Hi friend. Im going to be REALLY honest with you.
Since becoming a family film maker and diving into documentary work, I have struggled with what to do with maternity sessions.
Maternity sessions have become more about trends and dresses and the look than about the person being photographed.
They’ve lost meaning. They don’t tell a story other than “this was the trend in 2021”
I cannot tell one maternity photographer from another, they all use gorgeous dresses at sunset. Don’t get me wrong, I support these amazing photographers and what they do. Their clients are loved well. But I do want to talk from my own perspective of why are we doing what we are doing? What is the purpose of this? What will we think of this in 10 years?
I’m just being honest and telling my personal viewpoint. I offered trendy maternity sessions for years. I even provided the dresses. Until one day, I realized that I wasn’t actually serving my clients well.
I now see myself as their memory mentor ? helping them see the meaning behind their sessions. The session isn’t just about a pregnant mother. It’s about the story of who this mother is and how their child will be able to go back years later and see who their mom was when she was pregnant with them.
If I had photos of my mom, she’d be smoking in 1982 and pregnant. What a story that would tell!
This sweet momma and I had so much fun capturing her pregnancy. She’s a holistic health coach and has had the most nourishing pregnancy. She spends a lot of time in her kitchen cooking and making bone broth.
Her skin always looks so amazing. Her smile is always radiant. She’s so happy and kind and sweet.
She’s spent her pregnancy getting plenty of sunshine and movement as well as taking Epsom salt baths, writing in her pregnancy journal and rocking in her rocker. We wanted to tell that story. So that a decade or two from now, her baby will see how momma cared for herself when she was carrying the child in the womb.
Now to find out if it’s a boy or a girl! ???
Happy Fall – Enjoy this gorgeous weather friends!
xoxo
