My Philosophy for Maternity Photo Poses

My philosophy for maternity photo poses is the focus should be on relationship. Relationship between parents and with the new baby. If there are siblings, they can be included too! Here is a sweet maternity session with a new brother and here is one with multiple siblings.

“Will you tell us what to do? We aren’t good at taking photos”

I get this question all the time from couples looking to have maternity photos taken.

My goal is to make the photography process as pleasant as possible. I don’t expect you to know how to pose and will guide you through the whole process ensuring you have natural looking and feeling photos that are flattering and lovely.

“Can I pick 2 dresses and change halfway through?”

I have a beautiful wardrobe available for clients who reserve full sessions. The wardrobe includes lovely dresses for moms, outfits for kids and shirts for dads. If you’ve reserved a full session, you’re more than welcome to change halfway through. With that being said, once we get on location, there isn’t a great spot to change. Most people change in their car.

“Can I bring Props?

The focus of the session is you and the people you love. The photos are about celebrating the baby that is coming not featuring products. I want all the photos we take to be towards that end. With that being said, if you have a little sweater or onesie or shoes that you’d like to include in a couple photos, by all means bring them! We can take a couple with them. But don’t think you need props to make memorable photos. The memories are with each other not with the things.

Simple, Timeless, Joyful Portraiture

My greatest hope is for your photos to live on your walls and albums for years to come.

• I take photos that are simple. Simple so that the people in the photos can be the focus because years from now they are what  will matter. I choose a color palette that is neutral so that emotion and connection can speak louder.
• I take photos that are timeless. Everyone knows photos will look dated one day. Part of that is unavoidable. However by shooting with film and editing my digital photos to match film, I am avoiding photo editing trends that go out of style every few years. Remember when sepia tone was trendy? No thanks.
• I take photos that are joyful. Life is challenging. Family is challenging. Being pregnant is challenging. Raising children is challenging. But it is all so worth is. Climbing a mountain is challenging but the journey is fun and brings joy and is beautiful. This joy is what I want to feature in your photos. To help remind you in the moment that this is a beautiful, challenging, joyful journey and so that years from now, you’ll remember the joy of feeling the baby kick in your belly, the joy of seeing your spouse hold your newborn baby, the joy of hearing your toddlers giggles.