I was contacted by Lisa from Kensworth a
few of months ago via my Bump2Baby Portraits site enquiring about having a maternity
photo shoot around her 36th week of her pregnancy. We discussed what Lisa wanted to achieve from the shoot and I provided her with some idea tear sheets and we settled on last Saturday for the
shoot. All of the images you see here
have been personally approved for inclusion in this post by Lisa herself –
client confidentiality is paramount to me.
After arriving at her home, I had a chat
with Lisa and her partner about the type of images she would like me to capture
and we identified quite a few from the tear sheets that she would like to try.
I was able to set up my portable studio
backdrop and lights in her dining room which would give us enough space to
capture the shots we were after. I
usually bring a couple of different backdrop options with me so that I can set
up in pretty much any available space – though ideally the more room available, the better!
We started with some shots of Lisa and her
partner together. It is always nice to
involve a partner in the photo shoot and I like to capture the connection between
the expectant mum and the excited dad. I
find it also helps my client to get used to being photographed with someone
familiar around and assists them in relaxing into the session. Here is one of the images we captured:
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We then moved on to capturing the shots of
Lisa on her own that she wanted. We used
a selection of backdrops – both light and dark along with different voile
drapes to give variety to the photos.
Below is a selection of some of the images I took:
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I've just finished working through the
final images and sent Lisa a DVD slideshow that she
can watch on her TV along with a
set of contact sheets to enable her to pick the images she likes. She mentioned during our
discussion before the shoot that she likes black and white images so I have
made sure that there is a good variety of the shots in that style. I’m sure that she is going to love them!
The whole session lasted around 2 hours
from my arrival to when I had finished packing everything away again. As mentioned above I like to have a chat with
my clients first to discuss the sort of shots they would like me to capture for
them. This also gives me a chance to get
to know them a bit better too. I usually
allow around an hour for the shoot itself as I feel that it is important that
clients do not feel at all rushed and part of a production line when having a
maternity photo shoot.
I also like to
capture a good selection of images including some that maybe the client hadn’t
initially considered as I would hate to finish a session and for the client to
end up thinking “I wish I had tried this
idea or that one” when the moment has gone.
Now I’m looking forward to hearing about
the safe arrival of their new baby in a few weeks time. Thanks to Lisa and her partner for choosing
me to photograph you at this special time in your lives and for kindly allowing
me to share a small selection of your photographs with my readers.
If you are interested in having a maternity shoot yourself or know of friends who may be interested, please do let them know about my Bump2Baby Portraits site or contact me on 07941 758887.
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