Maternity Portraits
 

Memory Maker

 

EMBRACE YOUR PREGNANCY

 

   I happen to believe that there is nothing more beautiful than a woman pregnant with child. This tiny little being growing inside you is your future and you need to embrace it with all your heart.  That means celebrating this miracle no matter how or what you feel you look like, you are beautiful!!!  Extra pounds, water retention, stretch marks; they are the map of your body under going changes for this remarkable event for which you are preparing.  Embrace it all, it won’t last forever, and have a tasteful Portrait of this magnificent time in your life so you will always be able to look back to this memorable adventure.

 

    When my clients come for a Portrait sitting, I tell them to bring who they are.  I want them to be comfortable in their personalities and clothes.  If you are a hiker, dress in hiking clothes, a biker, dress in biking clothes, etc.  There can be a few clothing changes.  Naked bellies do not have to be shown if that is your desire, that is just an option.  I will do as much or as little of what you desire.  This is YOUR Portrait. Husbands and other children are highly encouraged to take part in the experience, however not required.  Depending on weather conditions, outdoor shots are taken.

 

     When viewing the slide show of Maternity Portraits, keep in mind there are more intimate poses which are not displayed to respect the privacy of my clients, but are available to you if that is what you would want.

           

 

     

A Photo Album Series:

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"It felt natural.  I didn't feel exposed at all.  I'm really glad I did it.  Seeing this miraculous process captured, it is very special."  - Name withheld, Potomac, MD

"This photograph captured the connection between us and the beginning of our family.  It just wasn't us anymore."   - Name withheld, Chevy Chase, MD

"I get more compliments on the pregnancy photograph than anything else in my home."  - Name withheld, Chevy Chase, MD

"In his memory book, my son will have maternity pictures and a sonogram picture.  This was also an important passage in my life and I wanted to remember it." - Name withheld, Kensington, MD

"Pregnant women are defining themselves as beautiful in a different way.  Pregnancy portraits capture the mystery." - Name withheld

"My husband thought I was beautiful and he wanted to capture that.  I let it all show.  You lose your inhibitions when you become pregnant.  I embraced the experience."  - Name withheld, Silver Spring, MD

"It was a chance to reflect on and enjoy the strange shape of my body and the anticipation of our first baby.  It was a very happy pregnancy.  It's nice to have a visual, somewhat artistic reminder of that, rather than just a journal of all my aches and pains."  - Name withheld, Bethesda, MD

 

The quotes were taken from an article on this growing phenomena, "Pregnancy Portraits,"

in the Bethesda Magazine, Sept/Oct 2006.