Morgan contacted me to schedule a studio maternity session with her partner, John. When she came in for her fitting, I found out that she was delivering her baby girl at Atlanta Medical Center and was a patient at Intown Midwifery. This is the same hospital and practice that I worked with for the births of all three of my own children, so I was more than happy to give her all the details on what to expect. She was disappointed that she missed out on being able to book The Birth Session with me, but was elated that I had room for her maternity session. We had a lot of fun trying on dresses and chatting during her fitting.

Two weeks later, Morgan and John came back to the studio for their session. I loved the white gowns that Morgan chose. She knew she wanted to show off the bare belly for some images, so she chose a cream split front gown. She loved how she looked in our form fitting gowns and chose an off white lace one with a flared bottom. John and Morgan also have quite the height difference between them! This is never a problem, and you won't see me asking men to hunch over to make themselves shorter. I embrace height differences! I'm a tall person myself at 6 feet tall, and I remember how self conscious some photographers made me feel about my height by asking me to bend my knees a little bit. I never want one of my clients to feel that way.

Without further ado, here are some of my favorite images from Morgan & John's maternity session!

*This session was photographed before the installation of our all white studio floors

Image of a pregnant, African American, woman , in a form fitting, off the shoulder, white dress with one hand under belly, and smiling at the camera.

Side by side images of a pregnant, African American couple. The first image is focused on her belly with her husband's hand on her belly and her hand over top. The second image they are looking at each other and smiling, while she cradles her belly,…

Black and white image of a pregnant African American woman and her husband, looking at each other, and smiling while holding hands.

Image of a pregnant African American woman and her husband, smiling at the camera with their arms cradling her belly.

Close up image of a pregnant African American woman's bare belly with her hands cradeling it.

Side by side black and white images of a pregnant African American woman, wearing a split front dres, leaning against a wall with her hands on her bare belly, smiling.

Side by side black and white image of a pregnant African American woman, wearing a split front dress, with her hands cradling her bare belly.

Black and white image of a pregnant, African American couple with their hands on the woman's bare belly.

Black and white image of a pregnant African American couple, the woman is cradling her bare belly and the man has one hand on her belly and one hand on her hip.

Image of an African American couple kissing on a bed, propped up on their arms with his hand on her pregnant bare belly. Taken in the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

If you're pregnant and looking for a newborn or maternity photographer, I would love to work with you to create images that you will love for a lifetime. Be sure to view this short 1.5 minute film to hear about my philosophy and see how I work in the studio so you can determine if I'm the right fit for you. I can't wait to meet you!