Traci contacted me to schedule a studio maternity session. She was expecting TWINS, and wanted to make sure she had photos to remember her pregnancy with them. I typically schedule twin moms at around 26-30 weeks since they tend to show sooner, and are less and less comfortable the further along they are. 26-30 weeks seems to be a great timeframe for a beautiful round belly and ease of physical movement. She and her husband Lee came to the studio for her maternity fitting, and she tried on several dresses. She chose a simple pleated dress and a split front chiffon one, since she knew she wanted to have some bare belly photos also. Lee and I discussed what he should wear while she was trying on dresses, and also got to know each other a bit. Dads can't always make it to the maternity fittings, but I always love it when they do. It gives us a chance to chat and makes the actual session day easy and comfortable since they've already met me and know what to expect. If your husband hates having his photo taken, I promise it will be as pain free as possible with me. Your husband won't be asked to do anything he's uncomfortable with, nor will he be forced to spend two hours having his photo taken. So far, I've gotten high fives from every dad that has worked with me and they all told their partner that I was pretty cool and I made the experience way more fun than they thought it could ever be.

On the day of their session, Traci arrived and we got right to shooting! She looked absolutely gorgeous and I LOVED the way she chose to wear her hair!

I'm such a lover of black and white images, and this session's images just look so beautiful in black and white. Clients receive both color and black and white edits of their final edited images in their gallery, but I'm choosing to share only black and white ones for this blog post.

Black and white image of a pregnant African American woman in a white pleated dress with her hands under her belly.

Side by side, black and white images of a pregnant African American woman in a white pleated dress taken in the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

Black and white image of a pregnant African American couple. The man is standing behind the woman and kissing her shoulder while she looks down at him. They both have their hands on her belly. Taken in the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photogr…

Side by side, black and white images of a African American couple, the woman is pregnant and wearing a white pleated dress while the man stands behind her and holds her belly.

Side by side black and white images of a pregnant, African American woman wearing a white pleated dress, with her hands under her belly, taken the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

Side by side, black and white images, the first image is of a pregnant African American woman, wearing a split front dress and showing off her belly. The second image is a pregnant African American woman wearing a split front dress smiling at her hu…

Black and white close up image of a pregnant African American woman's belly with her and her husband's hands on it.

Black and white image of a pregnant African American woman, in a split front chiffon dress, looking at the camera while her husband stands behind her with his hands on her belly. Taken at the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

Side by side, black and white images, the first one is a pregnant African American woman, leaning against a wall, smiling with her hands on her belly. The second image of is of an African American man and a African American pregnant woman, leaning a…

Side by side, black and white images. The first image is of a pregnant African American woman laying on a bed with her hands on her bare belly. The second is of an a pregnant African American woman and her African American husband, she is laying dow…

Black and white image of a pregnant African American woman sitting on a bed, with one hand on her belly.

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!

Lily Sophia Photography specializes in newborn, baby, maternity, and birth photography in Atlanta, Georgia and surrounding areas.

Muyun contacted me at the last minute for a studio maternity session, and I was happy to let her know that I had availability for her! Because it was such a last minute booking, we were unable to schedule a fitting beforehand, so we just allowed for extra time at the beginning to choose some dresses She loved two dresses in the studio wardrobe and we got started. Zihao was such a sweet husband! He was actually sick with a cold when they arrived, and was wearing a face mask because he didn't want to get anyone else sick. He took off the mask and held his breath for the couples images because he didn't want to risk getting Muyun sick with his cold so close to her due date. (I am happy to report that his preventative measures were effective as none of us caught his cold!)

I can't wait to see their baby boy when they bring him in for his milestone session at 100 days old, which is celebrated in many Asian cultures. Those are such fun sessions to shoot, and I have no doubt he will be such an adorable baby!