Why Shooting In Canada is Awesome…. Part 2

Nicole Brown and I graduated from University of Victoria, British Columbia, in 2001 with large format cameras filled with film and our heads filled with ideas. A lot has changed in our lives since then. She is now Vancouver Islands most successful wedding photographer, and we remain best friends and co workers. We are currently working on our new project, Absolutely Yes photography- A destination event wedding photography conglomerate. I was honored to be her wedding photographer ( photos to come!) and I was equally as honored to take over some of her workflow in her last trimester this summer. It allowed me time to be creative and relaxed…. I still feel like my photography 7 years ago was less inhibited, less commercial….although looking at these photos, I can feel a sense of emotion and accomplishment.

Maternity Photography

Pregnancy is such an amazing time in a woman’s life! I feel that it is so important to artistically document the changes your body goes through, as most of us gals only go through it a couple of times in our lifetime. There are several different ways you can be photographed, depending on what you feel comfortable with. A lifestyle shoot would be you just having fun, doing your day to day things like watering the plants or picking up flowers at the market. You can do something more fashion forward and posed if you are wanting something a bit more edgy. Lastly, I would suggest some tasteful nudes. By nude, dont think EEK! Im naked. I would suggest using a sheet discreetly wrapped around you, a silhouette next to a window, and posing you comfortably and naturally to show off your baby bump.