Holly's Maternity/Hampton Roads Maternity Session

I was so flattered when Holly and David asked me to photograph Holly's maternity session.  Sam photographed their wedding a few years ago and they have become friends ever since then.  Holly and David are the sweetest and funniest couple and I know that they will be perfect parents to the little boy they are expecting very soon!  I loved that Holly was open to my suggestions for what I envisioned her maternity session to be like.  I bought some fabulous fabrics and we had fun incorporating them into the posing.  And even though it was a really chilly day, we had beautiful afternoon light and we all ventured into the woods at the end of the session.  I really wanted to use Holly's natural beauty to enhance my vision of a woman in her full bloom of maternity.  I think she was perfect!  Check back in a few weeks for little J's debut on the blog as his newborn session will be in the next couple of weeks. 

xoxo, Terri

Maritta

The beach session Maritta and I had planned for her maternity session was derailed when she called me to tell me she was on her way to the hospital.  The babies could be born any day.  So when I asked her if she would like me to come to the hospital for the session, she was ecstatic because she really wanted to document her "belly."  We decided it would be a black and white session because of the hospital florescent lighting, but when I got to her room, there was a wall of deep set windows with beautiful, natural light spilling into the room.  I did use some recessed lights in the room to give some shots a studio feel:

Maritta and Bradley told me a beautiful story about the watch.  On the night they met, he gave his watch to her to wear home to prove that he was going to call her the next day.  On every date they had, he would slip the watch onto her wrist first thing.  On their wedding day, as she stood before him at the altar, he transferred the watch to her wrist.  It was only fitting that she should wear it in a photo with their unborn babies.  

Isn't she lovely?

We had so much fun with this session and now I can't wait to photograph the babies who did arrive three days later.  I just thought this was a sweet story/session to share with you on Valentine's Day.  Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

-Terri