my first maternity shoot- baby steps............

i never shoot maternity portraits - as a photographer, i try to put myself in my subjects shoes and being naked in front of someone i don't know makes me feel really uncomfortable.....and then as a mom who has been pregnant three times now, i really wouldn't want to record of the fattest time in my life - really uncomfortable!

i know, i know- pregnancy is supposed to be beautiful, you should embrace how you look, you're making another human being but i just haven't seen any photos i like of pregnant women. demi moore maybe, but who looks like her? giselle? she is an alien! if anyone knows of any great photogs out there that don't shoot pregnant women swaddled in a white sheet on a bed while holding their breasts... let me know. i think i would look contrived, corny and again, uncomfortable even looking at them.
i commend the women who have had it done and who are pleased with the images. kuddos to you!

seeing as though this was foreign territory to me professionally and personally, i was intrigued and thought i would/should give it a shot. i have six great girlfriends due within two months of each other this winter.  i asked to shoot my good friend, E, this summer while she was five months pregnant. she seriously could be a j crew or ralph lauren model and her husband is a tall drink of water himself. they are really laid back, fun people that spend most of their time on the cape. they love their 1st baby, hobie, their king charles cavalier, and they wanted photos to reflect who they are during this exciting time in their life (without being all naked:-)  this was my first attempt......i'm taking baby steps here so look for improvements.

thank you, jim and e! you guys are going to be the best parents any baby could hope for and i cannot wait to shoot baby j!
xxoo