Newborn Posing Beanbag - SHOOT BABY!™

A key ingredient in creating beautiful newborn portraits is the ‘platform’ on which you pose baby. Gone are the days of using ‘tear drop’ shaped beanbags. The ‘puck’ or ‘ottoman’ style of beanbag is here and here to stay! No more sinking baby! The award-winning SHOOT BABY!™ Ottoman Posing Beanbag provides professional photographers with a practical and stylish beanbag on which to pose/photograph newborns and babies. Our professionally made Ottomans are well known and trusted in the baby photography industry and are used by studios such as Baby As Art, Kristen Cook and Little Posers Photography.

The Vinyl Ottoman is made from a soft faux leather and is very convenient for cleaning up little 'accidents'. With it's large, flat surface area, it provides the perfect 'canvas' on which to create your art and gives you unrestricted creative control over posing (with and without rolled up bunny rugs/receiving blankets, boppy pillows, etc).

The SHOOT BABY!™ Ottoman Posing Beanbag is not only original, but is unique in it's design and functionality. Here are the keys point to note:

The SHOOT BABY! Ottoman Posing beanbag has a large flat top which gives you unrestricted control in creating a variety of poses (with and without posing tools e.g. rolled up receiving blankets under the main blanket). No more 'sinking baby'!
The Ottoman Posing Beanbag features 2 anti-burst inner bags for the polystyrene beans (beans not included).
Because of the 2 inner bags, the photographer can adjust the firmness of the beanbag by having either one or both of the bags inserted.
The 2 inner bags can also be taken out for easy transportation in smaller vehicles (for those on-location sessions!)
Filling the beanbag is A LOT easier with the 2 inner bags. Much less mess is created and the beanbag can be filled up to be very full/firm.
The SHOOT BABY!™ Ottoman Posing Beanbag uses safety zippers for containment of the polystyrene beans (beans not included). Polystyrene beans present a severe danger to children if swallowed or inhaled.

Newborn photos taken on Vinyl Ottoman Posing Beanbag by Erin Elizabeth Photography

Recommended polystyrene bean fill:
Large Inner Bag: 8.75 Cubic Feet
Small Inner Bag: 3.5 Cubic Feet

You may want slightly less beans in your beanbag. Some photographers like their beanbag very full and firm, some prefer theirs a little softer, so adjust to taste if desired.

Polystyrene beans can generally be found at your local Target, Walmart, Fred Meyer, Kmart, Big W, etc. If you're having trouble locating them in person, here are some links to places you can buy them online:

Meijer Search for ‘beanbag filling’ Be sure to check if Meijer have any coupons for FREE shipping (they often do!)

Walmart Search for ‘bag of beads’ and/or ‘beanbag refill’

Beans 2 U SHOOT BABY!™ has secured a 10% discount coupon with beans2U.com for all SHOOT BABY! customers that purchase an Ottoman Posing Beanbag! Discount coupon will be sent to you with your payment confirmation email.