Jennifer's belly

What? 2 blog entires in one night? The madness! I'm getting worried that March is here! It means 2 weddings, spring portraits kick in, orders from late winter that are suddenly happening and Harry's 5th bday this week to plan for! Where did the slow days of winter go? It's a mixed blessing. Work=fun! So I'm trying to crank thru my 3 shoots from last week and get it done before spring really reveals itself to me with more work.

Jennifer is due in April with baby #2. Her other baby is 7 years old! So she almost has a built in babysitter! NICE. She found me, oddly, thru Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep as she met a woman recently who is having a baby this spring with Trisomy 13 and had contacted the charity for their services. No matter how often I hear cases that request our services, it still pains me to hear it. Jennifer wisely deduced that if I work for the charity, I must photograph babies. Love that.

We had a great time. Jennifer was very laid back and comfortable which just makes my job easy and fun. Since I still feel I'm on the learning curve for maternity, I shot a lot and she was patient. I shot with 3 fabric pieces, 2 backdrop colors and various lighting scenarios. I had a great time, she was a wonderful model and I think we ended up with some great belly-beauty shots!

Lifestyle/Maternity shoot

Kim and Dan were one of my 2006 bridal couples and I'm happy to say they are about to embark on parenthood together now! I was honored when they asked me to do their maternity photos as well as their newborn photos which we have slated for mid-February after Kim delivers -- which is supposed to be this week! I love working with couples and/or families over time -- seeing children grow, babies change, or the couple becoming a family! What an honor for me to be their chosen photographer.

Kim opted for more of a 'lifestyle' maternity session instead of a studio shoot -- so I went to their home in Bethesda to photograph them together a few weekends ago. We did a lot in their nursery which made so much sense as Kim has always been one for details and this nursery is so beautiful and lively! I loved her pink top too and it's fitting as they are expecting a girl -- duh! Look at those walls!

I can't wait to see them in a couple weeks with their baby.

Not looking 9 months prego!

About 2 weeks ago I did a maternity session with Jen. She is a colleague of Jack's from his former CNN days and currently at XM Radio. While I don't do maternity sessions frequently, I have done enough to know I love doing it and want to do more! So here's to the future of big bellies! Jen's water broke about a week after our shoot -- talk about great timing, but Lord if she doesn't look 9 months prego here! And for those of you who are looking at her and saying "must be her first" -- well, it's not. This is her 2nd pregnancy. She just had her 2nd girl last weekend. Congrats Jen!

I had so much fun with this shoot b/c Jen was uninhibited and was self-confident enough with her figure to bare her skin! These postings are G (okay, PG) rated but I promise you the others not posted are gorgeous too! Her skin was luminous and smooth -- tho she may disagree, but there was very little editing here. No stretch marks and just a beautiful pregnant body.

This weekend I'll be doing another maternity session. The gal who has hired me was one of my 2006 brides so it's fun to move from weddings to portraits with my clients. She is less interested in showing skin so we'll be doing more of a lifestyle session -- at her home, photos in the nursery, with her husband and the like. Stay tuned for those images.