Maternity

What to Expect:

A Grammy Pics Maternity session captures the beauty and joy of this season of anticipating a new life. Pregnancy is never all comfort, peace and delight, but maternity portraits will capture forever the delight, excitement and emotion that go along with the swollen ankles and sleepless nights. My goal in every maternity session is to reveal the beauty of motherhood as each new little life is nurtured. 

Your Maternity session should be scheduled between weeks 28 and 36. The closer to the end, the better for those lovely, round tummies, but waiting too long can mean baby may preempt your photography plans! When you contact me to schedule your session, we will discuss what to expect, how to plan for your session and I can answer any questions you have about what to wear, where we will shoot, etc.

Your Maternity session includes up to 2 hours of photography time, including any necessary setup, and a maximum of 8 hours of editing. A minimum of 15 and up to 40 fully-edited, watermark free images will be provided to you in digital form. I will also provide an artist release form for your printing purposes. I do ask that when posting my images in an online format (Facebook, Pinterest, blogs, etc.) that you use the watermarked files that will be included on your disc. If you have special editing requests (black and white, sepia, etc.), please mention those before your shoot ends. I cannot promise additional editing time to go back and add special processing to your images. 

What to Plan For:

• If you have particular items, poses or themes you wish included in your maternity photos, please mention these when scheduling your session. I will do my best to accommodate your requests, however the light, space and my artistic eye for your photo shoot will be the final determiners of what images come from our day of shooting.
  
  
• Do your best to schedule your Grammy Pics session for a time of day during which you feel most energetic and rested. Bring a few snacks and water along so that you will feel as comfortable as possible while we are out and about.  

• Consider beforehand whether you would like me to include "bare belly" poses or prefer to not show any skin. Knowing ahead of time what you are comfortable with will help me to better plan our session time. 

• If you would like to include siblings in your photos, there is an additional $25 charge.

Questions/Special Requests

If you have any questions or special requests regarding your Grammy Pics session, please make sure to mention them when scheduling your appointment. My goal is for each new mama to enjoy her Grammy Pics session and be completely happy with the results. The more information and expectations shared at the beginning, the better able I will be to reach that goal.