Every year Babytalk magazine teams up with Good Morning America to search for just the right baby to pose for the Babytalk cover. This year, we received almost 80,000 photos, and narrowed it down to eight semi-finalists. Check them out here, in our exclusive behind-the-scenes gallery. The winner, who will appear on the cover of the October issue of Babytalk magazine, will be announced on Good Morning America in September.
Photos by Valerie Fischel 
Semi-finalist Dory, of Girard, Illinois, sits with mom, Rachel (right), and gets pretty for the shoot.
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Lara helps semi-finalist Jada, of Overland Park, Kansas, in wardrobe.
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Good Morning America captures footage of Lara and finalist Rebecca, of West Babylon, New York, before the shoot.
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Finalist Rebecca, of West Babylon, New York, warms up to the camera with the help of her mom, Karen.
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Semi-finalist Ella, of Franklin, Tennessee, smiles at mom, Shari and dad, David.
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Mom and Dad help finalist Avery, of Folsom, California, focus on the camera.
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Our Wrangler, Michael Ward, gets semi-finalist Jada, of Overland Park, Kansas, to smile.
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Finalist Aaron, of Cedar Hill, Texas, gets ready for his close-up.
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Semi-finalist Jada, of Overland Park, Kansas, and finalist Rebecca, of West Babylon, New York, get acquainted mid-shoot.
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Semi-finalist LeNele, of Naples, Florida, looks out at the Big Apple.
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Rebecca's brother gets goofy on the set.
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Finalist Aaron, of Cedar Hill, Texas, takes a break.
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Our photographer, Denis Horan, takes his turn in front of the camera.
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Semi-finalist Dory, of Girard, Illinois, loves the bubbles!
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Finalist Rebecca, of West Babylon, New York, plays peek-a-boo.
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Our Wrangler, Michael Ward, does whatever he can to get a smile.
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Shari and David, Ella's mom and dad, show that they're hands on parents.
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Semi-finalist Ella, of Franklin, Tennessee, and the team work together to get some cute shots.
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Semi-finalist Omar, of Newhall, California, looks for his grandma during the shoot.
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Finalist Avery, of Folsom, California, looks back at mom, Nikki and dad, Philip.
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Semi-finalist LeNele, of Naples, Florida, crawls at rapid speed.
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Avery's dad, Philip, gets a giggle out of semi-finalist Dory, of Girard, Illinois.
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Our editor-in-chief, Susan Kane (center), looks over the shots with our crew.
