Babies · toddlers · pets
They change fastest when you are least organised.
The first year produces thousands of photos and almost never a comparable set. One repeated frame a month is worth more than the entire camera roll when you want to see the change.
- Shoot
- Monthly for babies, weekly for puppies
- Projects
- 3
- Photos stay
- On your device
Cadence
Monthly for babies, weekly for puppies, and here is why.
Babies are conventionally tracked by month and the milestones line up with it. Puppies and kittens change fast enough that weekly is worth the effort for the first few months.
The setup
Decide this once. Then stop deciding.
Every one of these is a decision you make a single time. The whole point is that the next photo needs no thought at all.
Use a fixed object for scale
The same chair, the same blanket, the same sofa corner in frame. Without a constant object the eye has nothing to measure growth against.
Shoot at their level
Camera at the height of the subject, not looking down from adult height. Looking down foreshortens and the amount of foreshortening changes as they grow.
Accept the imperfect frame
A toddler will not hold a pose and a dog will not either. Auto capture and a burst of attempts beat waiting for the perfect one.
The mechanic
This is what you see through the camera.
The previous shot, faded over the live view. Drag the opacity until you can see both, line them up, and shoot. Everything else on this page is just where to stand.
What goes wrong
The mistakes that quietly ruin the set.
- Photographing on whatever surface is nearest, so the scale reference changes every month.
- Only taking photos on birthdays and holidays, which are the days everyone is dressed differently.
Questions
Kids and pets photos, answered.
How do I take monthly baby photos that compare?
Use the same chair or blanket every month as a size reference, put the camera at the baby’s level rather than above them, keep the same spot and the same light, and line each new photo up against last month’s before you shoot.
Can I use this for a puppy growth time-lapse?
Yes. Weekly for the first few months works well. Use a fixed object in frame for scale, shoot at the dog’s eye level, and use auto capture so you are not fighting the shutter while they move.
Also tracked with SameShot
Same camera, different subject.
Guides & Tools
Related guides and tools for kids and pets progress.
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Before and after photos that line up. Ghost overlay camera, AI auto capture.
- Price
- Free
- Rated
- Everyone
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- Not required
- iOS
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