
Maternity shoots…..yay or nay??
So??I hate taking pictures. I hate the way I look. Every time I take a picture I am looking at my flaws. Or I should say the flaws in my head because clearly people aren?t seeing what I see. When I got married I didn?t do an engagement shoot because that?s just not the type of couple we are. I have seen some E-sessions in which they are very creative and I think, ?That?s so me!? but that feeling only lasts for a minute. It even.
I am not a picture person in general. I don?t like them hanging in the house. I have a box where I keep all my photos. When I?m ready to be nostalgic, I take out the box look at the pictures, place them back in the box and store them away.
I do like taking pictures of my son and thanks to my lovely iPhone, I am able to take them and scroll through whenever I want to.
With this pregnancy, I am trying to keep an open mind. This includes me taking maternity shots. I?m definitely not one to take a weekly picture of my belly. That?s just not my thing. But I am contemplating do a maternity shoot. If If I decide to do one I?m sure it will be the most awkward thing ever. I am not going to do the heart symbol with my hand, I won?t look lovingly down at my belly, and my husband definitely won?t be doing any shots in which he?s kissing my belly. So, what would I do? Just stand there?? I?ve recently found a new (to me) blog, Ascot Friday. I love this blog! While Laura (of Ascot Friday) was pregnant with her second child, she did a maternity shoot and I absolutely love the pictures. A few of my favorite shots:
I?m thinking I might do one and not show them to anyone. But just to have as a keepsake. I sent a text to my husband earlier this morning asking him what he thought about it and he said, ?I am behind whatever you decide to do.?



2 Comments
Judy
Hah! I didn't get any professional ones done, but I did take a few myself and let the husband snap a few. My favorite one to this day is a self-portrait I snapped using a mirror. It's crazy to see how big the belly was!
Shanika Pichey
It is crazy to see how the belly expands. I'll look at myself from the front and I'm think "ok, not too bad" then I turn to the side and it's "HELLO, BABY!!"