Cannot Wait to Meet You...
"Cannot wait to meet you" are the words that roll off every new parents lips waiting in anticipation to meet their first ever creation! To meet their very own little person! For some the anticipation is even greater if they have chosen not to find out the sex of the child... which is exactly what this 'mumma-to-be' and her hubby decided. Only a few weeks away from finding out that exciting news of the baby you have been carrying around for the past 40 weeks (give or take) is boy or a girl! Such an exciting feeling!
I'll never forget when my sister and her husband fell pregnant with their first child and we asked if they were going to find out if they were having a boy of a girl. My brother-in-law looked at me direct and said, "Sal, you don't get too many good surprises in life anymore, so I think we'll wait and see!" And I couldn't have agreed with him any more. That's not to say that I'm not ok with people that do find out - totally each to their own! It's your little journey and you choose whichever path you would like to! Either way, it's your little creation in there and sooner rather than later you are going to get to meet them!
Below you'll see how I carry out my pregnancy sessions. I pretty much start my sessions very casually and then see how my soon-to-be-new-mum is feeling and if she wants to get a little more creative or "risqué" as Julie and laughed about. Jules was an absolute delight to photograph. She was pretty much up for anything. She had done a bit of research prior to our session, so I knew exactly the style of photos she was hoping to create with me... and let me tell you this, we had so much fun creating this gorgeous portfolio of images!
I can't encourage women enough to seriously think about having a portrait session of themselves whilst they are pregnant. Becoming pregnant is really not as easy as what many people are led to believe. Nowadays there are so many obstacles that both women and men may need to jump through in order of becoming pregnant... fertility issues, constant miscarriages, endometriosis just to name a few - it's not only stressful but it is really heartbreaking. Pregnancy is something that should be embraced, there's a little baby in that belly of yours - love the way your body has changed throughout the past 40 weeks.
With all this being said, when it comes to sharing photos of these types of sessions on social media, I always seek permission from my clients. Some are ok with it, some are not and that I can completely understand. This style of photography is very personal for any woman, and if you want to keep these photos for your own personal collection, that is ok too. I'm truly blessed that Julie was happy for me to write this blog and share her experience through the images with my followers. Pregnancy sessions are up there with one of my favourite portrait sessions to photograph.
So please, if you are thinking about having some photos taken either drop me a line at through my contact page or give me a buzz on my mobile 0406 426 077. I would love to hear about your journey thus far and speak about a possible portrait session!
As always - Big love
Sal x
