Maternity Sessions

Holly & Ivy Photography / Maternity Sessions

As a photographer, there are some sessions where you walk away at the very end of the process totally in love with your images. Well, more than usual, I mean. This was the case with the maternity session I did for our friends Jon and Brittany. Ever since the winter shootout I participated in the year prior, I have wanted to shoot more maternity photos. I am fascinated by the ethereal, dreamy portraits that can be created in even the simplest environments. And I am enamored with all of the beautiful...

At the end of January I participated in a winter shoot out in Riverside, organized by a couple of local photographers. I LOVE doing shoot outs. They give you the ability to practice photographing things you might not have much experience with (in my case, maternity) without the added pressure of it being a paid session. And of course, I love meeting other local photographers, seeing what they are like, observing them, and learning from them. The subjects of this particular shoot out were two fold; maternity AND kids. I thought...