We would like to thank all participants, our beautiful family models, as well as organizers the Nikon School Singapore and venue hosts The White Space, for making our first workshop a memorable one.

Collage of newborn and family lifestyle portraits showing mothers, fathers and babies in a bright, cozy home studio.

We honestly never really considered ourselves “teachers” since we are perpetually looking at improving our own photography and are never completely satisfied with the outcomes of our sessions. Perhaps there may be some truth to the adage you are your own worst critic.

Smiling mother in a flowing mustard dress sits on a bed holding her baby near a potted palm and sheer curtains.
Mother in a cream lace dress sits on a white chair and lifts her baby toward the window light in a boho-styled studio.

But after being invited by the Nikon School Singapore to conduct a workshop on baby photography, we started seriously considering if there would be anything of value that we could impart to enthusiasts and professionals looking to learn something new.

Nikon water bottle on a table in a bright studio space with people walking and chatting in the blurred background.

After some thought, we made a decision, and called our workshop: An Introduction to Lifestyle Baby Photography, hoping it wouldn’t sound too fluffy nor pretentious.

Collage of a mother in a cream boho dress holding her baby in a sunlit studio with vintage trunks and dried flowers.

A beautiful mummy and her adorable baby.

Mother in a mustard dress cuddling her baby by a window, beside a dried flower vase and stacked books on a wooden table.

Tender moments.

Arriving on the day of our workshop, as newly minted “instructors” no less (ahem), we started assembling a little lifestyle bedroom scene from scratch and were given less than an hour to do so before the participants would arrive.

We felt like we were auditioning for The Amazing Race, but thank goodness we had the right combination of excitement and nervousness to pull it off just in the nick of time.

Boho maternity and family photoshoot dresses in mustard, cream and black hanging on a woven screen beside dried flowers.

Then reality started to sink in for us as natural light photographers—we would be shooting in a new space, with unfamiliar light, and, to top it off, we would be explaining what we were trying to achieve to eager-eyed photography buffs.

Vintage trunks topped with a white vase of cotton stems and a monstera leaf in a bright, minimalist studio corner.
Woven rattan chair with a knit blanket and tassel beside a dried flower pot in soft natural window light.

We took several deep breaths, and began, trusting that the Nikon bodies we had in hand would iron out some of our technical rough edges.

During the 3-hour workshop, we were graced with two utterly adorable babies, Leia, a cheerful 6-month old, and Gareth, a wide-eyed 2-month old, together with their gorgeous mummies and daddies.

Collage of a newborn photoshoot with parents in warm tones gently holding and cuddling their baby on a white bed.

With baby Gareth, 2 months old.

Smiling father in glasses playing with his baby lying on a white bed in soft natural light.

Daddy and me.

Collage of a smiling family portrait session with a mother, father and baby girl on a bed in bright, airy natural light.

Daddies can be amazing models, too!

…as well as some behind-the-scenes shots of our less glamorous selves (gasp!) at work during the workshop courtesy of the talented Qi Hui from The White Space.

Collage of a photography workshop showing a presenter, attendees with cameras, and a mother posing with her baby on a bed.

Safety first. Always.

Behind-the-scenes collage of a photographer and team shooting a baby and mother portrait session in a bright studio.

Written by Timothy Fernandez and Yuyeth Fernandez © Copyright 2019 Bows and Ribbons Photography