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Molly. {Pennsylvania Maternity Portraits}

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:18:58 +0000

*Sigh*… if only we could all be this beautiful while we were expecting.

I’ve been photographing Molly and her beautiful family for a while now (here are a few from their last session – the first two boys in this post), and I’m so excited that they are adding another little one to the bunch! We were supposed to capture a new family portrait, but with two sick boys and the chaos of life, I’m so glad it turned into a maternity session!! I truly believe every woman should document this time in her life. There is nothing more beautiful! (except, perhaps, the end result).

Quote for today:

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

~Siddharta Guatama

strength. {belly portraits}

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:16:02 +0000

A long time ago (yes, I’m old enough to have a “long time ago” story), I worked in the prisons down in Texas. You meet all sorts of interesting characters in that line of work…. And so, I’ve met and worked with many different people from many different walks of life, and never, in all of my travels, have I met anyone as strong as these two expecting parents. Their story is one of persistence, endurance and flat out faith. I am so excited that they are about to be blessed with life’s most precious gift, and I’m awfully excited that I get to document it too!

Quote for the Day:

Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.

~Charles F. Kettering

bellies are sexy. {maternity at its finest}

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:09:19 +0000

As any woman would think, I so wish I looked this good when I was pregnant. Beyond that, there’s not much to say!!!

Quote for the day:
Beauty… when you look into a woman’s eyes and see what is in her heart.
~Nate Dircks

ready!

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:00:07 +0000

Someone recently asked me what my favorite subject is to photograph. It took me a minute, but I finally decided that I love to shoot maternity. The beautiful form of an expectant mother is nothing short of perfect. No matter what your size, your nationality, your hair color – it doesn’t matter – pregnancy is like snow and it has this unbelievable way of making everything universally amazing. I love to capture the gorgeous excitement of anticipation – it’s my very favorite thing to do.

This session was one of those sessions that left me feeling like I really did capture what I was looking for. Mom is exhausted – as any expectant mom in the home stretch – but even through utter exhaustion, she’s stunning, isn’t she?

Quote for the day:

“By far the most common craving of pregnant women is not to be pregnant.”
~Phyllis Diller

life’s beautiful beginning {delaware maternity}

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:17:07 +0000

There are two things that get me really excited about photographing a maternity session: 1. that awesome “glow” every pregnant woman has. 2. when that pregnant woman shows up with something unique and interesting to wear.

We shot these in our Hockessin studio, and so many of them are too intimate to showcase here, but these are 3 of my favorites!

Quote for the day:

“Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.”
~Epictetus

yes, I’m insanely jealous… I admit it.

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:00:31 +0000

There’s really not much to say except that it’s JUST NOT FAIR. How is it that I see SO many women who have these little bitty perfect bellies? When I was pregnant, I was a house… literally, as.big.as.a.HOUSE.

I love this session. Some of my favorite maternity images ever…These are three of my very favorites, but rest assured there are so many more that I love just as much (but they’re a little bit too “exposed” to post online.. sorry!)

Quote for the day…

“Curve: The loveliest distance between two points.”

~Mae West

amazement…{delaware children’s photography}

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:27:07 +0000

I love that the excitement of a new baby always brings great energy to my maternity sessions, and that was especially true of this fun family! This was simply one amazing family!!

Quote for the Day:

“Action is character. If we never did anything, we wouldn’t be anybody.”

~from “An Education”