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Maternity Photo Shot: Your Belly as Art
Pregnancy photographers capture the beautiful forms of maternity. Photos can highlight the curve of the belly, the arc of the back, the life pulsing through the hands...
These are striking elements that artistic maternity photographers looks for. A pregnant belly in the abstract becomes a piece of art, symbolism of maternity. Portraits based on art are common requests, and on what our reputation is built.
See for yourself what pregnant mamas have been up to our studio by visiting our blog.
Our Maternity Photographers Revel in Your Expectancy
Many of our families recognize how phenomenal the changes during a baby's first year are and make the commitment to document the miraculous milestones as they occur, starting with maternity photography in our Baby's First Year Collection. An astonishing grouping that shows why photographers maternity images are priceless.
Family Maternity Photography Should Include all Your Loves
With our Original Portraits™ sessions we compose combinations of subjects that will document the pregnant mama alone, with her partner, and her children.
Most pregnant mamas have spent a lot of time imagining these photographs in their head and know exactly what they are looking for. Whether it's a delicate kiss on your sweet belly or a gentle hand pressing into the forms of the baby - we'll capture it all. Your baby will grow up knowing there was a lot of lovely excitement around her expectancy and you'll be reminded of that fluttery feeling when your babe still resided within. Your professional maternity pictures will leave no doubt that this child is loved even before her debut.
Maternity Photography Tips: Nude, Clothed or Draped
It's up to you whether you'd like to be nude, wear snug clothing, or be draped with beautiful fabrics in your professional pregnancy photography shoot.
If you want to wear clothes, we suggest that you bring:
- clothing that fits snugly across the form of your body
- fabric choices that allow skin to show through; sheer tops
- a colored tank top or shirt that bares the shoulders
- under-the-belly jeans or yoga pants
- a button-front or tie-closure shirts to show off your bare belly
- simple clothes with texture. For example: jeans, layered shirts, hand knits, corduroy, and wraps with a loose weave
- colored clothing in medium-dark tones
If you love the artistic look of fabric, have a wide scarf, or body wrap you'd like to try, bring it. Otherwise, we have a variety of fabrics ranging from stretchy knits to romantic, filmy fabrics for your maternity studio photography.
Got an Idea For Your Pregnancy Photography Shoot?
You might be just as creative as we strive to be, and we're happy to integrate the ideas of parents-to-be with our own. While we're often indoors we are also able to do outdoor maternity photography in our natural light portrait garden.
Be creative - we've even seen a bunny costume and luchadore masks - really after 16 years not much surprises us! 
Bring fresh flowers, always an artistic touch which can reflect the season of your pregnancy. Large, beautifully shaped blossoms (like lilies, irises, tulips, cherry blossom branches, etc.) have an exquisite effect in black and white maternity photography.