We’re going to end the week with simply a beautiful maternity session by Brianna Anderson Photography. Brianna and her client had no where in particular they had planned to shoot and just pulled over the side of the road and started shooting. You can see how much you can do with a session with just one simple location just by changing angles and poses.

From Brianna Anderson Photography: I was particularly excited about this session because it completely (pleasantly!) surprised me despite the odds of the situation. We only had one hour before losing sunlight completely, and we really had no particular spot where we wanted to do the photos, so I suggested we simply pull over at a random spot we had passed on the road and start taking pictures. However, the minute we stepped out of the car, the wind picked up out of nowhere, and we were caught in a full windstorm! We couldn’t do anything about it, so we simply had to have a sense of humor about the situation and go with it! :-)

Julie warned me that she might feel or appear awkward in front of the camera, but as soon as we starting clicking away, she became this amazing bombshell in front of the camera. Totally embracing her beautiful baby bump and the wind that was blowing like crazy, she looked like this ethereal supermodel-mom-goddess :-)

We had to dodge bugs and mosquitoes of every kind, and the wind decided to change direction on us quite a few times, but we enjoyed every last minute of it before we lost the sun, and captured some beautiful images for Julie.

Sometimes, the best ones come from the most random circumstances! :-)

Tips from Brianna Anderson Photography: My primary concern is to keep reminding the mom-to-be how BEAUTIFUL she looks. Remember what is was like to feel swollen and uncomfortable in everything you wore? I never felt I had that pregnancy “glow” during my pregnancies, but my husband kept reminding me of how beautiful he thought I looked, and that made all the difference. So I really focus on reminding the women that they are already fabulous mothers, and that they look absolutely radiant. Which is always true – because honestly, this is a time when women really do look amazing! When she feels comfortable, the awkward, self-concious feelings start to fade and she comes alive in front of the camera.

Another thing I am still trying to work on is getting shots from further back. I used to focus so much on the belly that my portraits were WAY to up-close, and the mom ended up looking large and slightly distorted. So now, I have to keep reminding myself to back up a few steps and allow shots of her whole body, and her surroundings. That way, you can see her beautiful silhouette  and not just a close-up view of her belly! :-)

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