What to Expect During Your Maternity Session
Your session is 45 to 60 minutes, fully guided, and built around making you feel comfortable in your body. You don't need to memorize anything before you arrive.
This guide walks through the three things that shape every maternity session. The pacing, how I'll guide you, and what you'll actually leave with.
01 · Guided, Easy Pacing
Your session is 45 to 60 minutes, and the flow is built to feel calm. Most clients arrive nervous and warm up within the first ten minutes. After that, things settle into a rhythm that feels surprisingly low-pressure.
What this looks like in practice:
The first few minutes are settling in. You arrive, we talk, you take a breath. Nothing starts before you're ready.
We start with simpler poses to ease into the session. Standing shots, soft movement, hands on the bump.
We work in light variety as we go. Different angles, slight outfit shifts if you brought one, a few prompted moments with your partner.
If you need to sit, rest, drink water, or take a break, you say so. Pregnancy and standing in heat or cold both take energy, and the session adjusts to you.
A note for nervous partners: Most partners arrive convinced they're going to be the awkward one in the photos. I'll direct them just as much as I'll direct you. Their only job is to be there and respond. The strongest images almost always come from those moments, not from posed ones.
02 · Flattering, Body-Aware Posing
You don't need to know how to pose. You don't need to know which angle is your best one. You don't need to know what to do with your hands. My job is to handle all of that.
What this looks like in practice:
I'll guide you in ways that flatter where your body is right now, not where you wish it was.
The bump gets centered in the frame where it should be, and softened where it shouldn't.
I'll move your hands, adjust your shoulders, tilt your chin, and tell you exactly where to look. You don't have to figure any of it out.
For partner shots, I'll guide both of you together. Your job is to respond to what's happening, not perform.
If something feels off, say so. The session adjusts to you, not the other way around.
A note on how you might be feeling: Almost every maternity client comes in worried about how she'll look. Swelling, fatigue, the body that doesn't feel like yours yet. Posing handles a lot of it. You'll feel the difference during the session.
03 · A Hybrid Gallery
You'll leave with two kinds of images.
Classic portraits. The ones that look great printed on the wall. You alone with the bump. You and your partner. You with your hands cradling, looking down, looking out at the light. These are the photos that go in the album, on the wall, in the birth announcement.
Real, connected moments. The ones you'll come back to most. Your partner's hand on your bump. Your laughter when something feels silly. The quiet pause when you put your hand over your belly without thinking. The moments that don't feel posed but somehow tell the truer story of where you are right now.
What this looks like in practice:
Most galleries land between 50 and 80+ edited images
A mix of color and select black-and-white edits where it fits
Delivered as an online gallery you can download, share, and order prints from
Delivery timing depends on your package: 3 weeks (Essential), 2 weeks (Signature), or 1 week (Premium)