivan Makarov Blog

I have no chance of taking this kind of image of Maks again. First, his feet no longer look this cute. Second, no chance he’s laying awake like this in a lit room. Third, no chance he’s laying at all while I have my camera in my hands. So to you young parents out there I say – use the first six month if your toddler’s life and immobility that comes with it to your full advantage.

To get a shot like this, I laid him on a white towel, I set the lens to wide open (f/1.8), and used a fill flash, shot through white umbrella at 1/4 power to camera’s left to balance the natural light coming through the window on his right and to get rid of the tree shadows from the window.

So far, this image has been my best seller with the stock agencies, with several hundred sales. Got to pay for the diapers somehow.