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

Lori and Scott are good friends and their son, Noah, has been a friend of Maddox's since kindergarten.  I was so happy that they participated in my Holiday Design Sessions this season.  It was my first year offering these mini sessions to my clients and it was a good success for my first year.  Next year, I'll have fresh, new designs for the cards so keep up with the blog as we get closer to find out what's in store.  Noah's little sister was a perfect model and I could have spent all my time on her alone.  Who could resist that adorable smile?  I do have to say though, that the picture of Noah in the last set with his eyes wide is one of my favorite shots ever!  

terri.