new client close to full term. I have photographed women the day before
delivering! You’ll want to make sure she is eight to nine months along be-
fore you actually photograph her to get the most dramatic images.
I ask my client to bring a solid color robe to the session. We do supply
a white terry cloth robe just in case she forgets hers. Be mindful that your
client may be sore and uncomfortable. Ask her if the temperature in the
camera room is appropriate, and be sure to have plenty of bottled water.
I’ll end up taking between twenty four and forty images of my client. I
mix up the posing to include full length, side posing, just belly shots, and
more. I use various draping to hide any unflattering areas and be able to
control the level of modesty. I also ask her to bring a white pregnancy bra.
A woman who is photographed at this stage of her life is beautiful. Her
skin has never looked more radiant. Normally my pregnancy clients are
glowing, and they have no problems with me posing them. I do a lot of
standing poses because sitting can sometimes cause cramps. Ask your client
what works best for her.THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE WOMAN 47Facing page—Though we don’t specifi-
cally advertise pregnancy boudoir pho-
tography as a family event, we do permit
fathers and children to be a part of the
session if they wish. A pregnancy is a
special time in the lives of the mother-
to-be and her extended family. I usually
ask the mother-to-be if she would like to
involve her family in the boudoir photo-
graph process. This is the only time
when I’ll let family be involved in a
boudoir session.Above and right—
These images were created when the
client was nine months pregnant. Try to
book a date close to the due date for the
roundest, most obvious pregnant form.