Hiya, we have a two day old baby and being home has brought a stream of visitors etc!
My father visited today and he brought his professional camera fitted with flash. He took a photo and said 'whoops, no flash, forgot to turn it on' and I said to him that I didn't want him to use a flash and I could turn up the room lights a bit (dimmer switch).*
He got all grumpy and started moaning about how he wouldn't get any decent photos and I said I'd got decent photus from my iPhone and generic digital camera so with his professional digital camera and another brought as back up if it was bad lighting he could tweak it on his computer (professional software.)
A little less than half an hour, Emily woke up and he walked over with his camera and said "ooh, what colour are her eyes?" I answered and he put his camera about 2 feet away from her face, popped up the flash and took a picture. *
Now, I don't know about you, but I know that if someone uses a flash I get those bright spots in front of my eyes for a little while. That's usually from a fair distance too. He was up in her face and the way she reacted told me she wasn't comfortable. She closed her previously wide open eyes and screwed up her whole face and didn't open her eyes again for a while.*
I was pi**ed off to say the least and said I didn't want him to use a flash. He got all stroppy and left shortly afterwards.*
Can anyone help me find a definitive research on whether it a)hurts the baby to have that happen; b) whether worse still, if it does any damage to them.*
It seems opinion is fairly divided and that most mothers aren't willing to risk their baby for a research.*
Thank you.*
My father visited today and he brought his professional camera fitted with flash. He took a photo and said 'whoops, no flash, forgot to turn it on' and I said to him that I didn't want him to use a flash and I could turn up the room lights a bit (dimmer switch).*
He got all grumpy and started moaning about how he wouldn't get any decent photos and I said I'd got decent photus from my iPhone and generic digital camera so with his professional digital camera and another brought as back up if it was bad lighting he could tweak it on his computer (professional software.)
A little less than half an hour, Emily woke up and he walked over with his camera and said "ooh, what colour are her eyes?" I answered and he put his camera about 2 feet away from her face, popped up the flash and took a picture. *
Now, I don't know about you, but I know that if someone uses a flash I get those bright spots in front of my eyes for a little while. That's usually from a fair distance too. He was up in her face and the way she reacted told me she wasn't comfortable. She closed her previously wide open eyes and screwed up her whole face and didn't open her eyes again for a while.*
I was pi**ed off to say the least and said I didn't want him to use a flash. He got all stroppy and left shortly afterwards.*
Can anyone help me find a definitive research on whether it a)hurts the baby to have that happen; b) whether worse still, if it does any damage to them.*
It seems opinion is fairly divided and that most mothers aren't willing to risk their baby for a research.*
Thank you.*