I absolutely adored meeting Elisa & Peter. Their love and joy was so palpable. I felt so incredibly inspired by it. Everyone knows that my two favorite shoots are the maternity and newborn shoots. For whatever reason, I am just very very drawn to capturing that time. Don't get me wrong, I love doing all the styles of photography that I am blessed to be able to do within the realm of my duties as a portrait photographer, but the connection I have with maternity and newborns is very special to me. I think it's because that time in my life was so hugely transformative that it left a lasting impression on my soul and I reconnect with it EVERY single time I do a maternity or newborn shoot.
Anyway, enough about that. This was one of my all time favorite maternity sessions. Elisa could not have been more photogenic or easy to photograph. I think I must have told her a million times "WOW" while looking through my lens and composing my shot. She just totally rocked the shoot. And Peter was so tender, sweet, supportive and fun to be around. He brings out the best in Elisa. My favorite shots of her are when she is looking at him and her smile is literally sparkling.
I am quite sure Elisa and Peter think I am quite possibly the chattiest person on the planet... which I blame entirely on the fact that I was functioning on 3 hrs sleep and about 15 cups of coffee. I hope they didn't notice..... ha! Oh well, hopefully these images will make up for having to listen to me jibber jabber excitedly throughout the entire shoot! (What can I say, besides the caffeine I was also incredibly inspired at this shoot and when I'm feeling those creative juices coursing through me I can't help but get giddy and chatty).
Elisa and Peter, I hope you love this sneak peek. I cannot wait to meet your little girl. She will be blessed with so much love in her life!
I am positively bonkers over these next three. The light, the lines, the smile.... *swoon*
Here she is looking at Peter. See what I mean!?
I honestly don't know if I prefer this one in color or B&W. LOVE.
Elisa has the most confident, graceful and dignified vibe to her which you can really see in these shots.
Another one of my favorites. I'm always trying to come up with new angles and this next one one really works for me. The way they are holding hands and her eyes are closed. The strength, solid teamwork and peacefulness of their relationship really comes through.
LOVE this one.
This next one also rocks my world. I think the trick with maternity shots is to really find a way to maximize the angles, shapes, curves and movement inherent in the pregnant figure while taking a STILL image and not compressing the body in an unflattering way (which I see in lots of other maternity shots) and this really embodies what I strive for. That flow. That inwardness. That anticipation. Sigh.
She is absolutely beautiful.
Thank you Elisa and Peter. :)
