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Is it okay to use flash when taking photos of your baby?

Asked by:Bolton

Asked on:Apr 13, 2026 04:43 PM

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  • Joanna Joanna

    Apr 13, 2026

     

      Taking photos of babies with flash

      Young parents like to take photos of their babies, such as full-moon photos, 100th anniversary photos, first-year-old photos, etc. because baby When I was young, it was inconvenient to take photos outside, so I mostly took photos indoors with flash. Taking pictures like this will harm the baby Eye

      Newborn babies have immature eyeballs and are very afraid of light.

      If you use a flash to take pictures of a baby, the strong beam of light will irritate the baby's eyes. Even an electronic flash of 1/50 second will damage the retina in the baby's eye that is extremely sensitive to light.

      The closer the flash is, the more serious the damage will be. Therefore, you should avoid taking photos of babies with flash.

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