You may be wondering why I’m showing maternity images—after all I say I shoot exclusively boudoir and contemporary glamour. Well, here’s the beauty about pregnant women: they fit very well into those genres.
Most of the time for boudoir/contemporary glamour sessions, the client wants to diminish her belly, so shooting baby bumps is a fun change, because it’s all about showing off that belly bump!
I know a lot of women feel, as the cliché goes, as big as a house, while pregnant and maybe the last thing on their mind is to have professional baby bump photos taken, but take it from me—you should do this for yourself. I speak from experience: I didn’t do a bump session with my first baby and looking back, I wish I had—the only photos I have of that time period are cell phone snapshots taken here and there.
I honestly don’t recall why I didn’t do a maternity session with my first born…maybe I felt too fat? Or didn’t want to spend the money? Or didn’t understand the importance of existing in photographs? Or maybe I didn’t put enough value into professional photographers at that time (this was three years before I started to learn photography.)
Whatever my reason, it was a dumb one! I’m so happy I had professional maternity photos taken with my second baby—I was actually just looking at these photos over the weekend as I celebrated my boy turning 7.
I recommend shooting a belly bump session in your 8th month—your belly is big and round, but you’re not so close to your due date that we could miss the session if baby decides to come early.
I’d love to discuss my sessions with you—contact me today to schedule a complimentary phone consult.
Hair/makeup credit goes to lead stylist, Nath, who’s due soon with her first baby!
Until next time
Shannon
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