Comments on: How to Shoot an Indoor Maternity Session

By: liran

liran — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:16:45 +0000

I just had a “sudden” pregnancy shoot this morning(i only had few of these)…and did as your advice step by step, although only now at night i came upon your post, it’s was nice to read it, giving me confidence for doing the “right thing/choices”.thanX.

By: Plum Tree Studio

Plum Tree Studio — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:30:27 +0000

Great article! I love that you are showing the various light uses for the techniques. I know matenity portraits can be nerve racking for any photographer. Good luck everyone!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:38 +0000

Thank you so much for the tips! I just did my very own maternity photo shoot for a friend, and it turned out great!
- Natalie

Here’s the link to my picasa album of it ALL. . .

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=natalieboyack&target=ALBUM&id=5403327818724074785&authkey=Gv1sRgCMT1hIvV_NyVdQ&feat=email

I had fun playing around. . . the finished product was a 20 page memory book I had printed for her with selected photos. . . she loved it! . . And I was very excited about how it all turned out.

Thanks again for the insights!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:00:31 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. I am getting ready to shoot my first maternity session and this was invaluable. I’ll check back for more informative posts. Thanks again

By: wedding photographer hampshire

wedding photographer hampshire — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:02:14 +0000

Good article Chas. I checked out the rest of the images on your blog. I loved the overhead/ mum’s eye view of the bump, very clever.

By: Rick Mason

Rick Mason — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:32:22 +0000

Hi Chas – a great read! I have a portrait shoot for a lady and 2 small children this coming Saturday. I will be using a small Interfit portable studio kit for the first time – and will be living on my nerves. I only have 1 SB800 (my other was stolen!) – any killer advice, technical or otherwise would be much appreciated!

By: Chas

Chas — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:57:41 +0000

Keep the wide angle lens handy for sure. You’ll get some very cool effects with it and expecting mom’s are often less concerned about how their figure looks in the shots I’d have at least one other lens handy, preferably in the 50 to 85mm range. Most of these were taken with a 24-70mm 2.8. If you have to buy a lens just for this shoot, look for a prime 50mm lens. They’ll run about $100.

Good luck.

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:12:46 +0000

What kind of lens do you recommend? I’ve got an uber sweet wide angle, but I’m worried that it may distort the poor mama-to-be. What did you use in these shots?
Thanks!
Nina

By: Chas

Chas — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:28:59 +0000

RC: Very nice shots! Good work.

By: RC Gold

RC Gold — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:51:20 +0000

hi there, i made some of my first photo shoot at home with my wife, hope you like it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rc_gold23/3271843874/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rc_gold23/3271843872/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rc_gold23/3271012825/