Prague First Birthday Photos: A Mostly Unposed Shoot

Family photos in Prague, letting the baby play however they liked

Hi, I’m author S.
The baby in today’s photos was already past their first birthday,, but these will give you an idea of what a first birthday photo shoot looks like.
The filtered photos on the left are a bonus; the ones on the right have natural colors. The look on the left gets a lot of attention on Instagram, while moms prefer the natural colors, so I’m posting both. How can I put it,, women go wild for filtered photos when they’re looking through rose-colored glasses, but once they become moms, there’s no fooling them. They get very particular about choosing photos, too,,
Let’s get started.

There’s no particular posing. I ask dad to keep a close eye on safety and usually just photograph the baby playing as they are, with a Prague landmark in the background whenever possible. So there’s no set formula, and no two shoots could look the same. I always adapt to what’s happening.

Of course, I sometimes take photos like this too, since they need something to frame.

It was very overcast and gloomy. Still, I somehow managed to make the photos look good in editing.

I take photos of that sulky face too.

I try some more posed shots with the baby sitting down, too,

The baby plays hide-and-seek with dad too. Of course, there’s a slope beyond that metal railing, so I always pay close attention to safety when photographing babies.

One more with mom and dad before heading down 😀
You know,, after playing on their own, babies have these very brief moments when they listen to mom and dad. That’s when you have to be quick, fast, and speedy with the camera.

I capture candid shots like these from 20–30 meters away.

How can I put it,, since this is Prague, Prague should be the star,, but in baby photos, the baby is always the center of the universe.

Watching what babies do is so much fun 😀
I wonder what they’re looking at that’s making them so happy,,

They told me the baby hadn’t smiled much during their first birthday photos, but to my eyes, these photos are full of happiness.
Why insist on a studio for a first birthday shoot,, I think you get better first birthday photos by taking the baby to a park with their favorite toys, having mom and dad stand by as the supporting cast, and letting the baby do whatever they like.

“What should we do?”
“Just let the baby do whatever they like.”

Giggles 😀

Even just walking along, they look so happy-

Sometimes walking on their own,

And sometimes being carried between locations 😀

I was grateful they were so cooperative through the two-hour shoot,,

Huh? Off they go somewhere on their own,,

Next time I should crop in closer before putting the shots together-

Natural colors don’t reduce image sharpness.
The photos will still look crisp when the baby has grown up, gotten married, and had children of their own 😀

Ooh~
Just so you know, this was a fleeting moment caught on camera 😀

Such a sunny smile-

Got to have a photo to remember the landmark by, right?

Outfit change~

The colors dads in photography clubs love.jpg

I used to take lots of photos with swans, but after an incident where a swan assaulted(?) a baby, I generally go with peacocks. Peacocks aren’t as aggressive as swans.

This spot usually calls for a horizontal shot, but that would make the baby look like a prop rather than the star, so I shoot up close like this.

At Cihelná toward the end of the two-hour shoot, the baby seemed to be running out of steam ~_~

Ending on a cute note!

It was such a fun shoot with you. Wishing all three of you good health, happiness, and plenty of joyful moments, always!
Thank you!

I’m not currently doing photo shoots or taking bookings in Prague, and I’ll post a separate announcement if I resume. If I do shoots in Prague again, you can expect a daytime session lasting 1 hour to cost around 250,000 KRW. A 3-hour day-and-night session would include 2 hours in the daytime and 1 hour at night, cost around 400,000 KRW, and include 30 edited photos and 450 original photos.