Maternity
I was so excited to hear that Sophy and Jeff were expecting again, and even more excited to hear they were expecting twins!
We lucked into a beautiful spring day - but were unlucky in that Jeff was getting hit with a nasty bout of food poisoning. Not that he let it show!
We let Jeff go rest while Sophy carried on with some help from their beautiful daughter Ophelia, who was all smiles!
A few photos by the stream (which Ophelia REALLY wanted to swim in) finished up our session.
Last November, I met my friends Faith and Vic on a very chilly afternoon at Barkhamsted Reservoir for some maternity photos.
As always, Vic was ready with a goof to make Faith smile.
The dam itself was so windy that our options were limited, but luckily we found a beautiful sheltered spot down the road for more portraits. I love shots like these where I know we were standing in a dumpy parking area, but the photos make it look like a remote scenic vista.
And last but not least - cool pose.
If you liked these, just wait till you see the newborn photos! :)
Jessica contacted me about doing some maternity photos of her growing family.
We met at Valley Falls Park in Vernon, a convenient spot for both of us and one of my favorite haunts when I lived in town.
It took a some time to win over their little one (a common problem with two-year-olds) but we got there, and got some great photos of this adorable family.
Some of my favorite photos were a set poking fun at their contrasting taste in books…
…and a bunch just messing around with their daughter, who much preferred being the center of attention.
I’m looking forward to meeting their son in August!
My wife has known Faith for over a decade and a half, and I went to school at UConn with Vic, so needless to say, we’re super excited they are expecting their first little nugget!
We met up to do some maternity announcements at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford. By chance we were right in time for Peak Rose™, which meant sharing the park with approximately twenty other photographers. Honestly, though, the roses have never been my favorite part of Elizabeth Park, as pretty as they are. I much prefer the old greenhouse and mixed flowers planted all over the grounds.
We enjoyed the beautiful weather, moseying around the park for a about an hour and hitting all my favorite spots. My wife came along as well and played dog wrangler with Tali, their Goldendoodle when she wasn’t needed for photos.
I’m so excited for their maternity photos this winter and meeting their newest family member early next year!
I had a lot of fun doing Sophy and Jeff’s engagement photos at Elizabeth Park, and their wedding was beautiful, so I was so excited when they reached about about doing some maternity photos for their first child!
We met at a park in Vernon on a chilly (but thankfully not windy) November morning. They brought their adorable little Dachshunds, Hannah and Roxy, who were very cooperative. The trick to getting Roxy to look was to call out Hannah’s name - clearly a bit of sibling rivalry!
Our timing wasn’t perfect - we missed some of the best foliage - but there were still lots of great settings for pictures.
Plus, Sophy had brought along some props. You can probably guess that they are expecting a little girl!
A quick break for story time…
And then we called it a wrap and went to get warm.
I can’t wait to meet the little tyke - we’ve got a plan to do some newborn photos when she makes her appearance in January!
Brittany and Vinny contacted me to do some fun maternity announcement photos. Since it was October, they got permission from Krell Farm in Farmington to do a quick photo shoot for the announcement.
It was a short session (in part because that morning was hovering around 45 degrees…) but a lot of fun and really cute.
I’m looking forward to seeing them again in the spring - I just know Brittany is going to be a beautiful mom-to-be!
(I’m on the road a lot this month, so here’s another throwback post, to an amazing series of shoots that produced one of my favorite - and only - diptychs of my career.)
Early on, I was looking for some fun and different ways to use my studio set-up, and my friend Amanda suggested doing some photos of her yoga practice.
She ran through a variety of positions as I used a couple of different lighting setups.
It was a ton of fun. And an extra cool detail - when I did her maternity photos the following year, we made sure she hit a few of the same poses so we could get side by side comparisons.
Pretty awesome! We got other excellent maternity photos as well. (Though I probably like the ones we did for her second child better...)
Two really fun shoots!
When Eileen and I planned to do maternity photos for her in late March, I think we both expected it to be a spring shoot. So imagine our surprise when there was fresh snow on the ground!
But Eileen and John were happy to tough it out, and I really like how the photos came out!
I love the contrast between the monochromatic woods and Eileen's bright red dress. It's a great look.
Thanks again Eileen and John! Can't wait to meet little John!