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Naman Dhillon Singer An Emerging Name in Punjabi Music Industry in the US

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Naman Dhillon a known  Punjab Singer is an emerging name in the US in Punjabi Music. Born and brought up in the UK and US, he has loved music since his childhood. He completed his graduation in Computer Science from City University, New York, and remained active in singing and music since his school and college days. This made him enter this domain thus making his career in this field. His smart looks and good knack in music with singing skills made him have an impressive start in his career. 

With the popularity of Punjabi Music in the US, thanks to the presence of Punjabis in the country, he found a good response in his chosen field. He got the chance to work with top musicians and singers of Punjabi Music Industry. In 2018, he was reported working with top names from the industry. These include Deep Jandu, Sukh Sanghera, J Statik, and others to produce some good songs, which were mostly written by Lalli Mundi. Officially, it was his first-ever song and it did create a good buzz in the music world. 

Since then the young singer did not look back as he kept on getting one song to the other. Some of the songs he recorded in 2018 and after including Mario and Girlfriend with Royal Music Gang. His song Yaar Tera with 62 West Studio did a good buzz in the media. The latest came in the form of two songs – December 28th and Committed with Royal Music Gang. Both songs were among the top trending songs at YouTube. He aspires to go long in this field and so far he has done well in singing and aspires to go a long way.

“Time To Be Fit” – Says Ajinkya Vilas Kadale, The Emerging Fitness Icon From Navi Mumbai

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Self-love is a trend of today, but finding one who can share a part of the success and learning on a day to day basis is rare. These people aren’t just away from the term of selfishness, but they know how to find happiness through it, growing every single day, full of inspiration. Ajinkya Vilas Kadale is one such Mumbai’s emerging fitness icon, who, even after being lost, didn’t lose. He found a way back to this world, and his entry became the support for many. Ajinkya is a 23-year-old MBA grad born and brought up in CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. His career with his immense love towards cricket started at the age of 5, and till today, this young lad has represented at not just District but also All India University level. Well, not only that, but he has also received a gold medal at National University Cricket Tennis League. Apart from being an athlete, Ajinkya is also a certified fitness freelancer who grew out to spread awareness amidst people for #workoutfromhome. To spread his voice and detail a bit, he also came up with an idea of publishing the e-book, “GET FIT WITH JINKS” at an affordable price, talking about the home workout and the home diet plans, to benefit people and continue his livelihood. He has also been providing online training for those who need personal motivation for workout and inspired 10k+ people to live a healthy living, following him through his Instagram handle.

His efforts have been many, and his love towards fitness has been seen through every effort being made and every word he passed on for his followers during the open mic speech on, “Why fitness is important during a lockdown?”, at an NGO named “Youth Empowerment Foundation.”

“Every move, every word, every click acts like a step towards moving ahead, and my journey would have stopped when during a cricket training session, I dislocated my left shoulder and imparted to muscle tear. Three years, I went through the worst phase, and it took me a year to get through this injury. These six months spent on bed rest and physiotherapy sessions, each, it gave me a lot of time to learn and to overcome the one issue I had before, not having a proper guide. I became my guide and learned many things. But now, I didn’t just wish to be a motivation for myself but also to spread awareness on fitness, so that no other athlete gets to such injury again and be through what I got through”, said Ajinkya when asked about his motivation to jump into not just being a fitness icon but also motivating people around. He started in 2018 with proper knowledge. With his dedication and discipline, which was brought in through the injury, he remained self-motivated and became a self-inspired rising knowledgeful person. Surely, it was a beginning for him, and the transformation was quite amazing.

Ajinkya wanted to share his progressive journey on fitness & nutrition. He found a way to inspire and spread good amidst as many people/athletes to make them know what exactly fitness is all about and why it is essential. His move towards the “Athletic Fitness,” and his ways to spread awareness through the gyms and social media handles, including Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn has been remarkable. It might have taken time, and it did take time, but today, many minds have been changed through this one, and people have started to realize the importance of fitness in their lives. He was praised and was looked upon as a true athlete, who values the society. Even when Ajinkya lost his job during the pandemic, he was out of having a source to earn but not with ways to inspire. 

He fought through and got through, and so should we. We all can find a way to be a little influence. Even if not for all, we can at least find a way to keep inspiring for all-around, acting profound, and spreading our learning around.

TWENTY BEAUTY TO LAUNCH SKIN FRIENDLY FORMULATED MAKEUP

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According to David Lortscher, M.D., the board-certified dermatologist said “certain beauty ingredients can clog pores which will help acne-bacteria grow”. it is paramount to choose products with less harsh ingredients and also provides nourishment to one’s skin. Nowadays, the makeup we get in the market is either too sheer or pigmented which left the beauty audience in shambles.

While some connoisseurs were fluttering through beauty shelves to quest the rightful formulation that delivers perfect completion and moisturizing effect. Twenty beauty’s got it all. Their formula is reckoned to have enriching ingredients like titanium oxide and fruit extracts which perfectly align to the cult of very few Gen-Z make up that exist till today. 

When asked about the idea behind the formulation, founders Jyotsna and Santhoshi Reddy said,” skin is the most delicate organ in our body. Proper skin grooming is a must for achieving the beat face we all dream about. Hence, it is important to have constant nourishment to avoid breakage and oxidization of the formula that is being applied to the skin. Our formula has a binding agent that acts as great primers to achieve that overall perfect look “. Besides unique formulation, they also outdid the product and campaigns. They have expanded their creative realm by the usage of solid hues and motifs which reaffirmed their style of being so trendy and chic. Not only have they developed unique chemical formulation, but interestingly formulated their retail to translate into a reverie They are the first Gen-Z brand to retail cosmetics in the Indian beauty industry. It is very certain that beauty audiences will fall in head over heels in love with this contemporary brand.

Zubair Aslam, with his endearing photography, has emerged as one of the finest photographers

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Taking a picture has become so easy nowadays that we seldom forget to acknowledge the artists, who capture their imagination with creative stories. It is rightly said that “a great picture is worth a thousand words”. A picture should not just capture the object or the scene perfectly, but it should also narrate a story. An efficient photographer’s photos will always portray a story. This requires a great sense of observation, passion, dedication and imagination.

Imbibing these qualities is a professional who is a fashion and portrait photographer; he is Zubair Aslam. Zubair loves to travel and explore the world so as to get to know the various different locales and widen his thinking along with broadening his imagination. Born in India and currently based in Melbourne, Australia, Zubair Aslam has achieved great heights as a photographer and his unique ability is to capture the “moment” perfectly. Aslam found his love for photography in his childhood when he would be fascinated by some photos and always used to interpret them. So after moving to Australia, Aslam started portrait photography and challenged himself to photograph 52 different faces in 52 weeks, one face per week. After completing this challenge, Aslam gained some confidence to capture something that was not in the frame. He started looking for metaphors and designed the portrait of a normal photo accordingly.

Meanwhile, many kids and young people who were starting out to become a model or actor came in contact with Aslam and he helped them in making different types of portfolios which eventually worked in favour of them getting major screen roles. With strong word of mouth and captivating photos, Aslam took up photography, professionally in late 2016. He also traveled across Australia and internationally in 2018 to capture the scenic beauty of various locales. This helped him in building his social media presence as the followers count soared past the 20K-mark. His meandering imagination has pushed him on the cusp of greatness and he gathered maximum clients in the fashion industry in and around Europe and the US. 

Before the pandemic struck, Aslam’s endearing photography amassed more than 1.5 million followers on his Instagram. His ability to capture candid and ingenious moments has made him excel in the industry and Zubair Aslam has emerged as a successful photographer, whose photography portrays the personified art and image.

Venteskraft contributing to Indian economy by adding more beginners to stock market as traders

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India has been a growing economy for a very long time and in an economy that is continuously growing, one can have  high chances of money making from establishing a business or being part of any business by investing in  the stock market. Needless to say, investing or trading in the stock market will in turn help in the growth of economy.

Venteskraft, since its inception has established two working models, training on stock market and business development. The founder and CEO Mr. Mahin B S, Co- founder Mr Rahul Rajeev along with the senior financial trainers at Venteskraft  have trained and guided thousands of people on trading in stock market and are known to be the best in the field.

At Venteskraft, they encourage new traders to trade with ease with the help of the setups they teach. Unlike most of the trading institutions in India, Venteskraft chose to teach people more than thirty setups and also this is one of the very few institutes in India that trains people in all segments of trading (viz., Equity, Commodity, Options & Futures, and Forex). Their students believe their success not only on their efforts but also on the unique teaching structure at Venteskraft which includes a tenure of six months to an year with everyday online webinars on setups the trainers designed followed by the Post Market sessions everyday after the market hours and Research and analysis session on every alternate day in which  different setups are discussed on different conditions of the market. The students quote that they have experienced remarkable improvements in their trading journey with the help of these sessions.

The training program is designed based on the zeal, convenience, accessibility, and the value expected by the students into two memberships, the platinum membership which is online and the diamond membership which offers a one on one opportunity to the enthusiasts to train directly at the head office in Bengaluru for the whole year during the training period.

With more than thirty thousand active traders and hundreds of new registrations, the company has been passively helping the economy by increasing the cash inflow into the market by training new people to the trade system and improving their confidence to invest higher capital thereby increasing the number of transactions in the market. In the recent black swan event the company helped thousands of people to make money from the stock market and has proved the potential of stock market and also of the right mentorship. 

The company was found in 2017 and was featured in various news and business websites since then. It has had the honour of being featured in the Forbes and has also been critically praised for its work in stock market training and business development in the Startup street, CNBC during march this year.

IIT Guwahati develop device for early detection of diabetic retinopathy

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The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati has developed a point-of-care testing device that can detect diabetic retinopathy at an early stage, without the need for invasive testing.  This device has been developed in collaboration with Shri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati.

Diabetic retinopathy is a serious non-communicable disease in India, with a conservative estimate that 11 – 20 million Indians will suffer from this malady by 2025. It is caused by abnormal growth in the retinal blood vessels in people with diabetes, and it is usually worsened when the patient is on insulin for diabetic treatment.

Descriptions and results of their testing device have been recently published in the ACS journal, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. The paper has been authored by Prof. Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Prof, Department of Chemical Engineering and Head of Center for Nanotechnology, and his students, Surjendu Maity, Subhradip Ghosh, Tamanna Bhuyan, at IIT Guwahati. The other author and collaborator Dr. Dipankar Das, a Senior Consultant and practicing Ophthalmologist, is the Head of the Department of Ocular Pathology and Uvea in Shri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati.

The team has also filed an Indian patent for this idea and device. The research is funded by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Indian Council of Medical Research and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.

“Currently, the first step in the test for diabetic retinopathy is an invasive eye exam, in which the eyes are dilated and the ophthalmologist inspects the eye,” explains Dr. Bandyopadhyay. As people who have had eye examination know, this is inconvenient, with blurry vision for a long time after examination. Advanced detection methods such as optical coherence tomography, fluorescein angiography, detection of exudates in retina, and image analysis are complicated and require skilled operators and can show the malady only after it has progressed enough to be detected.

The research team wondered if there was a simple test such as a blood or urine test, that can detect retinopathy even before symptoms are seen in the eye. This induced the researchers to look for appropriate biomarkers of retinopathy – chemicals that are found in body fluids that can indicate impending or ongoing retinopathy, a statement issued by IIT, Guwahati said.

The researchers found that ß-2-microglobulin (B2M), a protein found in tears and urine, is a reliable indicator for retinopathy. Armed with this knowledge, they set out to develop a device that can detect this protein in these body fluids.

The team developed a device in which the sensing element was an antibody to B2M that was immobilised on gold particles a hundred thousand times smaller than the width of the human hair. When the nanogold-laden antibody came in contact with B2M, there was a colour change.

“We designed a microfluidic system, in which, the body fluid – tear or urine – was drawn into very thin tubes or capillaries, where they came in contact with the gold-antibody nanoparticles, and the change in colour was assessed to detect B2M”, explains the lead researcher.  Their prototype microfluidic analyser produced good results with reliable and sensitive detection of B2M, offering promise for design of hand-held, easy to operate detectors for diabetic retinopathy, much like the popular glucometers for diabetes itself. 

Divya Gandotra Tandon talked about the only mantra to achieve success

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Divya Gandotra Tandon – youngest entrepreneur and tech girl of Jammu. She hails from the central city of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and is currently living in Noida, Uttar Pradesh for her further studies. Divya Gandotra Tandon was born on 5 June 2002. Her mother’s name is Mrs Namrata Gandotra. She started her business when she was just 16 years old. When she was of age, children were busy playing sports; She was building a company that would help get many people out of there.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

When Divya Was 15 years old, She started a YouTube Channel in which she used to Unbox latest trending Gadgets. Also, she used to create app reviews and tutorials on her channel.

When Divya Gandotra found Youtube, she studied the videos on the platform, enjoying and learning at the same time. Her fascination, unlike most people of her age who would spend time watching music videos or funny pranks, was to research and learn about people who came from nowhere and succeed in their lives. She was attracted to the Zero to Hero stories and found herself watching one story after the other.

While she was watching the videos, she was inspired to become somebody her family would be proud of. She was motivated and filled to the brim with newfound inspiration. As life would have it, encouragement and chances strike when they are least expected, Divya had stumbled upon her ticket to success and her goal in life.

Divya Gandotra Tandon is currently living in Noida for her studies with her Maternal Aunt (Pooja Gandotra) and Uncle (Indrajit Neog).

Divya Gandotra Tandon and her Brother (Devansh Gandotra Neog) both wrote few books and those books are published on Google Books and Amazon Kindle.

Watching inspirational stories on YouTube lead her to the path of his dream. It’s then she understood that all she wanted was to become a YouTuber, one who can stand out from the crowd, with her glory and success.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

During difficult times when she did not know what kind of videos to post, the only thing she keeps in her mind is honesty and transparency. She knows the viewers always wanted to watch something real, and that’s what she decided to offer them. Talented and fun, Divya makes use of YouTube channels to entertain people, create informative videos on various tech-related matters, and continues to stay honest.

Despite failing once, she did not let that fade her talent. Secret Superstar, the Bollywood movie, gave her a boost of inspiration through the tough times of life. It was the unsettling times when she realized that the hate messages and comments could be a guide, and she began to learn from them. Additionally, she discovered understanding and working on the suggestions from viewers were yet another way that could help her continue growing in her field.

She also started a few projects on women Safety, and she was also awarded as Entrepreneur Young Achievers award in Delhi and Incredible Indian icon award in Indore.

She is also certified in Fundamental of Digital marketing by Google Unlocked.

Divya Gandotra has achieved success in a very young age of 17. At the age when teens are busy in playing and chatting on Social media, Divya Changed her Life and made her own identity. With the increase of Digitalization, Divya made her Successful in Technical Field. In her free time she used to watch the success stories of the YouTubers who became zero to Hero in digital platform.

Being in a Digital platform she used to learn from hatred and she drastically changed her content by her audience suggestions. Once in a interview she said that, “I may not be a good content creator for myself but my audience know me better, they support me and love my content that I create”. Also, she said, “I was literally inspired by the movie Secret Superstar, this movie motivated me more and more to create my content”.

Divya Gandotra Tandon is a young and dynamic entrepreneur, a celebrity manager, a social media manager and an influential figure. Divya Gandotra Tandon has worked for more than 600 individual stars, influencers and companies.

She is the founder and CEO of The Scoop Beats and The Scoop Beats Media.

The Scoop Beats is an Internet media company. It is in a place to nourish the mind and increase knowledge. She said, “ We aim to bring you closer to the real world. We deliver information as fast as possible without compromising the quality or reliability of that data.”

She has been seen more active on Twitter and seems to be a political enthusiast through her tweet.

Entrepreneur Mayank Singh Rajput is an inspiration for the youth of the country

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It takes a lot of perseverance and hard work to build a name and proliferate on social media. Whether it is from making TikTok, YouTube videos or even running a niche-related Instagram page totally for fun. However, Mayank Singh Rajput, also known as The Youngest Entrepurner in Bihar, has still been able to build a social media network across all of his social media within a short amount of time.

Mayank is a rising social media influencer and entrepreneur that has found his way to quickly building a reputation in the social media world for his quality work. From being an influencer to being the CEO and founder of his own company, The Digital Hunters.

For Mayank, this is how it all started.

Mayank was born on May 10, 1998, in Forbesganj small town in Bihar, and moved to Delhi in 2018  not quite understanding the altitude of this decision, nor did Mayank know that his life would soon make an abrupt change. He did not restrict his education to academic education. He researched his surroundings and was always curious about how things worked. At the age of 18, he ventured into the world of entrepreneurship. After completing his college studies, he launched his first start-up, The Digital Hunters, in 2019. As he grew older, his interest in Digital grew more extensively, which is unusual because of his origin.

Mayank Singh Rajput also created social media profiles of several brands by his firm. Mayank has been the Digital Marketing Manager of several celebrity celebrities. He has also been the marketing representative of many celebrities, including international artist Jessica Amir, several MTV artists, and Bollywood celebrities and singers. His hard work really paid him.

He built the company The Digital Hunters from scratch, and it all derived from his love of Digital and social media. From a youth to a young adult, Mayank learned so much about social media that assisted with getting him to the point of building his own empire.

From inspiring and influencing many to create quality Brand gear through his company, Mayank is quickly building a name in the Digital Entrepreneurship world as well, even globally. Both Mayank and his company Digital Hunters, have been featured in multiple notable newspapers, such as Dainik Jagran, Hindustan, Sanmarg, and Prabhat Khabar. he is inspiring others to do what they believe in.

He has a strong desire to motivate and influence his audience as well as reaching more audiences as well to diversify and strengthen his network.

He intends to help through his company, which represents the widespread of talented youth who aspire to inspire in s or form. His social media network has been a driving force and is growing quite consistently in which we can assume more success is expected.

His dedicated hard work and never-ending adventures to succeed make him one of the few digital marketers who have done so much work in a very short period of time. He started his first start-up by Taking a few rupees from his mother and father and has really shined well today by building an online platform for projects worth millions. With all his determination he managed to become one of the ‘youngest digital entrepreneurs in the country’.

His efforts are very well recognized and rewarded. He is highly in demand for his digital services. Mayank’s journey is an inspiration to many youths of our country and his life is a fantasy for people of his age. He has proved that every small input in the direction of development leads to a big achievement

To check more out and remain connected with Mayank Singh Rajput, follow his official Instagram @mayanksinghrajputra where you can reach out and interact with him!

Chitkara University joins hands with Blue-chip IT Giant Virtusa to offer Master’s Program

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Chandigarh, Punjab: The stellar rise of consumer applications on both web and mobile platforms is going to fuel the demand for full-stack developers across all markets. To bridge the demand and supply gap, Chitkara University has collaborated with global IT giant Virtusa to offer a unique program in full-stack web development

Full Stack Developer profile has emerged as the most in-demand job in recent times.  Companies across industries and sizes are looking for full-stack developers to develop web and mobile-based solutions. With more than 1.2 lakh jobs with competitive packages, the industry is on the lookout for skilled and talented full-stack developers like never before. To bridge the talent gap and keeping up with its commitment to offering industry-leading courses, Chitkara University has collaborated with Virtusa to offer a unique 2-year Unique M-Tech Program in Computer Science & Engineering with specialization in Full-Stack Web Development.

As per the industry experts, the rising scale of digitization and internet penetration has prompted companies to offer web and mobile-based solutions at an unprecedented scale.  Full-stack developers are trained to spearhead the entire development (front-end and back-end) of products and applications, especially in product-based companies. Equipped to lead the entire project, Full-Stack developers thus save companies precious time and resources. In addition, the fact that they can work in small teams and offer end to end solution has catapulted their industry demand. As per the Industry reports, there has been a 20% growth in the demand for full-stack developers in 2018 v/s 2017, with companies shifting preferences to having multi-skilled professionals on-board. This M. Tech program has been specially designed to cater to the rising demand for full-stack developers by means of developing graduates who are skilled, competent and industry-ready.

Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor of Chitkara University says, “The 2-year M-Tech Program in Computer Science & Engineering with specialization in Full-Stack Web development, offered in collaboration with Virtusa is an outcome of Chitkara University’s relentless focus on offering programs closely designed and delivered in conjunction with industry leaders. This ensures that the curriculum is dynamic and tailored to the constantly evolving industry trends and students get exposure to the industry’s best practices during the course of their degree.”

Dr Murali Padmanabhan, Sr. VP Global Talent & OD at Virtusa, shared, “With the rising demand for full-stack developers, the industry cannot afford to not get involved and create a pipeline of skilled, competent, and industry-ready. This M. Tech program has been designed to ensure that the students get ample industry exposure during their 1-year internship and a chance to learn under the mentorship of our globally recognized engineers and leaders working on live projects. The students will learn about client handling, project management, prototyping, and testing in addition to honing their full-stack development skills”.

The unique program has been fashioned exclusively to optimize learning and industry exposure for our students. During the 2-year program, students will spend 1 year at the university grasping the nuts and bolts of full-stack web development and another year interning at Virtusa or other blue chip companies, thus applying what they have learned and getting exposed to industry’s best practices. The 1-year internship with Virtusa will give students a real-time exposure on client projects under tech-veterans at Virtusa.

Students will have an opportunity to specialize in IoT, Big Data, Blockchain, Python and Micro apps, all of which are high demand industry skills. With personalized mentoring and placement support after the program, the graduates will have job opportunities ranging from front end developer, App developer, Web developer, Back-End Developer, Software engineer, Full-stack developer to Mobile developer, to name a few.

About Virtusa: Virtusa (NASDAQ: VRTU) is a global leader in IT consulting and outsourcing services with more than 50 offices across 19 countries. With annual revenue of $1bn+ and a staff count of 23,000+, Virtusa has emerged as the IT powerhouse. Virtusa serves fortune 2000 companies offering IT services across the entire IT lifecycle in industries like banking, insurance, communications, healthcare and life sciences amongst many other.

About Chitkara University: Chitkara University, situated near Chandigarh has emerged as the most vibrant and high-ranking university in North India. The University offers courses in Engineering & Technology, Business, Planning & Architecture, Art & Design, Mass Communication, Sales & Marketing, Hospitality Management, Pharmacy, Health Sciences, and Education. University’s ranking laurels include getting featured in the Prestigious Times Higher Education Impact rankings 2020, 26th rank in the DataQuest’s ‘Top 100 T Schools in India-2020’ survey, and Chitkara Business School achieving 43rd rank in the BusinessWorld’s coveted ‘Top B-Schools – 2019’ survey, and 35th rank in the OUTLOOK I care B-School rankings 2020.  With state-of-the-art infrastructure, scientifically driven pedagogy, and strong industry collaborations, Chitkara University not only attracts the finest students from across the nation but with its seamless placement support is also able to help them carve high growth careers.

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Right light is very important when you shoot on outdoors say kids Photographer Saurabh Panjwani

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“Right light and time are very important when you shoot on outdoors “, says renowned child photographer Saurabh Panjwani. Amidst lockdown, if you are exploring one of your long-lost passion or want to try hands-on your kid’s photography keep these tricks in my mind.

Children are one of the people’s favorite subjects to photograph, but like any subject, they present their photographic challenges. They look their best when photographed outdoors in natural light.  Soft, natural light gives the face a more natural and pleasing shape, makes the skin appear softer and removes ugly harsh shadows.

When looking for suitable outdoor light, keep in mind that the midday sun is very harsh and will cast unflattering shadows.  The best times of day for outdoor portrait photography are the early morning hours and the last hour before sunset (golden hour).  The sun will be low in the sky which will be very flattering to your subject since the light will create a soft, golden glow.

Find soft light coming from one side and you can hardly go wrong.

An outdoor portrait session can allow you to get some great action shots such as the child joyfully running in the grass, digging in the sand at the beach, playing with a colorful toy and even with other children.   

The key is to capture a child’s uniqueness in your photographs.  Spend time with before the photo-session.  This will help you to learn who they are shy, outgoing, serious, studious, especially active or funny. Brainstorm fun ways to showcase their natural activities in the photograph.

Babies, in particular, are natural. They will not pose or smile on your command. Simple games of peek-a-boo from behind the camera, or talking in a silly voice, will usually bring out a beaming natural smile.  Keep in mind that babies are almost always at their best in the early part of the day.  Fatigue at the end of a day will usually make a baby fussy. 

Also, if the mother feels comfortable with it, capturing a photo of a baby nursing in a beautiful outdoor setting. This will add an emotional touch to your masterpiece!