Tracy's Maternity Pictures

I will admit that I haven't been shooting much professionally these days. I just don't have the energy or desire to market myself right now, but I still like to try every once in a while and keep my skill set strong. I have a few pregnant friends and have offered each one of them an opportunity for maternity pictures. So far only Tracy took me up on the offer, but it was fun to get out there and shoot her that day.

It was a bit of a challenge, two young girls, a husband who would rather talk to the girls than just smile, and the time of day that worked wasn't ideal, but was good for the kids temperament. We decided to take these pictures at Tracy's house in front of her garden. It made the girls more comfortable to be home, but also Tracy has worked really really hard on her garden so I thought it would be fun to include those in the picture.

It was fun working with Molly and Keeley that day. They were a bit troublesome at some moments, but I think because they know me and are comfortable with me so they responded really well to what I asked of them. I did keep the session short and only chose one spot instead of moving around so the kids wouldn't get too bored. I also decided to use my strobes that day instead of a reflector as the fill light. Definitely need more practice working with the strobes, but every opportunity gets me closer to what I want.

Here are some of my favorites from my short session that day.