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I had another great maternity shoot yesterday (there must be some sort of baby boom going on)! The Pearsons were super laid back and fun—as you can see by the body art! We tried to do some family portraits with the boys gazing lovingly at Momma’s pregnant belly, but there are just some things that one can’t fake… While the boys are very excited about a new baby brother, they weren’t as excited at the idea of sitting still and taking photos….how boring! So we did what we could, and because Brayden is a little Picasso, we decided that the only way we could get his attention away from his canvas was to create a new one on the belly of his Mom. What followed was fun family art time and everybody ended up with colorful bellies! It was a riot! And a fresh way for me to capture this special time in this family’s life.
I love this authentic moment of Owen loving on his Momma’s tummy….
I’ve gotten quite the reputation for doing “racy” maternity shoots. And while I love doing them and love to glorify the pregnant female body, I also love a more journalistic approach to maternity sessions. Brooke, Jason and MacKenzie allowed me to document this stage in their lives and it was such a pleasure! I always tell my clients that even if we “go racy” that there should be a handful of images that are for the baby when she grows up—images that capture the life and times of her parents and possibly siblings before she was around.
There is a scene from The family Stone where Sarah Jessica Parker’s character presents her fiance’s family with framed images of their mother while she was pregnant. The image is of Diane Keaton fully clothed, sitting on a desk or table, laughing. The image is so striking in that there is so much joy and life captured in a single still frame. This is what I want to give my clients and their future children. And this is what the Wagner’s let me do….
If you haven’t seen The Family Stone, rent it and put it on pause when this photo of Diane Keaton comes on… It’s truly a phenomenal maternity photo.
Charisma is the only word that can fully describe this family. I photographed little Clive a year and a half ago and was simply smitten, so needless to say I was stoked to come back and photograph the youngest addition to the family, Miles. These two little boys are so full of life! Working with them today was a riot…. and Miles—oh, Miles! Despite the fact that he had his first bad cold, he was still smiling and working it for the camera. He was such a good sport!
I know I’ve said it before, but I love my job!!
Check out the expression on Clive’s face…. like I said—Charisma!
Miles was done after about an hour when his cold really kicked in. He was clearly in need of some TLC from his momma and daddy….
And of course some kisses from his big brother, Clive!
So cute... I love the body paint.
(03.22.2009)Julie! Thank you so much for the very fun afternoon...the pics look fabulous and we cant wait to see the rest!
(03.22.2009)How fun! I LOVE the first one, because it looks a little bit like her belly is kind of lop-sided and I remember how painful it was to have the baby laying funny when I was pregnant. My kids loved sticking their elbows out of the side of my belly. That was real cute, let me tell ya. In Goergia, we spell it 'Mama' just incase you ever need to know that...lol
(03.22.2009)What a ripping family! Great idea. Was that their idea or yours?
(08.27.2009)