DIY Maternity Shoot

I had every intention of having a maternity shoot done, one with Darin and I together celebrating the birth of our first baby. However so many things have occurred and the fact that we had two 3d scans to involve all members of the family in this process. We have gotten to the point of no return of this pregnancy so something had to be done.

I really did not want to be taking photo's my last weeks when I am huge, uncomfortable and lets face it hot.....the end of June beginning of July are the start of the unpleasantness here in SoCal. Honestly.....its already hot and it's the beginning of June. So what did we do? I hired my hubby. He got lots of kisses and hugs and baby kicks for his services! Our DSLR has seen better days....it's been dropped so it doesn't function like it used to and it's a pain to use indoors, but it still takes relatively decent photos. So we decided that this past Saturday while the house was empty to take advantage and get some cute photos of my bump.

I perused Pinterest and the internet for tips and tricks for taking maternity shots. Our photo's are not original by any means, but I like them and they showcased our growing family nicely. We used some props and a couple of wardrobe changes and we spent the afternoon having fun. I have every intention of having a newborn shoot done! We need to showcase Miss Emma! On that note, onto the photo's that we did!