Family is hope.

“My daughter-in-law is expecting her second child. Do you do pregnancy photos?”

I have to admit this request made me hesitate. 

Not that there’s something inherently different about taking pictures of a woman about to have a baby versus a woman trying to land a modeling gig.

Light is light. Lenses are lenses.

But, yes, there is something different. A hope. A sense of pride. A very unique period in a woman’s life that usually happens two or three times at most, if at all. That last month is a nervous celebration of love and excitement.

Could I capture that?

Stephanie is a sweet woman with a warm smile and she wanted simple images of herself and her family. 

We wanted to get a sense “how things were before you“.

Photos to show their daughter in the future. Images they could point to and say “You were a part of this family even before you were born.”

And to highlight the love that brought her into the world. And the rock of strength her parents stood upon.

I’m glad I was able to spend some time with this wonderful family, and I’m glad that I answered confidently when asked to do this session.

“Do you do pregnancy photos?”

I would be honored to.