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Every photographer knows that celebrating milestones in a child’s life with professional portraits is a great way to add to the bottom line. Not only does it create a memorable photo essay of the child’s development, it allows the photographer to develop a lifelong relationship with the family and gives the photographer the opportunity to expand their line of additional products. Each stage in a child’s development is suitable for specific poses. The Bellies & Babies program will show you some of the best and easiest poses for this stage of life.
Often a client will contact us early in her pregnancy to set up a maternity session. When a pregnant mother first enters the studio, I will review her clothing suggestions and make some recommendations. I usually start with the traditional shots. These are the fully clothed images of Mom that can be shared with friends and family. After that, the session can become more intimate depending on Mom’s comfort zone. We use everything from a tube top or tank top to fabric wraps. If she is interested, we may provide a complete nude study. These images are very personal and are some of my favorite work to create. You will find that when you work with a pregnant mother, you are likely to become the family photographer for life.
There is nothing more precious than a tiny newborn lying on her parent's warm skin. These types of images not only touch on the core of being a parent, they also capture those fleeting moments of a newborn’s first few weeks.
As long as they are comfortable, I prefer to have my clients photograph skin-on-skin portraits for this session because it provides the most emotional impact. I have tube tops for Mom to borrow, and I assure her that her fears and concerns about her post-partum body are understood. I also provide black mock turtlenecks and explain that they command the focus of attention to the baby and the skin tones, thus making the entire image about the relationship they share with their new little one.
The Bellies & Babies seminar explains the proper angles and ways to create images that showcase the relationship between the parent and child without highlighting leftover baby weight.
