Bombarded by a billion gorgeous pictures of kids every day? Here are 17 easy tips to make yours stand out.

There’s no need to be a professional photographer to take amazing baby pics. Get inspired by these adorable photos and take your own!

It’s easy to get snap-happy when you’ve got a super-cute new baby in your life.

What’s not so easy?

Actually capturing photo-album-worthy moments that make you smile, melt, tear and laugh out loud.

Here are the 17 baby picture ideas we think deserve to be taken of every little bundle of love.

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Capture the Details

Ride On, Little Man

Stretch!

Call it Puppy Love

Let Her Eat Cake

Make a Silly Face

Being the Big Sib

Get a Load of Me, Get a Load of You

Soapy Shoot

Light Up the Holidays

Juxta-pose

Swoon Over Both Your Babes

Sweet Dreams

Profiles of Love

Take a Better Belly Picture

See Your Family From a New Angle

Snuggle Up and Shoot