Being pregnant sometimes can make you feel awkward. So if you have decided to record this special moment by doing a maternity session, let us give you some tips to feel comfortable throughout your session to where the true you show through into your portraits! It doesn’t have to be awkward or uncomfortable, your maternity session can be incredibly empowering!
First and foremost, having a design planning meeting with your photographer is incredibly important. Not only to select different looks for your session but for you to get to know who you will be opening up to and feeling vulnerable to for a couple of hours. Having a connection with your photographer right off the bat will put you at ease. During this planning meeting, make sure to share looks you love, maybe even your passions or family traditions. You want your session to be a personal reflection of you!
Posing is something that can be awkward as not all of us have natural model abilities. Your photographer should be giving you direction the entire time and work with you and your body as to which angles flatter you the most. Trying to force a specific posture is not going to come across the camera and something that you like. Every woman is different and part of the fun of sessions is playing with different poses that suit you!
Lastly, mindset is everything! This is your time so embrace it! Forget about your busy work days, or chores that need to be done. Think about your growing baby in your tummy or maybe the struggles it took for you to get there and just breathe! Trust me, no one in the room during your session is judging you. Everyone participating in your session including your photographer is celebrating you and what you have created! We want you to look back on this day and your portraits as a time when what could be awkward was empowering, feeling beautiful growing a human life in you. Thinking about all of this combined with your photographer’s expertise in posing and a little help from Photoshop, I promise the real you, the comfortable you, will shine through in your portraits!
