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Studio Maternity Portraits

Serra — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:27:08 +0000

I am so lucky to have such a beautiful family working with me on building examples for the baby’s first year package! Not only did I get a gorgeous, confident and totally sweet mom, Amber, but I also get to work with her amazing husband and super-cute 9-year-old daughter over the next year while we document new baby Wyatt’s first year of life. We are starting at the beginning, before he is born, and by the end of the year we’ll have a fabulous range of photography to illustrate the beauty of this journey.

My very first session using mon Amour Photography’s studio space was exciting at every turn, and I can’t wait to do more sessions in the studio. Amber and her family were real troopers and we did hundreds of exposures, capturing everything from fun and casual family shots to dramatic artistic portraits. Although I adore working on-site and outdoors, it is obvious that I have missed working in the studio. I’m readily welcoming the return to this completely different environment.

So the news is in, baby’s first year is launched. Beta deal is $399 for 6 sessions* (regularly $900!) with a framed portrait collage free at the end of the year. If you know someone who would like to get in on the baby’s first year package before the sample packages roll out next year, send them over! The deal is on.

studio lit maternity session : baby's first year project

*charge covers creative fees; products sold separately

Special Offer!

Serra — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:33:51 +0000

I’m putting together a new package deal for baby’s first year, where ultimately new moms would get huge discounts when the decide to document their baby’s growth through periodic portraits with Serravision Photography. The details aren’t 100% ironed out yet, but I’m thinking between 4-6 sessions would be included for close to 50% off regular price, and a custom designed photo collage of the baby’s first year would be created at the end.

So as you may have deduced, I am interested in finding a client for a trial run. The ideal client will be a woman who is currently pregnant and due sometime in the next 4 months. I would waive the $150/session creative fee on 6 studio sessions throughout the baby’s first year including maternity, newborn, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month and 1 year sessions. That is a $900 value! From each session, you’ll receive a web-ready disk with all your images to e-mail friends and family or post online. If you choose to purchase higher resolution images, prints, or any other products I’ll extend a 50% discount on all your purchases.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, or you know someone who is pregnant and might like to document her baby’s first year in this way, please let me know as soon as possible! Please tell your friends and family, I’ll only be taking one client on as a sample subject for this package so don’t delay. This is certainly the best deal I’ll offer for quite a while, and I’m so excited to meet my new mom-to-be!

Why I take Photographs

Serra — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:34:50 +0000

Maternity Photo Collage from 2008

There are so many reasons why I love taking photographs. The most compelling reason I can come up with off the top of my head this morning is the desire to share this life with people and capture it’s beauty.

Every portrait session is unique in its energy, its purpose, and its style in the moment. I love sitting down and looking through the photography that I’ve captured, but it’s just that much more rewarding when the photos find their way back to me again. For example, a mom that I worked with for maternity and newborn portraits back in 2008 sent me a note recently.

She said about her now one and a half year old daughter, “Ixa currently drags around the collage you made of my pregnancy pictures and talks about it all the time- it’s her favorite mama picture at the moment! thanks again!!”

If you’ve had doubts about why it’s important to allow a professional photographer to help you capture your memories, here’s just one testament to it’s true value.

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New Year Maternity Session

Serra — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:06:54 +0000

I had the pleasure of taking portraits of this beautiful woman in the last stages of her pregnancy. Her due date was January 1st, but as far as I know she’s still waiting on the little one to show up! I love doing these late-term pregnancy pictures, because I know they will be so fun to look back on, and share with the child in a few years. You can point to your belly and say “that was you!”. I especially liked the window light in this session, it functioned like a soft box allowing me to capture that backlit glow that makes everything seem just a bit ethereal. Thanks, Serena, and thanks for managing to get your husband in there too! Have a fabulous new year!

soft light and belly shots

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Celebrating Life

Serra — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:27:49 +0000

This loving couple were brave enough to bare belly in the arboretum, with some stunning portraits as the result. What more could a photographer want than a beautiful couple who fully embrace the baby they’re expecting and want to display her beginnings in such a stunning natural setting. I love the fact that mom wore bright celebratory colors and dad was so supportive, the whole session made me realize how great it would be if all expectant mothers were so proud. Best of luck to you two (three!).

Expectant mom bares her belly in the park

The Beginning

Serra — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:23:00 +0000

I’ve done a couple maternity shoots over the last week, which means some new newborn shoots are coming! I enjoyed doing the maternity shoots more than I expected, and I’m really happy with the way they came out. It’s neat because yes it’s about the belly but also it’s about the very beginnings of a relationship, as well as the relationship between the existing family members. I chose a couple of my favorites but there were so many that I liked that the ones I chose are kind of at random. You’ll have to go to my flickr page to see more.

many beautiful maternity shoots