Comments on: 5 Keys to Taking Beautiful Maternity Portraits

By: yvonne

yvonne — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:03:08 +0000

I really liked the guide so far …. but would (being a mom of 2 and discovering many pregnancies around me)
I would consider the 6th and 7th month of pregnancy for shoots! The 8th is coming to a very large belly size already, and most woman do not feel comfortable with that anymore .. so is the 7th

with the 6/7th month you will capture the perfect time of pregnancy when they have a nice size belly, if lucky even no skin marks yet, also its the moms happiest time of pregnancy …. and like I say, does not need to be the uppersize bellys for pictures, the fact of the time and being pregnangt and having pictures of a nice size belly is important

Cant wait to my fotoshoot of maternity i am waiting on these days

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:01:11 +0000

I have a different experience with maternity photos as the creator of customized photo jewelry. Most of the photographers I work with who sell my jewelry tell me that couples request shots for the jewelry that do not include mom's bare belly. Although such shots can be nice, it's a good idea to have couples think about whether they will want the focus of all their pictures to be the bare belly later on. Some of my favorite shots to work with are ones that show the excitement and the family aspect of the upcoming arrival. Ones where older siblings are included and there was even one once where the grandmother was included. Jennifer Kirkpatrick

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:27:58 +0000

I thought this was very insensitive. You don’t know the bond a mom-to-be has with the growing baby inside her and you probably never will. Thankfully not all men think like you
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Peter M Says:
May 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am

Just….keep…the…clothes…on.

The belly dealio is a fad that needs to go away soon

By: Pat Bloomfield

Pat Bloomfield — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:37:23 +0000

An excellent informative article Annie! I think your article is spot on concentrating your attentions on the pregnant client. You idea of looking at ways to emphasise the stomach and make it look as beautiful as possible had not occurred to me in that sense. I would have probably thought more about the aesthetics of the woman rather than the unborn child, which is the real subject :-) I've been photographing boudoir & nudes for a while now but have yet to photograph a pregnant subject or new born baby. You guide here will be a great help when the time comes. Thank you! Pat Bloomfield Inner Beauty Photography

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:30:32 +0000

I meeting with my first maternity client today and all of this makes me feel a lot more prepared. And if I feel good, she should feel good. Thank You!

By: Glen King

Glen King — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:03:30 +0000

Thank you for an insightful and we thought out tip sheet. I especially like the thoughts on the angles to take shoots from.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:37:43 +0000

I recently shot my pregnant friend, in month 8 and we used the bottom of her wedding dress to drape over her! You couldn’t tell it was a wedding dress – it just looked like a nice piece of material, a nice touch though. She was positioned in front of her bedroom window for a subtle natural lighting effect.

Another fun shot was having her lie down with her daughter behind her, peaking over her belly with just her eyes showing!

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:07:51 +0000

Cool stuff! I’ve shot some pregnant women before and like u said, not a piece of cake!

check out mine here: http://photography-kara.blogspot.com/search/label/Maternity%20shoot

Appreciate any feedback n comments from the pros! :)

By: Kay Nny

Kay Nny — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:13:10 +0000

Great post and those highlighted keys are really a great tips! Thanks alot!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:08:00 +0000

Fancy meeting you here, Annie :) Great article.