I met Nina last Saturday while shooting another event.  She and Kurt approached me about maternity portraits.  I was thrilled of course and naturally assumed we had a couple weeks.  Then he said it “the baby could come any day now”.  Stress.  Gotta fit this in asap!  After booking not only their maternity but a follow-up newborn shoot (coming 9/10), I had a couple days to plan.  This included a phone call to Nina everyday just to check on the baby status, up until I was in the car headed on the two hour trip to Harrison.  If the baby came, we had a newborn shoot ready to roll.  Soooo glad baby Mahla chose to hold out for her mommy to get the portraits she has always wanted.

This shoot was different than any shoot I have done.  Mostly studio with a heavier boudoir feel.  It pushed me to think from a different angle and some really incredible images came from the shoot.  Tastefully gorgeous photos of Nina DAYS before she is due.  She looked incredible.  Kurt was a fantastic help adjusting lighting as I maneuvered around the room.  He was a pretty great model too (of course not nearly as great as Nina!)  While I won’t be sharing any of the photos from the shoot to maintain their privacy, I will share this photo I took in a field near their house at the end of the day…just before the storms rolled in.