Maternity : Amanda at 36 weeks

This has been a long time coming, and both Amanda and I have been busting to work together on this session. Considering how close we are, it was something very special to do together and it made Amanda very comfortable, and so she was up for pretty much anything! :)

Another fabulous thing that must be mentioned, is that Amanda has an amazing view about her pregnant body. While she's not completely thrilled about the three little stretch marks that just recently appeared on her belly, she accepts that its all a part of being pregnant and that her body is doing such an amazing thing right now, that a few stretch marks really pale in comparison.

It is something very special to photograph a pregnant woman on the brink of bringing a new life into this world, especially when the woman walks away saying how much fun she had working together and how great the session made her feel about herself and her pregnant body, but photographing your closest friend at this life changing moment and having her feel those same things is indeed extra special and a pretty amazing experience.

So ... here she is!

Technically not a maternity photograph, but she is pregnant and I think its such a beautiful image of the two of them.

LOVE, LOVE this image!

We headed to the beach to capture a few shots we'd spoken about for months, but the weather did not want to cooperate - it was overcast and windy and the water was so choppy, but Amanda and Michael worked with it and we made some great images!

(Amanda wore this fabulous red dress, so I had to throw a few colour images in there!)

As we were heading back to the car to leave, we stumbled across this gorgeous area sitting right behind the dunes! We had to stop and make a few images, and again - look at this place, how could we not take a few in colour?!!

I love every single one of these images, I love that Amanda and Michael are so comfortable in front of my camera that I can get images like this just brimming with their love for each other and their new baby girl about to make her grand entrance.

Now ... Amanda has been very gracious in allowing me to use the following images here. They are not technically maternity photographs, more intimate or "boudiour", but to have them made when you are a full 8 months pregnant I think is pretty special. I think Amanda's words were that these shots made her feel "minxy" and "sexy", and I am so happy I have made images that make her feel like this. (She's wearing Michael's shirt he wore at their wedding).